Apple Ditched Sports Bundle Plan: John Skipper Reveals

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery Collaboration: A Game-Changer in Sports Broadcasting

Former ESPN president, John Skipper, revealed in a recent interview that the new collaboration between ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery to create a joint platform for their sports broadcast properties is not an entirely new concept for ESPN. Skipper disclosed that back in 2016 or 2017, Apple approached ESPN with a proposal to join their aggregated sports broadcast platform. However, Apple eventually abandoned the idea due to the high costs involved. The recent collaboration between ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery signifies a significant shift in ESPN’s approach towards direct-to-consumer streaming offerings.