ESPN’s Future, Aryeh’s Book & Laurene’s Portfolio

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Dylan Byers
November 26, 2021

Dylan, I read with great interest your recent chat with Bill Cohan about a new theory for how Disney eventually spins out ESPN and yet continues to draw cash from it. I realize that this is all still theoretical hypothetical, and that Disney denies it has any interest in a separation, but can you articulate more fully the strategic concept?