Disney CEO Bob Iger says ESPN has become too political: 'The pendulum may have swung a little bit too far'

Quote:Disney CEO Bob Iger admitted that ESPN has become overly political.

When asked by The Hollywood Reporter in a new interview published Thursday how the sports network has changed over the past year, Iger said that the network is working on reeling in its politics and focusing on sports.

Fuhrer Mickey permanently burned that bridge. And he's been very busy further fragmenting what content I do want (NCAAF, NCAAB, CFL) across three different pay sources (ESPN broadcast, ESPN3, ESPN+). It's easier to pirate CFL games than it is to figure out which ESPN platform they'll come on if any despite the fact that TSN (ESPN Canada) owns the Canadian rights and ESPN owns the US rights.