ESPN President Pitaro on ESPN+, Esports, Sports Betting

The transcript covers an interview with ESPN's president discussing the company's leadership, mission, and strategies. Key topics include the growth and innovation of ESPN Plus, targeting younger audiences, sports rights acquisition, competition in the market, and the integration of e-sports and sports betting. The conversation also touches on the future outlook for ESPN and its partnerships.

What has been a key focus for ESPN under its current leadership?

• Reducing sports coverage

• Innovating and launching ESPN Plus

• Focusing on traditional TV only

• Expanding into the movie industry

What is a primary goal of ESPN Plus?

• To eliminate all advertisements

• To replace ESPN's traditional TV channels

• To focus solely on international sports

• To attract a younger audience

How does ESPN plan to cater to different audiences through ESPN Plus?

• By providing personalized content experiences

• By reducing the number of sports covered

• By offering the same content to everyone

• By focusing only on live sports

What is a significant aspect of ESPN's strategy in acquiring sports rights?

• Focusing only on major sports leagues

• Ignoring competition from tech companies

• Reducing the number of sports covered

• Maintaining strong league relationships

What challenge does ESPN face in the sports rights market?

• Decreasing competition

• Lack of interest in live sports

• Increased competition from tech giants

• Limited sports content available

What is the current trend in the value of live sports according to ESPN?

• Increasing consistently

• Unpredictable

• Staying the same

• Declining rapidly

How is ESPN engaging with the esports audience?

• By ignoring esports

• By focusing on traditional sports only

• By investing in esports content and partnerships

• By reducing esports coverage

What is ESPN's approach to sports betting?

• Becoming a sports book

• Avoiding the topic entirely

• Focusing on news and information

• Taking bets directly

What is ESPN's stance on taking people's money in sports betting?

• They are undecided

• They have already started taking bets

• They are not interested in taking bets

• They plan to start taking bets

How does ESPN plan to use data from its involvement with DraftKings?

• To become a sports book

• To focus solely on international markets

• To enhance content and audience engagement

• To eliminate traditional sports coverage