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Sam Lessin: ESPN's reinvention strategies will fail and the network is doomed

“This is not going to work for ESPN. They're fucked.”

Sam Lessin Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 40:04 #9: How to save ESPN. Barstool’s Bad (Good?) Example · More or Less Podcast

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Jessica Lessin: Bob Iger hired ousted executives Mayer and Staggs as consultants

“Bob has actually hired two people he pushed out of the company to As consultants to help him figure out this problem. Kevin Mayer and Tom Stacks.”

Jessica Lessin Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 40:27 #9: How to save ESPN. Barstool’s Bad (Good?) Example · More or Less Podcast

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Neistat: Young kids make no distinction between Disney+, YouTube, and Netflix

“My kids don't differentiate what source the content's coming from. To them, there's no distinction between Disney+, YouTube, and Netflix.”

Casey Neistat Feb 2, 2024 ▶ 41:42 #32: Taylor Swift vs. MrBeast w/ Casey Neistat and Ricky Van Veen · More or Less Podcast

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