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Why Sports Media Should Be Celebrating Stephen A. Smith Resetting the Market With a New Record Breaking Contract at ESPN
"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."
ESPN Wanted Annual MLB Rights Fee Reduction by $350 Million: Report
ESPN was reportedly aiming to slash its annual rights fee to no more than $200 million per year.
Breaking Barriers: What ESPN Did That Sports Radio Couldn’t
"I challenge any radio broadcasting company with any media rights partnership to attempt to replicate how Jimmy Pitaro built and positioned ESPN "
ESPN, NFL Discuss Control Over NFL Media Including NFL Network: Report
"I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited than anything I’ve been attached to or worked on, primarily because I’m a sports fan."
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."