Prospective EPL CEO Susanna Dinnage To Stay With Discovery

Dinnage has had a change of heart and will not be joining the EPL.GETTY IMAGES

The Premier League said that its "prospective" new CEO, Susanna Dinnage, told the organization "she will not be taking up the position," according to Dan Roan of the BBC. Dinnage was named as the replacement for Richard Scudamore in November and was "supposed to take up the role" early in '19. The EPL said in a statement, "The committee has reconvened its search and is talking to candidates. There will be no further comment until an appointment is made." Dinnage was supposed to join from media organization Discovery, where she "was the global president" of the Animal Planet channel. However, "she had reflected on the role in recent weeks" and informed the league that she "had decided that she wanted to stay in broadcasting at Discovery" (BBC, 12/30).