Burke Magnus, President of Content, relayed the news to employees in a memo Friday morning.

(Read it in full below.)

Magnus said the Disney sports division would soon be conducting a full search for a new senior content executive.

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In recent months, however, friction with McAfee also spilled into public view.

Here is the full memo from Magnus:

Colleagues:I am reaching out with some important news.

Additionally, we will soon provide details about our interim reporting structure.

Stephen A Smith and Shannon Sharpe

We understand you may have questions about this transition.