43 Quotes by John Skipper

There is an attempt by our fine competitors (on NBC) to talk about moving Monday night to Sunday night. Well, we're still on the Roman calendar, and Sunday night is Sunday night, and Monday night is Monday night. ... We believe we will still be the marquee, stand-alone NFL event.

He let us know he was not comfortable with our vision of where we were going. We want to go with those who want to work with us. So we made the decision quickly to move on.

Our research and the ratings clearly suggest that a daily show may have been too much.

You'll expect to see this year much more coverage from us online, and we'll do a dedicated World Cup site -- expect to see phone updates and alerts and highlights,

We were very happy with our relations with Sega, ... However, if you think about who you want to be working with for the long term ... EA is the natural choice for us to be associated with.

We plan to build the Full Circle concept by applying similar blanket coverage to future events.

We will double the fans that watch Monday Night Football in a measured audience across all our platforms.

First and foremost, The Full Circle initiative demonstrates ESPN's commitment to serving fans however and wherever they consume sports. It also offers a wonderful showcase of the collective exposure we can provide, particularly for a big event like North Carolina-Duke, which appropriately takes place on the first anniversary of ESPNU. In time, we plan to build the Full Circle concept by applying similar blanket coverage to future events.

We're thrilled our team is now in place. It's a brand-new team that we think will create a buzz. And we think every week will be a mini-Super Bowl.