ESPN reportedly in talks with former Golden State Warriors executive Bob Myers
Myers would be a huge boost to ESPN's NBA coverage.
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Nate Silver says Disney layoffs have ‘substantially impacted’ FiveThirtyEight, and he expects he’ll be leaving
"My contract is up soon and I expect that I'll be leaving at the end of it."
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
Disney+ cancels highly-anticipated ‘Mighty Ducks’ series & ‘Big Shot’
The two shows lasted just two seasons on the Disney+ streaming platform before they were given the ax.
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."
Anonymous Disney exec cites The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers and Big Shot renewals as questionable Peter Rice decisions
"A senior Disney official cited Mr. Rice’s decision to renew two struggling shows on the Disney+ streaming service—“The Mighty Ducks” and “Big Shot”—as examples of questionable deal-making. Both shows cost more than $50 million and neither had shown the type of success that merited additional seasons."
LeBron James will produce series adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover at Disney+
The 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book has an official home for its television adaptation.
ESPN was in 76 million households at the end of Disney’s fiscal 2021, down eight million from the previous year
While linear ESPN saw large losses, ESPN+ added almost 7 million subscribers.
