After multiple reports indicated that ESPN pulled out of contract discussions surrounding media rights for the Big Ten conference, Disney CEO Bob Chapek discussed the implications of the decision at the company’s investor call Wednesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“If you look at the college sports, we’ve got the SEC, we’ve got the ACC, we’ve got the PAC-12, we’ve got the Big 12, we’ve got the playoffs,” Chapek began, per The Reporter. “We’ve got the most comprehensive programming, so if we don’t get the rights in every single conference, we don’t believe that’s limiting for us.