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Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly facing potential loss of NBA rights
Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly may be about to lose its grip on US NBA rights,…
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ESPN renews FA Cup rights in the US until 2028
Disney-owned sports entertainment giant ESPN has renewed its media rights for the FA Cup in…
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Disney, Fox & WBD sports streaming giant named Venu Sports
The highly anticipated US sports streaming joint venture between media giants Disney’s ESPN, Fox and…
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Disney: ‘marriage of content engines’ will drive engagement
Disney is looking to “a marriage of our content engines” to drive engagement in its…
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Fubo takes fight against sports streaming JV to US Congress
Fubo has stepped up its fight over the planned sport streaming JV by market leaders…
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Disney CTO LaBerge steps down to join PENN Entertainment
Disney Entertainment and ESPN chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the company after two…
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Pete Distad to head Disney, Fox & WBD joint sports streamer
Apple and Hulu alum, Pete Distad, has been appointed as the CEO of the Disney,…
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Charter bundles ESPN+ for Spectrum TV Select Plus subs
US cable giant Charter Communications is taking another step towards streaming super-aggregation by bundling Disney’s ESPN+ with its Spectrum TV Select Plus package.
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ESPN and ICC expand LatAm and Caribbean deal
Disney’s sports provider ESPN has extended its broadcasting partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC)…
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ESPN extends USL rights, airing over 400 live games
Disney’s sports entertainment giant ESPN has struck a new deal with the United Soccer league,…
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Disney narrows streaming losses as it bets on investment in Epic Games
Disney lost 1.3 million Disney+ streaming subscribers in its first fiscal quarter but reduced the…
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ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery form joint US sports streaming platform
In a landmark deal, media giants, Disney’s ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have banded…
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Disney’s ESPN holds broadcasting rights to Eredivisie until 2030
Disney-operated sports entertainment giant, ESPN, has retained the media rights to the Dutch football legaue,…
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ESPN+ to stream WSL’s 2024 Championship Tour
Disney-owned sports entertainment leader, ESPN, has landed the streaming rights to the World Surf League’s…
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Extreme E extends coverage in Latin America in renewed ESPN deal
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has extended its broadcast agreement with Disney-owned ESPN in…
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PFL and ESPN sign renewed multi-year rights deal
Sports media giant ESPN and MMA entertainment brand Professional Fighters League (PFL) have renewed its…
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ESPN renews LPGA rights in new two-year deal
ESPN has renewed its rights to the The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA) tour for…
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Sky Sports gains rights to NCAA College Football and Basketball
Sky Sports has gained the UK broadcasting rights NCAA College Football and Basketball in a…
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ESPN Bet launches in US markets
ESPN Bet, the sports betting outfit associated with the Disney-owned US sports broadcaster unveiled in…
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NWSL signs four-year rights deal with CBS Sports, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps Sports
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has secured US coverage across CBS Sports, ESPN, Amazon…
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ESPN to show Eredivisie matches until 2030, despite calls on watchdog to intervene from Dutch telcos
Sports media giant, ESPN, is to show the Dutch professional football league Eredivisie until mid…
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Tiger Woods’ TGL golf league to debut on ESPN in the US
The Walt Disney company-backed sports brand ESPN has acquired the US rights to TGL presented…
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ESPN+ to stream ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup
ESPN’s sport streaming service, ESPN+, will livestream the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup which…
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ESPN unveils plans to launch sportsbook with Penn Entertainment
Sport media giant, ESPN has announced it will launch a sportsbook in the US in…
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Foxtel Group extends partnership with ESPN
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel Group has extended its distribution agreement with sports entertainment brand…
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ESPN secures FIBA Basketball World Cup
Basketball federation FIBA and ESPN have struck a rights agreement for the FIBA Basketball World…
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Dutch operators firm up Eredivise offer to pre-empt vote on extending ESPN deal
The Dutch consortium of operators that has combined to secure rights to the country’s top…
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Disney job cuts hit animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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ESPN to launch hub for all live sports streaming
Disney-owned ESPN is aiming to become the TV guide of live sports, with plans to launch a…
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Disney takes 100% control of tech company BAMTech
Disney may be strapped for cash, but the company did manage to rustle up US$900m…