Former ESPN Head John Skipper Thinks Super Bowl Will Move To A Pay-Per-View Model Soon

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The former head of ESPN suggested in a recent interview that the biggest event in sports may eventually become a pay-per-view event.

Speaking to the Le Batard And Friends show, John Skipper suggested that the Super Bowl — which is always the most-watched TV program of the year with an average of more than 100 million viewers for CBS, NBC or Fox — may end up behind a PPV paywall as pro leagues look to compensate for declining ad revenues.

“You’ll have to supplement … You may end up with some pay-per-view stuff. Super Bowl. That’s an interesting thing. Take that to pay-per-view,” Skipper said. “I mean that’s how they’re gonna replace the money someday. Because there’s not gonna be enough money in the advertising. If people are willing to pay big money to see Floyd Mayweather fight a Paul brother, I would think the money generated by a pay-per-view … Maybe you’ll be able to pay a lifetime subscription.”

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