Topic: George Bodenheimer

John Skipper Named ESPN President, George Bodenheimer To Become Chairman. . New ESPN president John Skipper has unveiled the new executive...
ESPN has announced its new executive structure under president John Skipper, who took over Jan. 1 from long-time ESPN chief George Bodenheimer, who...

ESPN top winner at Sports Business Awards

ESPN was the top winner at the fourth-annual Sports Business Awards on Wednesday night, taking home three awards.. . The awards were presented by...
As George Bodenheimer, ESPN and ABC Sports President, noted in a Wall Street Journal article reporting on Disney's (DIS) plans to release a live...

ESPN says World Cup exceeded all expectations

SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - ESPN President George Bodenheimer said on Wednesday his company has had "off the charts" success with its World Cup coverage, and the sports network did not rule out the possibility of launching a dedicated soccer channel in the ...

ESPN to launch L.A. website December 21

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sports media company ESPN will roll out a local website for Los Angeles on December 21, with sites for New York and other cities to follow, as it looks to boost revenue from regional advertising sales, its top executive ...
ESPN begins layoffs, but says overall job count will remain about the sameESPN has notified about 100 Connecticut employees that they will be losing their jobs.The layoffs are part of a plan announced by ESPN Chief Executive George Bodenheimer in January ...
Economy forcing cutbacks on TV sports' giant, ESPNESPN's top executive told employees that he's instituting a hiring freeze and won't give any raises to top executives as one of television's most successful enterprises feels the effect of the ...