Disney’s Rasulo Dismisses the Fox Sports 1 Threat

Mouse House CFO relegates ESPN rivals to a ‘distant No. 2’

While Fox Sports 1 believes it will be competitive with ESPN within a few years after its August 17 launch, at least one of Bristol’s corporate overseers seems all but dismissive of the startup’s chances.

Speaking Thursday at a Nomura Securities investor conference, Walt Disney Co. chief financial officer Jay Rasulo offered a dim view of the competitive landscape. “We always get asked about Fox Sports 1 and other competitors … and what we think is there may well be a very fierce battle for a distant No.

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