Does anyone really think Google is going to run away with rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket? ESPN pres John Skipper doubts it. “I’ve always been pretty skeptical that rights holders of [signature] events will put those rights on digital platforms” for appointment viewing, he told reporters gathered in Bristol for the company’s annual media day. Although leagues love to float that idea to create competition, “I don’t think that’s going to happen,” he said. More from ESPN Media Day about FS1, soccer and recent layoffs.

More top stories from today’s CableFAX Daily:

 
It’s day 19 of the CBS/TWC scuttle, or day 20, depending on how you count it. CBS and Time Warner Cable are briefly lifting the blackout in NYC.
 
Al Jazeera America said late Tues that it has sued AT&T for breach of contract.
 
DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and ACA backed up their petition to deny the Gannett-Belo merger.

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Ringing In 35 Years: NCTA’s Bell Looks Back at Events that Shaped Cable

Last week, NCTA SVP, Creative Services Mark Bell clocked in for the final time after 35 years with the association. That role made him a critical strategist for NCTA’s former trade shows and its current live events, including the just-wrapped reimagined Kaitz Event. Before he headed off into retirement and Kristin Buch stepped into his role, Cablefax chatted with Bell about his time in the industry.

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