ESPN Has Been Exploring Bigger Push Into Sports Betting, Chairman Says. A deal will not be "imminent," as the decision will come down to Bob Iger, who needs to be brought up to speed on the business.

But Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and Disney’s sports-content operations, said he believed the cable network remained a valuable property. “I don’t have a crystal ball.

When the 2019 NFL draft took over downtown Nashville last month, ESPN became a city within the city, with more than 600 staffers and freelancers on site, and its top executive, Jimmy Pitaro ...

In the race to win the top job at Disney-owned ESPN, James Pitaro had quite a head start. He and his boss, CEO Bob Iger, had discussed him running the sports network as far back as 2012, according ...

As ESPN tries to stick to sports, President Jimmy Pitaro must define what that means. July 26, 2019. ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro says of his network, "We’re here to serve sports fans." ...

ESPN and the NFL have a very interesting relationship, and the network’s new President, Jimmy Pitaro, is stuck in the middle. Last week, Pitaro made headlines when he made two points very cle… ...

ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro emphasizes “strengthening relationship with NFL,” “long-term partnership,” a big shift for the company Pitaro said there is "definitely positive momentum" in ...

Jimmy Pitaro moved ESPN away from politics, controversy, and anything else that isn’t sports. A Q&A with the ESPN boss, who took over Disney’s powerful network a year ago.

For its second episode, The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast went all the way to the top of the ESPN masthead to procure its guest, scoring a sitdown with chairman Jimmy Pitaro. Pitaro was ...

In being named the new president of ESPN, Jimmy Pitaro will be asked to thread a very fine needle in trying to retain the network’s self-proclaimed title as the Worldwide Leader in Sports.