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ESPN sets Dick Vitale return date for Duke-Wake Forest
Vitale is set to make his highly anticipated return to ESPN's college basketball coverage for Duke-Wake Forest on Jan. 25.
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro pays tribute to Greg Gumbel
"Greg was a highly accomplished and pioneering figure in sports broadcasting who brought instant credibility to ESPN."
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro on ‘Flagship’ streaming service: ‘You have to disrupt yourself’
"We will know what our sports fans, what our customers are consuming, and as a result, we will have the ability to present to them a more compelling digital sports experience."
‘Inside the NBA’ will survive because Jimmy Pitaro and ESPN gave a shit, something sports media could use more of
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Flagship still set for Fall 2025 launch
"I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited than anything I’ve been attached to or worked on."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN ‘navigating through a storm’ amid declining cable subs
"You have to adjust and that's what we're doing right now."
Jimmy Pitaro on perceived Pat McAfee double standard: ‘He has creative control’
"We went into it to understanding that what is said on that show might make some people uncomfortable."
Sports media execs address attracting a younger audience
"So you can spend hours a day, which would have been unheard of not that long ago, engaging with a sport but never sit down and watch a three-hour window."
Jimmy Pitaro pledges ‘significant product enhancements’ with ESPN Flagship DTC
ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro made a big statement about all the bells and whistles that will come along with the new DTC streaming option.
ESPN, MLB to start negotiations before opt-out clause
The two sides have not begun negotiations yet, but will before ESPN's opt-out hits in 2025.
ESPN shouldn’t shy away from being the ‘Worldwide Leader in Sports’
Jimmy Pitaro explains what makes Pat McAfee valuable to ESPN: ‘You have to look holistically’
"The reason why we licensed in the show was to attract the younger audience in large part."
ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro on Venu Sports: ‘We believe that this is a pro-competitive service’
"It is really focused on sports fans that are not currently part of the MVPD ecosystem..."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN interested in expanding local sports coverage
"We are very interested in continuing to identify partnerships on a team-specific basis."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN and NBA/WNBA ‘completely aligned’ in prioritizing digital and streaming
"They understand that this is where our audience is migrating — to these direct-to-consumer platforms – and so we need to be there."
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN knew licensing ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ would make people ‘uncomfortable’
Pitaro said McAfee is also bringing in important young viewers to ESPN.
Report of ESPN officials asking Pat McAfee to fact-check Aaron Rodgers raises eyebrows
NFL ‘blindsided’ by ESPN-Fox-WBD joint streaming venture
NFL executives felt "blindsided" after being left in the dark on the announcement of the planned streaming service.
James Andrew Miller: ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro called Jimmy Kimmel personally after Aaron Rodgers interview
"Jimmy Pitaro did call Jimmy Kimmel and did a pretty good job, I believe, of talking him down."
Pat McAfee doesn’t regret torching ‘old hag’ Norby Williamson, insists ESPN relationship is ‘strong’
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."
Dan Le Batard wants ESPN to stop pretending to care about real sports journalism
As ESPN lays off more accomplished reporters each year and works to cut investment deals with America’s biggest...
Jimmy Pitaro hails ‘critical’ Charter deal, won’t commit to DTC launch date
"I’d be lying if didn’t tell you this Charter deal wasn’t critical."
Jimmy Pitaro wants to be clear that ‘quality journalism has never been more of a priority at ESPN’
"When something happens in the sports industry, people look to ESPN."