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Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Strategic Partner Search is ‘Not About Equity’
"This is about partnership and accelerating the launch or the adoption of the ESPN Flagship."
Bob Iger: ESPN Direct-To-Consumer Platform Will Launch in 2025
Disney CEO Bob Iger said ESPN's direct-to-consumer offering would launch in 2025, include all of ESPN’s programming, and feature new personalization and integration with ESPN’s fantasy platforms and ESPN Bet.
Is Pat McAfee on Borrowed Time at ESPN?
“ I appreciate Pat’s candor and willingness to call someone out if he feels they've done him wrong, but if there are issues taking place between a top talent and executive, men have to be men and clear the air in private.
Bob Iger: ESPN Could ‘Go It Alone’ and Not Take Financial Partners
“We are fully prepared to do that. It would be a little more challenging if we did.”
The Walt Disney Company Reveals ESPN’s Financial Data
For the nine months ending on July 1, 2023, ESPN generated more than $12.5 billion in revenue.
ESPN to Announce Expanded Talent Lineup for Gambling Products and Shows
"I am the custodian of the ESPN brand, and we needed to make sure that whoever we went with on this journey was someone that we could trust."
Byron Allen: Bob Iger ‘Is Not Ready’ to Pursue Sale of ABC
Earlier this month, a report surfaced claiming Nextar Media Group was exploring a potential purchase of the ABC television network. Allen Media Group --...
Pat McAfee Has Heard From Jimmy Pitaro, to Meet with Bob Iger Over Swearing on ESPN
"You know I dropped two F-bombs on ESPN over the last six days."
Jimmy Pitaro ‘Contemplated Leaving’ ESPN Under Bob Chapek
"Sherman writes that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pitaro had become 'so demoralized' with Chapek’s attempts to reorganize the Walt Disney Company that 'he contemplated leaving the company."'
Verizon Reportedly Expresses Interest in ESPN Strategic Partnership
Verizon would reportedly be interested in working with ESPN on a streaming service.