"If Bob Iger wants his next successor to come from the sports world, that is his guy. Hell, forget sports. Pitaro may be the best person...
"It was absolutely fascinating.”
"Pitaro received the title of Chairman when ESPN was reorganized into its own division of the Walt Disney Company last month."
"Candidly, I’d read the business press on this before a knucklehead such as myself."
"Several others, including current Disney executives, are also being considered."
"Burke Magnus is the first beneficiary. He has been upped to President of Content. He will now oversee all content and news gathering operations."
"The IndieWire piece reported that the idea of a trade originated at a media executive conference last year."
“Now, ESPN and ABC have other contractual commitments, but that is an illustration of the breadth of reach that we are about to experience.”
"Not only is there a lot of volume, there's a lot of quality, and it would be a priority of ours to extend our deal with...
Pitaro will oversee all "sports content, products and experiences across all of Disney’s platforms worldwide, including its international sports channels".