Former Disney exec talks ESPN, streaming, and the decline of linear TV

[@joreybernsteinAI]

Kevin Mayer is a brilliant strategist. Straight shooter. He’s been consistently right on most of the major trends in media and entertainment over the last 20 years.

[@aishaalamoudi599]

Yea, so much unchartered waters in the media business today & his background sets him apart, fun to watch. The streaming wars have now advanced to their third stage: ad-tiers. As always Netflix & Disney take the lead: Netflix has seniority but Disney has Hulu with a robust mature & effective ad-model that already has it outpacing Netflix. So fun to watch...

[@JoreyBernstein]

Yea, I agree, very true. His background does set him apart and he was the mastermind behind most of Disney's strategic acquisitions during the period which Disney was able to morph into the media powerhouse over the period where Disney experienced the most growth. Kevin also was responsible for the launch of Disney plus. It will be interesting to see what develops over the next few years. No doubt in my mind that he will play a significant part. You are right, it is certainly fun to watch.

[@aishaalamoudi599]

@@JoreyBernstein I'm still pondering this ESPN Bet launch.... will it grip headlines? we never had a Sportsbook launch in 17 states simultaneously and ESPN Bet already has 5.4million subs compared to DraftKings and FanDuel barely cracking 200k. So they should have numbers to flaunt... it's in a few hours.