"We believe there's a big opportunity giving athletes with really interesting POVs—Steve Smith Sr., Rasheed, and Gilbert—a platform where they can be their authentic selves and not have to deal with the barriers and bureaucracy of traditional media."
"Who am I, some dumb kid, to say what should or should not be on those shows?"
The last hour of Berry's weekly NFL pregame show, focused on fantasy and betting, is coming to NBC owned-and-operated linear affiliates.
Berry's tenure at ESPN spanned a stretch that saw a sea change in the world of fantasy sports.
"Ahh, I can't say that right now, it's the ESPN game."
Considering ESPN's interest in growing the WNBA audience, this move feels overdue if anything.
Over 10,000 teams are named for the "post-grad football academy" now.
FanDuel gets exposure, while the AP gets cash for information they needed anyway.
Yahoo's next foray into subscription products comes in fantasy sports.
Smith will play a key role in the Over/Under game FanDuel is launching, which will be a part of NBA on TNT broadcasts each Tuesday and Thursday.
Could The Athletic be calling?
DraftKings airing the NFL? That's one lofty goal.
James Jones, Mike Sims-Walker, Beanie Wells, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, LenDale White, Santana Moss and Lee Evans will be answering fan calls live on-air.
The leagues' exit might make regulation easier for daily fantasy, but might also raise questions about its future.
"If I was ever going to leave ESPN, which I really wasn’t that interested in doing, it was going to be to do this content, this business."
ESPN has nearly doubled its unique fantasy users over the last four years, and more than half of that growth came in the last year following a shift to a single fantasy app.
"We believe we can reach consumers just as effectively, and sometimes more effectively, with social video as compared with TV [advertising]."
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