John Skipper: NBA will see ‘between 200 and 350% more money’ in next media rights deal
“Rights go up. They look terrible in the beginning, by the end they look great."
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Pablo Torre is joining Meadowlark Media, but will still contribute to ESPN
Beyond his new work for Meadowlark, Torre is expected to keep contributing to ESPN programs, including Around The Horn and Pardon The Interruption.
Boomer Esiason says Congress won’t let the NFL put the Super Bowl on pay-per-view
"Just remember the antitrust exemption that the NFL is afforded."
John Skipper thinks a Super Bowl PPV would generate ‘billions of dollars’
"The single best way I can think of for the NFL to increase their annual revenue take for their clubs, is to make the Super Bowl a Pay-Per-View event."
Joe Rogan stunned to learn John Skipper and ESPN parted ways over a coke addiction: ‘F*ckin knuckleheads’
"In that world, you can’t even admit you did coke. It’s a stupid world. It’s a stupid world where you have to pretend to be a fake person."
Dana White credits John Skipper’s cocaine scandal for UFC’s $1.5 billion ESPN deal, though reality was more nuanced
"So you want to talk about timing."
John Skipper and Meadowlark Media announce “Sports Explains the World” series of docs and podcasts
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.
John Skipper laments Tom Brady’s $375 million contract with Fox: “He’s a very expensive trophy”
"For $375 million, you could have bought some live event rights, which would actually make a significant difference."
John Skipper: ‘[ESPN] should never have let the Big Ten Network happen’
"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.”
John Skipper is wrong that there’s “a void in world class non-event sports content,” but his Meadowlark plan makes some sense
"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.
John Skipper thinks a pay-per-view Super Bowl is in our future
How much would you pay to watch the Super Bowl?
John Skipper discussing ESPN’s possible role in Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC adds fuel to the fire of Big 12 interference accusations
"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."
Meadowlark Media adds Kate Fagan, Tom Haberstroh to growing roster of talent
"I really am thrilled that journalists of this caliber believe in the spirit of what we’re doing," said Dan Le Batard.
Filmmaker Lynn Novick joining Meadowlark Media as creative advisor
Novick wants to give "unheard voices" an opportunity to tell stories through Meadowlark.
Meadowlark Media has raised $12.6 million in Series A funding
Investors include DAZN, DraftKings, and Wasserman.
Jemele Hill, Mike Schur join Meadowlark Media as creative advisors
Hill's production company will have a first-look deal on sports-related projects.
Meadowlark announces ‘The Jim Brockmire Podcast’, with in-character Hank Azaria interviewing sports media luminaries
It's also the first project for John Skipper and Dan Le Batard's Meadowlark platform.
Kevin Mayer named DAZN chairman, succeeding John Skipper in leading sports-streaming platform
Mayer was once considered a candidate for the ESPN president position.
John Skipper and Dan Le Batard seeking $10–$15 million in initial financing for Meadowlark Media venture
Meadowlark is looking for investment from multiple partners, not just one.
Dan Le Batard, John Skipper reportedly intend to create progressive sports media company
Competing with Outkick, the venture is targeting Jemele Hill, Bomani Jones, and Kate Fagan.
DAZN is reportedly looking to raise $500 million for further rights deals
While DAZN owner Len Blavatnik is worth an estimated $25.5 billion, he's looking to outside investors for further money for DAZN, likely in an effort to expand its rights portfolio.
John Skipper confirms DAZN’s interested in Sunday Ticket: “We know that NFL content is a game-changer”
"We know that NFL content is a game-changer for people and it helps to build emerging platforms. It helped to build ESPN, Fox Broadcasting and DirecTV. We’d love for it to help build DAZN."
Jamie Horowitz is DAZN’s new head of content, nearly two years after exit from Fox
The former head of Fox Sports has a new gig where embracing debate might be more difficult.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
Bill Simmons and John Skipper on the Ringer-DAZN “three-month quickie marriage,” DAZN’s name, Jann Wenner and more
Simmons said "I think both of us found we had such a history together that was mostly really good and rewarding that it would be fun to work together again, even if it was in a pretty small way."
