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President of the cox communication. That is followed by a Research Analyst interview. Here is john skipper up first. What is the biggest competition for espn and in 510 years now what do you see as the biggest competition . There is a lot of competition and always have been. The leagues have their own networks. A lot of attention is playing because fox sports is going to have a new station and nbc launched one a year and a half ago. There are conference networks. Turner, cbs and we have a lot of competition and mostly competition for programming right or talent for advertising dollars and eye balls as well. Where does it go from here . Oh, i think it will get more complicated and competitive. Everybody understand that sports and live sports is the sweet spot of media and almost the only thing you have to watch live. And it might be social media sites doing tweeting about sports. Other Cable Networks and everybody understands the rights are valuable. And espn available on all devices .
This week on the communicators, we focus on the future of television. This past year, we attended the cable show and spoke with espn Resident John skipper and pat esser, the president of medication. That was followed by our the ofsident of communication cox communications. What is the biggest competition for espn . And five years five years from now, what do you see as the competition for espn . The lease of their own networks. Right now, there is a lot of attention being played because one. Ill go digital sports nbc lost the channel a couple of years ago. Network. A conference turner, cbs, plenty of competition and it is mostly a competition for programming rights, more talent for advertising dollars and. Ltimately for eyeballs so where does it go from here . Hi think you just get more public internet and more competitive. Everybody understands that sports is the sweet spot of media. It is almost the only thing that you have to watch live. That has increased its value and i think ever