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Disney to shut down 100 cable channels in streaming push
The Walt Disney Co. plans to close 100 of its international cable television channels this year as it continues to heavily emphasize its streaming operations in its long-term media strategy
ESPN pares down game inventory, fee in MLB rights extension
Major League Baseball has completed a long-anticipated, seven-year media rights renewal with ESPN, in turn finishing off its national domestic rights through 2028
ESPN secures $1.4bn US rights deal with LaLiga through 2028-29
ESPN and LaLiga have finalized a wide-ranging long-term media rights deal that will make streaming service ESPN+ the principal English- and Spanish-language home for Spain's top-flight soccer league in…
Disney remains ‘in conversations’ for NFL Sunday Ticket
The Walt Disney Co. confirmed it remains “in conversations” with the National Football League regarding the league’s out-of-market game package, NFL Sunday Ticket.
2021 NFL Draft ends with event’s third-largest audience
The National Football League’s 2021 Draft finished up with the third-highest viewership in the event’s history.
ESPN follows Marvel-themed NBA game with MLB, Star Wars crossover
ESPN and Star Wars, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL Draft outdraws Oscars, secures second-biggest ever audience
The National Football League reaffirmed its position as the most valuable property in the United States media landscape when the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft on April 29 outdrew the Oscars for the…
ESPN, Marvel partner for superhero-themed NBA telecast
ESPN and Marvel, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
The National Football League has solidified its domestic media rights distribution well into the next decade and reaffirmed its position as the pre-eminent programming in all of American television, regardless…
Turner resistant to Argentinian government’s free-to-air Primera División plan
Media group Turner is pushing back against the Argentinian government's plans to put four top-tier Primera División matches on free-to-air television, a move that would dilute the broadcaster's exclusive …
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
ESPN’s Ravens-Titans Wild Card MegaCast to include ESPN+ betting-infused stream
ESPN's first National Football League Wild Card MegaCast, featuring the Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans clash at Nissan Stadium on January 10, has been expanded to include a sports betting-infused stream…
NFL ‘poised to generate’ more than $100bn in new domestic rights deals
The National Football League is poised to generate more than $100bn (€82bn) in a series of new long-term domestic television rights deals, further highlighting just how powerful the sports property is t…
ESPN+ to get integration into Hulu, Xfinity
The direct-to-consumer ESPN+ will be gaining a set of sizable bumps in exposure and functionality with the integration of the streaming service into sister offering Hulu, while also being offered directly…
ESPN signs landmark rights pact with the SEC
ESPN has signed a landmark media rights agreement with the Southeastern Conference, gaining exclusive rights to the Power Five conference’s premium football package beginning with the 2024-25 academic y…
Disney continues to see growth in streaming operations
As much of the Walt Disney Co. remains battered by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the company reported continued growth for its streaming operations during its most recent quarter