Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBurke Magnus, the ESPN executive who oversees rights negotiations for big-league broadcasts and other top sports content, has been named president of programming and original content at the Walt Disney sports-media giant.The move reflects new duties Magnus has taken on in the wake of the departure of Connor Schell, who was previously ESPN’s top content executive.
Magnus was already supervising scheduling and programming acquisitions. Since November, however, he has been responsible for all original content development on ESPN and its streaming outlet ESPN Plus — duties that include responsibility for ESPN Films and the company’s “30 for 30” documentary franchise.
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