UPDATED with YouTube confirmation. Justin Connolly, a veteran Disney and ESPN distribution executive, has become YouTube’s global head of sports and media. His jump, confirmed to Deadline by a person ...

Disney is combining its media sales and channel distribution into a single group to be led by longtime ESPN veteran Justin Connolly, who has been given the new title of President of Media ...

After more than two decades at Disney and ESPN, Justin Connolly has departed the Magic Kingdom to join YouTube in a newly created role as global head of media and sports, Variety has confirmed.

PREVIOUSLY: Corporate poaching never goes over well with Disney and even less so when they lose a key executive like Justin Connolly to the likes of the ever dominating YouTube.Which means, after ...

Despite the best legal efforts of the Walt Disney Company, looks like Justin Connolly is going to be working at YouTube. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this morning pulled the plug on the Bob ...

Walt Disney lost its legal bid to block Justin Connolly from leaving the company to join YouTube, with a court ruling allowing Connolly to take on the role of global head of media and sports.

After more than two decades at Disney and ESPN, Justin Connolly has departed the Magic Kingdom to join YouTube in a newly created role as global head of media and sports, Variety has confirmed.

Justin Connolly, After Exiting Disney, Joins YouTube as Global Head of Media and Sports. Todd Spangler . Thu, May 22, 2025, 6:09 PM 2 min read.