“The aggregate model in cable is not going away. It will get tested like every model does. There will be some fringe elements, some never-connectors. It’s just too good a product, to be able to watch whatever you want on one device whenever you want” – MLBAM President & CEO Bob Bowman, speaking at the inaugural Sports Business & Technology Summit in N.Y. (BROADCASTINGCABLE.com, 6/19).
“We’ve hit a little bit of a plateau. I think we’ve got a great product but we’re just like any other product, if you don’t keep working to make it better, at some point you start to lose that little thing that you have that is so unique” – UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, on the state of women’s basketball (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/20).
"What a series. What entertainment. ESPN doesn't know what it is missing" – The BOSTON GLOBE's Dan Shaughnessy, on the Blackhawks-Bruins Stanley Cup Finals (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/20).
"It's not invasive. It's normal. We feel very safe. We're walking around and walking around on our own" – Canadian Olympic Committee Chief Sport Officer Caroline Assalian, who is currently in Russia inspecting the '14 Sochi Games sites, on the security around the region (CP, 6/19).
