Emergency goalie David Ayres will have his story turned into a Disney movie
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The NFL is looking for a 100% increase for TV rights & Disney is reportedly pushing back over MNF
Disney wants more MNF games and a shot at some Super Bowls.
If you missed it, check out The Muppets opening Monday Night Football
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear were featured in the opening segment.
The Muppets will open ESPN’s Week 15 Monday Night Football broadcast
It's time to play the music... it's time to light the lights!
ESPN+ now has 10.3 million subscribers, and was part of better-than-expected Q4 results for Disney
ESPN+ was a bright spot for Disney this time around.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s story being developed into movie for Disney+
Antetokounmpo was drafted No. 15 overall by the Bucks in 2013 as an 18-year-old out of Greece.
Multiple college basketball teams considering backing out of Orlando-based ESPN events, per report
Liability and flexibility issues surrounding Disney's COVID protocols could undo the entire event.
Further ESPN layoffs appear to be in the works, but the timing and size are unclear
There look to be more layoffs ahead at ESPN, but it's not clear if those will come in a matter of weeks or months.
With Kevin Mayer leaving Disney for TikTok, ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro has added direct reports and seems in a stronger position
Rita Ferro and Justin Connolly previously reported to Mayer; they'll now report to Pitaro and Peter Rice.
ESPN+ subscriptions are up slightly despite a lack of live sports, but that’s likely thanks to large growth in Disney+ bundle subscriptions
ESPN+ gained 300,000 net subscribers since the last earnings report in February, but a lot of that may be about the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle.
Bob Iger is reportedly “effectively running” Disney again amidst COVID-19 disruptions, with “dire” internal mood
"A crisis of this magnitude, and its impact on Disney, would necessarily result in my actively helping Bob [Chapek] and the company contend with it, particularly since I ran the company for 15 years!"
Disney announces parks chairman Bob Chapek as new CEO, with Bob Iger staying on as executive chairman through 2021
ESPN parent corporation Disney has found their next CEO.
Disney+ has 28.6 million paid subscribers, ESPN+ is up to 7.6 million, and Disney’s making $787 million/month in streaming revenue
The launch of Disney+ has boosted ESPN+ significantly, with a lot of people adding ESPN+ thanks to the bundle with Disney+ and Hulu.
