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Former ESPN Boss John Skipper Says Retaining NBA Rights Is An “Existential” Must For Disney
Deadline via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFormer ESPN President John Skipper, who led the effort to secure the current NBA rights deal, says...
ESPN's ex-top exec describes how soccer's World Cup was lost
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA former ESPN executive underscored how big money corrupted soccer, testifying in U.S. District...
Former ESPN and Turner Chiefs Team Up to Bring ‘Unrivaled’ Women’s Basketball League to Market
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoIn 2014 John Skipper, then the president of ESPN, and David Levy, then the president of Turner,...
It Was Never About Sticking to Sports
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe lights in the gym were strategically dimmed to emphasize the spotlight-illuminated empty stage featuring a large video screen that read “ESPN Talent...
Meadowlark Media Launches ‘Sports Explains the World’ Series
Sportico via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoMeadowlark Media, the content studio founded by former ESPN president John Skipper and ESPN radio...
Former ESPN, Turner Execs Invest in Pro Women’s Basketball League Unrivaled, Will Lead Media Rights
The Wrap via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoFounded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, the three-on-three league is set to...
ESPN reportedly won't renew Bomani Jones' contract
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 11 months agoBomani Jones' ESPN tenure is reportedly coming to an end. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Ethan Miller via Getty Images ESPN is not planning to renew Bomani...
Pat McAfee Shatters Old TV Rules and Shows How Much ESPN’s Game Is Changing
Variety via Yahoo News· 5 months agoESPN has been giving one of its newest show hosts a lot of rope despite a years-long policy of...
Iger’s Disney Return Shouldn’t Radically Impact ESPN, Skipper Says
Sportico via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) board’s decision to reinstate Bob Iger as CEO came on the heels...
ESPN, Fox Sports’ B1G Moves Signal Jockeying for CFP, Not a ‘War’
Sportico via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe Big Ten Conference recently announced a new seven-year, $7 billion-plus media rights agreement...