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John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?

Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."

Bill Simmons and John Skipper on the Ringer-DAZN “three-month quickie marriage,” DAZN’s name, Jann Wenner and more

Simmons said "I think both of us found we had such a history together that was mostly really good and rewarding that it would be fun to work together again, even if it was in a pretty small way."

John Skipper tells Bill Simmons ESPN contract non-renewal was “because you weren’t going to stay,” Simmons says “that is true”

Skipper said "Look, in retrospect, we both in some ways looked a little petulant, foolish. And we would have been more dignified had we said 'Let's get in a room and figure what we're going to do here.'"

DAZN is close to selling off some of its Perform content unit to STATS owner Vista, is looking to fund further rights deals

DAZN appears to be raising money for rights deals by selling off some of its data operations.

John Skipper will appear on Bill Simmons’ podcast, bringing back their complicated ESPN history

Bill Simmons and John Skipper are going to be podcasting together.

DAZN doubles monthly subscription fee, hoping to steer fans towards new annual option

DAZN wants you to choose if you're in or out.

Adnan Virk joins DAZN to helm MLB show “ChangeUp” after agreeing to not litigate dispute with ESPN

Beginning March 28, Virk will host DAZN's "ChangeUp," a nightly baseball whiparound program.

After promises to “disrupt the way that advertising works” and avoid repeated car ads, DAZN Italy is…showing repeated car ads

DAZN's testing out different advertising approaches in different countries. In Italy, that's been repeated Volkswagen ads.

ESPN canceled multiple interviews with heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, prompting speculation as to why

Could it be due to former ESPN president John Skipper?

Streaming service DAZN reportedly hiring Josh Santry from CAA to be their VP of Talent

If you need to hire sports broadcasters and on-air talent, Josh Santry is a pretty good guy to know. Santry...

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Which sports media stories should you keep an eye on in 2019?

How many streaming services are too many?

You could spend as much as $200/month on streaming services to get everything you want, which really makes that cable package look appealing.

DAZN has acquired Canadian rights to the English Premier League

It looks like English Premier League rights in Canada will be controlled by DAZN for the next three years.

DAZN takes ad in USA Today to write open letter to President Trump, inviting him and Mexico’s president to Canelo-Rocky Fielding fight

DAZN's offering ringside seats to Trump, but this is really more about getting more attention for the fight.

DAZN’s first original episodic series will be “The Journey: Canelo/Rocky,” which will also air on YouTube and linear regional sports networks

This series is going into wider distribution than just DAZN, which might help promote the Dec. 15 fight on the streaming service.

Gennady Golovkin will choose either ESPN or DAZN as new home for his fights

GGG is being aggressively pursued by two networks, both with plenty of money

DAZN looks to replace traditional, repetitive sports advertising with sponsored content and product placement

Anyone who has ever watched a football game on WatchESPN will tell you that the least appealing part...

DAZN pivots to Jamie Horowitz, who reportedly advised the company and John Skipper on their $300 million MLB deal

After a firing at Fox amidst sexual misconduct allegations, Jamie Horowitz was reportedly advising DAZN on their new MLB deal.

Fox officially extends MLB rights through 2028, and DAZN is also getting into the MLB streaming game

The deal fits with Fox's strategy focusing on live programming.

Former ESPN president, current DAZN chairman John Skipper takes some shots at the traditional TV model in a pair of interviews

"Just as we will disrupt the way that we acquire the ability to watch sports through an app, we will disrupt the way that advertising works. We really will follow the Facebook/Google model — we will understand things about you that will allow us to target ads."

Sep 15, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Canelo Alvarez after his middleweight world championship boxing match against Gennady Golovkin at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

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