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Posted Monday 11/01/21 at 3:52PM EDT
Apple TV+ signs a deal with ESPN alums John Skipper and Dan Le Batard’s Meadowlark Media
Under the deal, Meadowlark will produce documentary and unscripted series for the streaming service.
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Hank Azaria reprising his Brockmire character for a podcast
In each episode of The Jim Brockmire Podcast, Azaria as Brockmire will interview a celebrity guest, including Charles Barkley, Joe...
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ESPN accused of having an enduring racist culture behind the camera
ESPN's Black employees have begun speaking out on the sports giant's everyday racism and barriers in a series of conference...
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Posted Thursday 4/02/20 at 2:20PM EDT
Former ESPN president John Skipper is back at work at DAZN after recovering from coronavirus
Skipper, now DAZN's executive chairman, reveals he was tested on March 16 and kept his positive test under wraps so...
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Posted Tuesday 5/08/18 at 1:23PM EDT
Former ESPN president John Skipper lands a new job
Skipper, who abruptly resigned last December due to a cocaine-related problem, will become executive chairman of the United Kingdom-based sports...
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Posted Thursday 3/15/18 at 9:38PM EDT
ESPN employees were "blindsided" by former president John Skipper's cocaine extortion revelation
ESPN employees, speaking anonymously, tell Deadspin there was never any indication that Skipper used cocaine in their interactions with him.
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Former ESPN president John Skipper: I resigned after my cocaine dealer attempted to extort me
Skipper's abrupt resignation on Monday, Dec.
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Posted Monday 3/05/18 at 2:51PM EST
ESPN names new president
James Pitaro, who has been head of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media and a Yahoo Media veteran, succeeds John...
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Posted Friday 1/19/18 at 10:48PM EST
CNN president Jeff Zucker has emerged as a candidate for the ESPN president job
Zucker started his career as a researcher on NBC Sports’ 1988 Olympics coverage before running the Today show and, much...
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Posted Tuesday 1/02/18 at 2:46PM EST
ESPN president John Skipper’s abrupt resignation still looks fishy: Did Disney push him to resign?
ESPN historian James Andrew Miller, who conducted an in-depth interview with Skipper in late November, isn’t buying the “substance addiction”...
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Posted Thursday 12/21/17 at 2:06PM EST
On John Skipper's final weekend as ESPN president, he gave no indication he planned to step down
Skipper was fielding calls and making business decisions as late as Sunday, the day before he abruptly resigned, citing substance...
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John Skipper’s ESPN departure comes at a crucial time for the sports network
The former ESPN president had a lot of issues on his plate recently, from cord-cutting to mass layoffs to sports...
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Posted Monday 12/18/17 at 11:28AM EST
ESPN president John Skipper resigns, citing substance addiction
"Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN," said Skipper, who joined the sports network in 1997,...
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Posted Tuesday 11/14/17 at 10:11PM EST
ESPN president gets a contract extension weeks before mass layoffs at his network
John Skipper, who has led ESPN since 2012, will continue leading the sports network as it copes with lost revenue...