In hindsight, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls his decision in 1995 to buy CapCities/ABC, and with it, its crown jewel ESPN, "one of the best acquisitions maybe of that whole century."It probably was, if not the best, one of the best.
There are lots of rumors that Disney is looking to divest itself of ABC (rumors that Bob Iger denies every time he is asked). But would ESPN be included in that sale? Would anyone be interested in ABC if ESPN wasn't included?