ESPN’s general manager Lance Peatey departs

July 16, 2020 9:48

Lance Peatey, the general manager of Disney’s ESPN for South East Asia, has departed the business after seven years.

Peatey told Mumbrella he was faced with a decision to pivot away from sport and support the global launch of Disney+ or move on to something else.

“Our industry was already facing a lot of change well before COVID-19, and at Disney there is still a lot of change as the business adjusts to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox while also pushing on with the launch of Disney+ around the world.

“Rightly so, the focus for the business globally is launching Disney+, and for me it was a case of pivoting away from sport to be a part of that journey or put my energy towards something else. I went with the latter option, but I’m hugely grateful for a very fulfilling 7.5 years with Disney/ESPN across both the ANZ and SEA businesses,” he said.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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