{"id":3003,"date":"2018-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/vlogs\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/"},"modified":"2022-03-18T17:46:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:46:35","slug":"5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro","status":"publish","type":"vlog","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Minutes with Leaders: James Pitaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/5-Minutes-Leaders-James-Pitaro-Website.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Aug 24, 2018                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Videos<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">5 Minutes with Leaders: James Pitaro<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/digital-media-sport-business\/\" rel=\"tag\">Digital &amp; Media<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/sport-business\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sport Business<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/&#038;text=5 Minutes with Leaders: James Pitaro\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: 5 Minutes with Leaders: James Pitaro. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/videos\/5-minutes-leaders-james-pitaro\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">ESPN&#8217;s President in the spotlight: reflecting on the job so far, the priority for the platform going forward, and how to navigate through a disruptive media environment.<\/p>\n                            \n                                                                <div class=\"video video__inline\">\n                                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgoZApMzDWI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fleadersinsport.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4><strong>James Pitaro was appointed as President of ESPN in March 2018. With a background forged at the intersection of technology, sports and media, he is currently spearheading the broadcaster&#8217;s efforts in adapting to a disruptive digital world.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Pitaro, a digital veteran at Disney, was named\u00a0ESPN President and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks in March 2018.\u00a0Pitaro\u2019s\u00a0eight-year career at Disney had seen him focus on consumer products and he was selected for the top job at a pivotal point in the company\u2019s 38-year history:\u00a0a time of unprecedented technological advancement and rapidly changing consumer habits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/5-minutes-leaders-julia-goldin\/\">5 Minutes with Leaders: Julia Goldin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/5-minutes-leaders-sir-dave-brailsford\/\">5 Minutes with Leaders: Sir Dave Brailsford<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/5-mins-leaders-al-guido\/\">5 Minutes with Leaders: Al Guido<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/5-minutes-leaders-stephanie-mcmahon\/\">5 Minutes with Leaders: Stephanie McMahon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He came to Disney from Yahoo, where he rose to the position of Head of Media, setting the strategy and executing growth-driving initiatives for Yahoo\u2019s media properties, including Yahoo Sports and Yahoo Music. 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