Disney & ESPN strike exclusive multiyear deal to broadcast XFL games
Games will be broadcast on ESPN networks as well as ABC and FX.
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After years of major defections, ESPN has a new way to outspend competitors for key talent
ESPN posts Twitter thread condemning anti-LGBTQ legislation ahead of Disney walkout
"We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues, friends, families, and fans."
ESPN broadcasters go silent in protest of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill during NCAA Women’s Tournament
The Undefeated rebrands as Andscape as it expands Black-focused coverage beyond sports & culture
"AND is for the infinite ways we define Blackness, and SCAPE is for our inclusive, eclectic, and deeply dimensional view of the world."
Expanded ESPN ManningCast deal sees the Mannings there through 2024, plus similar productions in other sports
The original MNF "ManningCast" will now run through 2024, and Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions company will now lead some similar alternate feeds for other sports ESPN broadcasts.
ESPN President Burke Magnus discusses SEC deal & looming Big Ten & NBA rights negotiations
"I don't think I'm breaking any news here to suggest that [the Big Ten is] really important to our overall college football and college sports business."
Disney is set to sell the X Games to an investment group led by Phoenix Suns’ vice-chairman Jahm Najafi
The current X Games might be the last ones owned and operated by Disney, but what that means for the broadcast side isn't clear yet.
LeBron James will produce series adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover at Disney+
The 2015 Newbery Medal-winning book has an official home for its television adaptation.
YouTube TV announces new deal with Disney, adding ESPN & ABC channels back
The short, streaming service nightmare is over.
Without new deal, YouTube TV has pulled all Disney-owned networks, including ESPN
YouTube TV will be decreasing the price of their Base Plan from $64.99 to $49.99 during the dispute.
ESPN was in 76 million households at the end of Disney’s fiscal 2021, down eight million from the previous year
While linear ESPN saw large losses, ESPN+ added almost 7 million subscribers.
Hulu Live TV subscribers will have ESPN+ and Disney+ added to their account, along with a $5 rate hike
It's pretty easy to see what Disney's goal is here.
