suggests that Iger and Disney's execs are seriously looking a selling off some assets-
As Puck points out, ESPN is a valuable asset, but Iger most likely understands ESPN may not be needed under Disney in the future. I am still trying to understand how serious Apple could be about buying ESPN from Disney. However, I wonder if Apple needs to own this sports channel outright or do more content licensing deals directly with the major sports groups.
Another suggestion that has been bandied about is Apple buying Disney outright. Given Apple's core business goals and objectives, this idea is dead-on-arrival. Apple has proven that owning things like ESPN or Disney is not in its best interests. One could argue that ESPN and its subscription-based sports channel could make sense, although licensing sports content aligns more with Apple's ultimate business objectives.