Liberty’s Malone Sees Disney as Takeover Target for Apple

CNBC: Disney  is being held back from its full potential by ESPN and may consider spinning off the sports broadcast network, Liberty Media chief John Malone told CNBC on Thursday. Malone speculated that Apple might become interested in taking over Disney if the latter were to separate itself from ESPN. “Fundamentally, Tim Cook is a global player, and fundamentally, ESPN is a domestic service.”