What ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro told employees of layoffs while leaks ran rampant — including mid-show debacle
Sports Entertainment What ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro told employees of layoffs while leaks ran rampant — including mid-show debacle By Jenna Lemoncelli Published July 21, 2026, 3:21 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro explained in an internal memo that most of Tuesday’s layoffs are due to redundancies following the Worldwide Leader’s $3 billion purchase of NFL Network in January. ESPN and its parent company, Disney, absorbed the contracts of NFL Network talent in a merger that began on April 1.
- ▪Sports Entertainment What ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro told employees of layoffs while leaks ran rampant — including mid-show debacle By Jenna Lemoncelli Published July 21, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro explained in an internal memo that most of Tuesday’s layoffs are due to redundancies following the Worldwide Leader’s $3 billion purchase of NFL Network in January.
- ▪ESPN and its parent company, Disney, absorbed the contracts of NFL Network talent in a merger that began on April 1.
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