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JWS with excellent insight and Intel into the ESPN - PENN deal. To me at this stage of the game a ESPN - sports/gaming lifestyle b2b type deal such as this makes more sense and is a better Image match-up than the current and distancing relationship what ESPN has with Disney (but smartly appears to be moving away from). To my mind Disney is a damaged brand - many entertainment brands are but Disney is particularly embattled in my view. They picked the wrong political for in Ron DeSantis from Florida. College sports and the Daily Fantasy Sports sector is more "smash mouth" and "in your face" vibe, akin to MMA powerhouse the UFC. Is this PENN "tease" a deliberate market test of a rougher and more masculine version of ESPN without the mouse ears and political distractions of old? Is this at least part driven by Barstool Sports prior mega success in Daily Fantasy and sports betting news and services with attitude? This move and current vibe has caught my attention. We are open to affiliate b2b with ESPN and PENN, but not Disney these days - at least not with Disney s current political agendas and activism mindset and vibe). We like this ESPN - PENN paring and new handshake. Let's go. Bold and smart market mover Media Man says. #jws #johnwallstreet #espn #penn #sportsbiz #dailyfantasy #dfs #dailyfantasysports #sportsbetting #sportsbets #betonsports #sportsculture #sportsfans #sportsmedia #collegesports #sportsbroadcasting #sportsmarketing #b2b #b2c #merger #manda #culture #popculture #sportsculture #branding #image #market #marketmover #marketmovers #newsmedia #buzz #socialmedia #win #winwinwin #media
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The ESPN deal is not guaranteed to turn PENN into a market leader. But none of PENN’s options were a slam dunk, and the company had to do something. “Once they reached the conclusion the Barstool partnership wasn’t going to work, it’s not as if they had a ton of choices. Every path [forward] was going to be a gamble,” Chris Grove said. cc: David VanEgmond #sportsbetting #marketing #sportsbiz https://lnkd.in/ea5YRZWq
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