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March 18, 2024

March 18, 2024

Media & TV

ESPN Boss Jimmy Pitaro’s Chaotic Race to Remake the Sports Giant

Cable TV’s collapse is forcing the Disney property out of its comfort zone, from hiring risky talent to a streaming gambit that ticked off the NFL

By Editors Desk

Jimmy Pitaro at Yankee Stadium in 2019. CELESTE SLOMAN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES

February 07, 2024

February 07, 2024

Media & TV

New sports streamer will change TV as we know it — and may start an industry fight. Execs tell me what they really think.

A new sports-focused streaming platform could anger pay TV distributors and sports leagues.

A new sports streaming platform owned by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox could completely upend the TV industry. It will offer live programming, like this week's Hornets-Lakers game. David Jensen/Getty Images

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