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ESPN executive moves may further reduce Disney spinoff or sale discussion
Disney will air an animated NHL game broadcast on March 14th
This is am ambitious project from Disney.
ESPN will air four live MLB Spring Training games, with six more airing on ESPN+
Who's ready for some live baseball?
ESPN will cover the Association of Pickleball Professionals Tour on ESPN2 and ESPN+
Eight of 22 APP Tour events will stream live on ESPN+, with eight one-hour recap shows also airing on ESPN2.
Australian Open remote broadcasts and ESPN+ focus lead to backlash
ESPN is taking criticism both for remote broadcasts and for the prominence ESPN+ is playing in their coverage.
A Disney spinoff of ESPN and ABC is again being floated, with one analyst calling it “reasonably probable”
"Spinning [off] ESPN/ABC is the best path forward, and we see it as a reasonably probable late-’23 event."
ESPN is rebranding the NHL out of market package as ‘NHL Power Play on ESPN+’
The NHL's out of market package is getting new branding on ESPN+.
Eli Manning on “Chad Powers” Penn State tryout: “My No. 1 concern of that was don’t pull a hamstring.”
"It wasn’t really until that day that I was told I’d have to run a 40, do a 5-10-5, do a broad jump, triple broad jump. My No. 1 concern of that was don’t pull a hamstring."
Monthly price of ESPN+ jumping to $9.99 in August
This is a tough sell, to be honest, even if there's an obvious motivation.
Jimmy Pitaro calls ESPN+ “the centerpiece” and “the jewel,” says “We’re going to keep acquiring more rights for ESPN+”
"ESPN+ is the centerpiece. It is the jewel. ...That exclusivity really helps drive audience. As we move forward we are going to keep acquiring more rights for ESPN+."
Tom Brady “Man In The Arena” ESPN+ series will have a companion podcast featuring Harry Kane, Brendan Hunt and more
"The series brings in guests from different backgrounds for fascinating conversations around the themes of hatred, chance, failure, perfection and others."
