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John Skipper: You’ve heard of ESPN. Now give DAZN a try.

John Skipper: You’ve heard of ESPN. Now give DAZN a try.

FromRecode Media with Peter Kafka


John Skipper: You’ve heard of ESPN. Now give DAZN a try.

FromRecode Media with Peter Kafka

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Former ESPN president John Skipper talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new role as chairman of the DAZN Group, an online sports streaming service that recently launched in the U.S.

In this episode: (1:00) Skipper's new job; (3:52) How it compares to his old job, running ESPN; (10:00) What DAZN does; (20:25) How Skipper got from ESPN to DAZN; (22:48) Skipper's surprise departure from ESPN; (25:41) #MeToo and societal change; (28:24) Diversity and politics at ESPN; (33:25) Sports rights around the world; (40:17) Silicon Valley getting into sports; (45:38) Convincing people to watch sports online
Released:
Nov 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What happens when media, entertainment, and technology collide? Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters to get their take. Produced by Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network.