Adnan Virk joins DAZN to helm MLB show “ChangeUp” after agreeing to not litigate dispute with ESPN
Beginning March 28, Virk will host DAZN's "ChangeUp," a nightly baseball whiparound program.
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After promises to “disrupt the way that advertising works” and avoid repeated car ads, DAZN Italy is…showing repeated car ads
DAZN's testing out different advertising approaches in different countries. In Italy, that's been repeated Volkswagen ads.
DAZN looks to replace traditional, repetitive sports advertising with sponsored content and product placement
Anyone who has ever watched a football game on WatchESPN will tell you that the least appealing part...
DAZN pivots to Jamie Horowitz, who reportedly advised the company and John Skipper on their $300 million MLB deal
After a firing at Fox amidst sexual misconduct allegations, Jamie Horowitz was reportedly advising DAZN on their new MLB deal.
Former ESPN president, current DAZN chairman John Skipper takes some shots at the traditional TV model in a pair of interviews
"Just as we will disrupt the way that we acquire the ability to watch sports through an app, we will disrupt the way that advertising works. We really will follow the Facebook/Google model — we will understand things about you that will allow us to target ads."
John Skipper claims “I am in a great place” after leaving ESPN
Skipper also talked about the challenges of launching a streaming sports service in 2018.
John Skipper’s abrupt exit opened the door for ESPN to strike a UFC deal
Skipper reportedly "wasn’t a fan of the sport and didn’t believe it fit into ESPN’s schedule."
Report: “tensions built up over time” between ESPN’s John Skipper and Disney’s Bob Iger, including missed flight, public comments
A Wall Street Journal report suggests issues arose between Skipper and Iger over time, which may help to explain why Skipper abruptly exited in December instead of being put on leave.
DAZN strikes billion-dollar deal with Matchroom Boxing, will show fights in US, John Skipper says “It’s time to bring DAZN to America”
DAZN will be carrying 32 boxing fight nights annually in the U.S. as part of this new deal. Further details on their pricing and other U.S. content aren't available at the moment.
Former ESPN president John Skipper to join Perform Sports Group
Despite the company being from the UK, Skipper will be based out of New York.
Jim Miller thinks James Pitaro is more likely to re-up ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ rights than John Skipper would’ve been
"I think that Bob Iger is very comfortable with the NFL, he likes the NFL's product, and I think Pitaro is likely to follow his boss' lead on that."
ESPN employees reportedly surprised by John Skipper’s cocaine revelations
Questions still remain.
John Skipper says he was extorted by cocaine dealer, leading to resignation from ESPN
Skipper said his cocaine habit had rarely interfered with work before an extortion plot forced his abrupt resignation.
James Andrew Miller speculates as to why John Skipper left ESPN, disregarding the original reason given
Could Skipper have been forced out in a corporate power-play?
The year in sports media: ESPN faces its most challenging year in 2017
2017 will be a year that isn't celebrated too wildly in Bristol.
