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The Best in Sports and News Media in 2024
"In September 2025 we'll celebrate 10 years in business. I never expected that when this journey began, and I'm damn proud that we've survived this long and continue to grow."
Lessons Learned From Management Conversations Involving Jimmy Pitaro and Dave Portnoy
"Portnoy takes a very different approach to running Barstool than Pitaro does at ESPN. Both work because their companies employ people who understand the culture, fit, approach, and vision."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Direct-to-Consumer ‘Could be Disruptive to the Traditional Ecosystem’
"Now, we’ve done more than just about anyone to protect that ecosystem. It has been very good to us, and it will be a priority for us going forward. This is parallel paths."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Flagship Set Up To Be Successful, On Track For Fall 2025 Launch
"If you look at what you really need for Flagship to be successful, you need the content – we’re good. You need the product – we’re good. And we need the enhancements to the product. Again, ESPN+ is the foundation."
Dan Dakich: Pat McAfee ‘Told Me He is the Enemy of Most of the Talent at ESPN’
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ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro on Potential of Being Named Disney CEO: ‘My Job is to Keep My Head Down and Deliver for ESPN’
"I wake up every morning and I say, I have to earn this job, and I really mean that."
Dick Vitale Receives Humanitarian Award, Inducted into the Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame
Dick Vitale, who has called more than a thousand NCAA college basketball games with ESPN, was inducted last night into the Broadcasting + Cable...
Adrian ‘Woj’ Wojnarowski Retires from ESPN, Named Men’s Basketball GM at St. Bonaventure
In a surprising announcement, ESPN's Adrian 'Woj' Wojnarowski announced he is leaving ESPN and news media after 37 years in the business. That announcement...
The Walt Disney Company, DirecTV Unable to Reach New Carriage Deal
As the college football season has commenced and the NFL around the corner, The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV were unable to come to...
What Every Brand Can Learn From ESPN Media Day
"Any local radio, television or print brand could create this event if they identified the key stories and talent in their building, and designed a valuable agenda for advertisers or media outlets. The problem is, most don't."