TMC
11-15-2017, 12:44 AM
http://thebiglead.com/2017/11/14/espn-president-john-skipper-contract-extension-through-2021/
John Skipper, who has led ESPN since 2012, will continue leading the sports network as it copes with lost revenue through cord-cutting through 2021 (http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/disney-espn-john-skipper-contract-2021.html). As Richard Deitsch points out, “Deal was done awhile ago, I'm told, so ESPN now has the rough optics (https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/930628422803558400) of public seeing its top exec re-sign so close to post-Thanksgiving layoffs of more than 100 staffers.”
John Skipper, who has led ESPN since 2012, will continue leading the sports network as it copes with lost revenue through cord-cutting through 2021 (http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/disney-espn-john-skipper-contract-2021.html). As Richard Deitsch points out, “Deal was done awhile ago, I'm told, so ESPN now has the rough optics (https://twitter.com/richarddeitsch/status/930628422803558400) of public seeing its top exec re-sign so close to post-Thanksgiving layoffs of more than 100 staffers.”