OG Business Preview: Tom Brady's FOX debut | Jimmy Pitaro's ESPN track record good enough for Disney CEO?
Joe Ovies and Demetri Ravanos welcome you to "OG on Business", an every other week look at the sports media business. The podcast opens up with Tom Brady's FOX debut. While it was a little cringe, there are a ton of reasons to believe this is exactly what FOX wants with their NFL coverage. Meanwhile, Brady's old rival seems to be losing steam with the Manningcast (7:30). ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro is being floated as a potential CEO successor to Bob Iger (10:30). Does his track record with cable network hold up to be seriously considered? Speaking of ESPN, their two biggest stars took time…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.