VIDEO : ESPN President John Skipper Asks Reporters ?to Be Confident? About Company?s Future

ESPN President John Skipper held a summit with over 450 ESPN commentators, anchors and reporters on Wednesday. The meeting was to assure them of the company?s future following a year of declining subscriber numbers and multiple rounds of layoffs.Skipper told the staff, ?At the end of this meeting I want you to be confident about the future of ESPN,?. He contiuned, saying, ?I want you to feel proud about working here and that your best efforts are needed for that future.