John Skipper, Dan Le Batard Join to Launch Meadowlark Media
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJohn Skipper and Dan Le Batard no longer work at ESPN, but that won’t keep them out of the scrum to dominate the world of sports content.Skipper, the former ESPN chief, and Le Batard, once one of the Disney-backed company’s most popular hosts, are launching Meadowlark Media, an independent content company that will initially focus on sports, with an emphasis on individual creators. Skipper will remain an an executive at DAZN Group, a company that has snapped up rights to stream boxing and mixed-martial fighting matches, among other contests.The two join a crowded field of entrepreneurs trying to challenge traditional media giants on the sports-content field.