Ben Gilbert: evaluation

10 May 2017 Acquired BAMTech, Disney and "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of”

“Yeah. So the point I'm driving at here is that maybe it doesn’t matter that much that ESPN’s current content is not going to be repurposed for this direct over-the-top service and that it’s much more like who cares, because their current content isn’t what’s going to matter in 5 years.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Speaker: Ben Gilbert
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Claim type: evaluation
Recorded: 10 May 2017
Publisher: Acquired
Episode: BAMTech, Disney and "the Biggest Media Company You've Never Heard Of”

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…Yeah. Yeah. So the point I'm driving at here is that maybe it doesn’t matter that much that ESPN’s current content is not going to be repurposed for this direct over-the-top service and that it’s much more like who cares, because their current content isn’t what’s going to matter in 5 years. Yeah. And don’t forget, BAM by now is not just direct TV style streaming. It’s all of the apps. They’re on every device with all different types of experiences from highlights to stats overlays and data through to full video.…

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