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John Skipper used to run ESPN, the most powerful company in sports. Now he’s trying to compete with ESPN.

Skipper’s new company, DAZN, is backed by a billionaire and is selling streaming video subscriptions to customers around the world, offering everything from boxing to soccer. But deals for the most popular sports, especially in the US, are locked up in long-term contracts by giant media companies with huge resources. Even bigger tech companies are circling those deals, too. So how can Skipper compete?

We’ll find out this fall when Skipper comes to Code Media, our yearly gathering of the most important and interesting leaders in media and technology. He’ll sit down for our trademark Red Chair interview: unrehearsed, unrestrained, and on the record. We’re hosting this year’s event at the NeueHouse in LA, smack in the middle of a town that’s undergoing massive change. It’s the perfect setting to get a real-time report on everything from publishing to music to movies.