Streaming & OTT

Former ESPN Chief John Skipper Joins Streaming Sports Media Company Perform Group

He left ESPN last December and later admitted a cocaine habit brought him down

John Skipper is joining UK-based Perform Group. Getty Images

By A.J. Katz

May 8, 2018

Former ESPN president John Skipper is back in the sports media game after a stunning exit from The Walt Disney Company last December.

A.J. Katz
@ajkatztv aj.katz@adweek.com A.J. Katz is the senior editor of Adweek's TVNewser.
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