Tag: Jimmy Pitaro

"Working with DraftKings, a leader in the space, will allow us to build upon that foundation, continue to super-serve passionate sports fans and grow our ESPN direct-to-consumer business"

"ESPN drove over 2.9 million new users into the PENN ecosystem, with a strong uptick in first-time bettors this fall. We appreciate the collaboration we had with PENN and are now pursuing other media and marketing opportunities within this space"

"I’d like to be remembered as a guy who did everything with passion, pride, energy, and enthusiasm"

"Say what you want, but Pat McAfee has delivered a ton of impact for ESPN."

"It’s going to be a real win for football fans"

"I don’t know if anything has made me feel better in my 29 years than the fact that we have lived up to the confidence that they showed in us.”

"Our deal is coming up this fall. We’re in discussions with them now. We are certainly open to a sports package or a genre-specific sports offering on the right business terms"

"I would say since then, we've made good progress. I don't want to go farther than that, but we've certainly made good progress with Rob and his team"

"These are the 10 most important columns I've written since this brand launched in 2015."

"We’re united in that this is the best set of rights that we have ever had at ESPN. That said, we’re never satisfied"