Awful Announcing
John Skipper and Dan Le Batard have a big new Meadowlark Media content initiative on the way with "Sports Explains the World." It doesn't have a streaming destination yet, though.
"For $375 million, you could have bought some live event rights, which would actually make a significant difference."
"Jim Delany had the smart idea to launch a network with FOX and that also was good business, even though it had a rough start.”
"There is just not a lot of sports content in any genre on Netflix, Hulu, Paramount +, HBO Now or Discovery Plus." That is not correct.
How much would you pay to watch the Super Bowl?
"I would not assume that this is just happening, that one day the Texas and Oklahoma guys woke up, I would guess that it’s a logical sequence of events that ESPN now has all of the SEC, now they bring Texas and Oklahoma in."
"I really am thrilled that journalists of this caliber believe in the spirit of what we’re doing," said Dan Le Batard.
Novick wants to give "unheard voices" an opportunity to tell stories through Meadowlark.
Investors include DAZN, DraftKings, and Wasserman.
Hill's production company will have a first-look deal on sports-related projects.
It's also the first project for John Skipper and Dan Le Batard's Meadowlark platform.
Mayer was once considered a candidate for the ESPN president position.
Meadowlark is looking for investment from multiple partners, not just one.
