March 5 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Monday namedJames Pitaro as president of ESPN and co-chair of Disney MediaNetworks.
Pitaro who was previously chairman of Disney ConsumerProducts and Interactive Media since 2016, will report directlyto Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger.
ESPN's former President John Skippers had resigned inDecember following a substance addiction problem.(Reporting by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru; Editing by ShounakDasgupta)