An ESPN sports betting partnership deal is not close at this time, its president said Wednesday.
“I do not anticipate any deal is imminent,” Jimmy Pitaro said at the Sports Business Journal Media Innovators conference in New York. “No, I do not.”
Pitaro said he will need to meet with returning CEO Bob Iger, who has come back to his post following the stunning departure of Bob Chapek, to discuss future sports betting plans for the company.
“Bob’s ultimately going to have to dig in with me,” Pitaro said, later adding, “We believe that there is upside for the ESPN business. We believe that there’s upside for the ESPN brand. Again, and Bob and I will do this, we have to consider things from a Disney perspective as well.”