Bob Iger: Disney ‘still having conversations’ with strategic partners for ESPN
"We thought and continue to believe there may be opportunities to partner with others, particularly on the content side."
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Congressmen send blistering letter to Venu Sports: ‘Your responses so far are insufficient’
Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro sent a second missive at WBD, Fox, and Disney execs regarding worries about Venu Sports.
Shannon Sharpe embraced ‘prove-it’ deal after moving to ESPN
"Let me show them that I can still be entertaining and informative, and hopefully, they’ll ask me to come back for more years."
Bob Iger: ESPN planning personalized version of ‘SportsCenter’
ESPN's vision for 'SportsCenter' in a streaming world becomes a little more clear.
Bob Iger on ESPN’s future streaming services: ‘We’re trying to serve sports fans in multiple ways’
"What we're trying to do is serve sports fans in multiple ways."
Pat McAfee doesn’t regret torching ‘old hag’ Norby Williamson, insists ESPN relationship is ‘strong’
The 2023 Awfulies: The biggest & most overblown sports media stories of the year
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski holds Q&A on Threads as Elon Musk feuds with Disney
As ESPN's parent company feuds with Elon Musk, Adrian Wojnarowski is holding a Q&A on Threads.
Elon Musk tells X advertisers who paused campaigns to ‘go f*** yourself’
"Is that clear? I hope it is."
Disney CEO Bob Iger walks back ABC sale talk, surprised ‘everybody would run with a story that everything was being sold’
ESPN’s future transformation is slowly starting to take shape
On Disney's earnings call, Bob Iger laid out how future plans for ESPN continue to take shape.
Bill Simmons: ESPN ‘way late’ to gambling boom, ‘they’ve handled it badly’
"They should have bought DraftKings. They should have been on the ground floor."
Some clarity emerges on Disney’s ESPN strategic partner and DTC plans
‘Demoralized’ ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro reportedly considered leaving Disney over Bob Chapek’s decisions
James Andrew Miller: ‘This conundrum that ESPN is facing is actually really, really difficult to navigate’
"The marketplace is changing … and I think Disney's desire to do something with ESPN is changing fast."
Bob Iger focused on ESPN’s Direct to Consumer transition, but not too soon
Bob Iger brings in former Disney execs Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs as consultants
The pair of consultants both served in high-profile roles at Disney in the past.
Why Comcast buying a stake in ESPN makes a lot of sense
Disney’s Bob Iger criticized after attending NBA games amid mass layoffs
Disney CEO Bob Iger received criticism for attending NBA games amid the company's mass layoffs according to the Wall Street Journal.
ESPN ‘strategic partners’ seem likely to be private equity firms
John Ourand of Sports Business Journal found, after consultation with sources, that private equity seems likely to be the "strategic partner" ESPN might work with.
Bob Iger says ABC ‘may not be core’ to Disney, which could have major ESPN and sports implications
First round of ESPN layoffs starts, includes 43-year vet Mike Soltys
This looks to be the first of three waves of ESPN layoffs, with another one also focusing not on on-air talent by the summer, followed by cutbacks to on-air talent.
Pat McAfee launches speculation after posting photo with Disney CEO Bob Iger
"#UpToSomethingSZN"
ESPN layoffs reportedly set to come in three rounds, with massive paycuts also floated for on-air talent
"I do think they're going to go to some other people who make big numbers and say 'You can stay, but we're going to cut you in half.' People are going to have decisions to make on that."
Adam Silver denies interest in running Disney, says ‘I have no intention of going anywhere’
"I love my job at the NBA. I have no intention of going anywhere."
