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Q&A: ESPN's World Cup Runs Over In Marketing

ESPN plans more than 290 hours of original programming, fan and consumer touchpoints across all Disney-ESPN-ABC outlets, and a multi-platform marketing push. ESPN president John Skipper calls it"the most comprehensive coverage of a soccer event in the history of broadcasting." But in this Q&A, Seth Ader, senior director of sports marketing for ESPN, reveals how the sports giant was not always on the ball about soccer advertising.

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