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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."
NBA’s Adam Silver reportedly on short list to eventually replace Bob Iger
The NBA commissioner is notably among a list of names already being put forward as Bob Iger's next successor.
ESPN executive moves may further reduce Disney spinoff or sale discussion
A Disney spinoff of ESPN and ABC is again being floated, with one analyst calling it “reasonably probable”
"Spinning [off] ESPN/ABC is the best path forward, and we see it as a reasonably probable late-’23 event."
Bob Iger is reportedly “effectively running” Disney again amidst COVID-19 disruptions, with “dire” internal mood
"A crisis of this magnitude, and its impact on Disney, would necessarily result in my actively helping Bob [Chapek] and the company contend with it, particularly since I ran the company for 15 years!"
Disney announces parks chairman Bob Chapek as new CEO, with Bob Iger staying on as executive chairman through 2021
ESPN parent corporation Disney has found their next CEO.
ESPN+ has added another million subscribers since August
ESPN+ now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, as per Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Disney acquired Fox’s stake in DraftKings despite Bob Iger’s comments about not facilitating gambling
Disney CEO Bob Iger said in February "I don’t see The Walt Disney Company, certainly in the near term, getting involved in the business of gambling, in effect, by facilitating gambling in any way." Well, they're doing so at the moment thanks to their stake in DraftKings.
Disney has explored acquiring the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket for ESPN+ when DirecTV deal expires
In March, questions swirled surrounding what would be next for the NFL Sunday Ticket package. The NFL was reportedly...
