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DISH Network And Walt Disney Company Do A Rare “Handshake” Carriage Agreement For Cable Networks
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong Associated Press In a rarity in the cable network industry, after the Walt DisneyDIS Company pulled down its networks from satellite video provider DISH NetworkDISH including ACC ...
Dream Fight In Jeopardy Because Of Contract Dispute
Errol Spence’s fight with Terence Crawford is in jeopardy because of a contract dispute. (AP … [+] Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Well, t...
ESPN, ACC, SEC And Other Disney Channels Gone From DISH Network
Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In a bold move, the Walt DisneyDIS Company forced Charlie Ergen’s DISH NetworkDISH and Sling TV to pull down the...
Did ESPN Pressure MLB Not To Call Game To Give Aaron Judge A Shot At 61st Homer? Claims Appear Unfounded
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on from the dugout at the start of a rain delay during … [+]g the game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Sund...
ESPN To Make Bold Move Into Sports Betting
Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN. Getty Images for ESPN Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek said mysteriously at the D23 Expo held over the weekend that he had big plans for ESPN, but didn’t ...
Showtime Merger With Paramount+ May Not Sit Well With Cable Operators
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg © 2015 Bloomberg Finance LP The news that ParamountPARA PARA PARAMOUNT Global is considering shutting down its $11 0.99/month Showtime streaming service and port t...
Amazon Prime and Thursday Night Football Is About So Much More Than Football
The September 15, 2022 the NFL matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs is being “televised” on AmazonAMZN PrimeD2D . Please stop and think about the abundant meaning of this de...
Disney CEO Bob Chapek says ESPN will never take bets
Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek said Thursday that the company’s sports network ESPN is looking for a partner to help it step into sports gambling. “We at ESPN have the ability to do tha...
Thanks To Serena, Frances, Carlos & Coco, U.S. Open Audience Up 50% From 2021
FILE – Billie Jean King, left, meets with Serena Williams, of the United States, after Williams … [+] defeated Danka Kovinic, of Montenegro, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis ...
Loeb reverses course on push to get Disney to spin off ESPN
Dan Loeb Justin Solomon | CNBC Activist investor Dan Loeb indicated that he’s going to retreat from his push to get Disney to spin off ESPN, reversing a position he had pushed less than a month ...
The Most Magical Stock On Earth
The entrance gate at Walt Disney Studios in Paris. Getty Images Where is Disney Going with Increased Prices & Spinoff? If you’ve contemplated a trip to any of the Disney theme parks lately, it’s p...
Women’s Sports Step Forward To Help Networks
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 03: Aliyah Boston #4 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts during … [+] the national championship trophy presentation after defeating the UConn Huskies 64-4...
Sports Rights Continue To Soar, Making Untenable Economics For Broadcast And Cable Networks
Photo by Friedemann Vogel – Pool/Getty Images. Getty Images The cost of sports rights continue to soar in the double and even triple digits, making it unlikely that linear broadcast and cable ne...
How ESPN And Little League Created A Longstanding, Multi-Million Dollar Partnership
Little League fans relax on the hillside overlooking Lamade Stadium before an International … [+] elimination baseball game between Reynosa, Mexico and White Rock, British Columbia at the Little...
Daniel Loeb Purchases A New Disney Stake: Demands for ESPN Spinoff
A letter seized by CNBC’s David Faber stated that Daniel Loeb’s Third Point has bought a new stake in Disney. Pushing the entertainment giant to spin off ESPN, a sports network. Shortly after the anno...
Pat McAfee Teams Up With Peyton Manning’s Company For ESPN College Football Broadcasts
Topline Retired NFL punter and surprise star podcaster Pat McAfee announced Thursday he will team up with Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning to deliver alternative college football broadcasts for...
Summer X Games 2022 Features A New Megapark Discipline And A New Live Streaming Home, Exclusively On ESPN+
Elliot Sloan competing in Monster Energy Skateboard MegaPark during X Games Summer 2022 at his … [+] backyard SloanYard in Vista, California. Joshua R. Gateley / ESPN Images There are a lot of t...
30 Years And Counting For SportsCenter Anchor Linda Cohn
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 28: ESPN anchor Linda Cohn speaks on stage at the Paley Prize Gala honoring … [+] ESPN’s 35th anniversary presented by Roc Nation Sports on May 28, 2014 in New Yor...
Disney raises price of ESPN+ 43% to $9.99 per month beginning Aug. 23
ESPN Mike Windle | ESPN | Getty Images Disney is increasing the price of its sports streaming service ESPN+ to $9.99 per month, a 43% increase. The previous price of ESPN+ had been $6.99 per month. Th...
With The Apple TV+ Agreement Major League Soccer Is Growing, But Still Has A Long Way To Go
PORTLAND, OREGON – DECEMBER 11: Alexander Callens #6 of New York City celebrates after converting a … [+] penalty kick to win the 2021 MLS Cup final against the Portland Timbers at Provide...
ESPN Use Of Mic’d Up Players Continues To Push MLB Into Progressive Broadcast Territory
Jackie Bradley Jr. of the Boston Red Sox is mic’d up by ESPN before a game against the Pittsburgh … [+] Pirates in March of 2019. The insight from players during regular season games has a...
Bally Sports Plus, ESPN+ And Others Could Continue To Fuel Sports Fan Cord Cutting
AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth. ASSOCIATED PRESS The streaming video wars is entering a new phase this month, with Sinclair Broadcasting’s subsidiary Diamond Holdings Group planning a major marketing push...
Big Ten Swipes USC And UCLA From Pac-12 In Big Financial Coup
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images. Getty Images In a major coup for the Big Ten Conference, both the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USCSC ) are ...
Jalen Brunson, Knicks Agrees To 4-Year, $104-Million Deal: Report
DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 12: Jalen Brunson #13 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts against the Phoenix Suns in … [+] the fourth quarter of Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifi...
After Trade, The Knicks Can Offer Jalen Brunson A 4-Year Deal Worth Close To $110 Million
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 18: Jalen Brunson #13 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates a basket … [+] against the Golden State Warriors during the second quarter in Game One of the 2022 ...
Audience For NBA Finals And Stanley Cup Finals Rebound Post Pandemic
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors raises the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable … [+] Player Award after defeating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Finals at...
F1 To Renew Media Rights With ESPN For $75-$90 Million Annually
Reportedly, Formula 1 will be renewing media rights with ESPN in a deal that runs through 2025. … [+] (Photo by Paolo Pedicelli/ATPImages) Getty Images It appears Formula 1 will continue to be b...
Must-Watch Heavyweight Renan Ferreira Ready For Next Challenge At PFL 5 On Friday Night
Renan Ferreira set the record for quickest finish in PFL heavyweight history with a 25-second … [+] knockout of Jamelle Jones in April. (Cooper Neill / PFL) It’s the buzz. It’s the hype. And it’...