Disney continues to be “in conversations” with the NFL over Sunday Ticket package
Disney has had interest in the NFL out-of-market package for ESPN+ since 2019
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ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro says there’s no NFL Sunday Ticket deal yet, but they’ve had “exploratory conversations” on it
"When the league is ready, we're interested in having that conversation with them."
PFL Studios’ “The Randy Couture Story” docuseries will see its first episode premiere on ESPN, with all episodes then available on ESPN+
The four-episode series will be available in full on ESPN+ following the first episode's premiere on linear ESPN Saturday.
ESPN+ hit technical difficulties ahead of the officials’ ruling on the Ball State-Western Michigan crazy ending
Before the officials' final ruling, ESPN+ went to a technical difficulties screen.
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.
ESPN reportedly moving most feature commentary and analysis behind ESPN+ paywall
Breaking news and reports will still be available on the regular ESPN website.
ESPN and ABC hit some revenue issues in Disney’s third quarter, but less than other divisions, and ESPN+ now has 8.6 million subscribers
The media networks division, which includes ESPN and ABC, saw a boost in operating income, but a lot of that was about programming costs for the NBA in particular not being applied to Q3. Overall, the media networks saw slight revenue declines, but they seem to have less issues than other Disney divisions.
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.
Lack of live sports programming has helped cord-cutting reach record levels so far in 2020
Pay TV subscriptions fell by record-setting 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report.
NFL could move some games to Saturday if no 2020 college football season is played
Any new Saturday NFL telecasts would likely be exclusive to Amazon Prime or ESPN+.
PGA Tour agrees to nine-year media rights deals with CBS, NBC, ESPN+
ESPN+ will be the new streaming home for PGA Tour Live, including multiple live feeds of events.
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.
ESPN/Big 12 streaming deal was a way to resolve championship game pricing dispute, illustrating flexibility ESPN+ provides
This deal likely wouldn't have worked for both sides without ESPN+. Gaining Big 12 streaming content for that service allowed ESPN to pay more for these championship games than they would have otherwise.
A look at the past, present, and future of 30 for 30, as we’ve hit a troubling lull for the series
ESPN+ has launched: Early impressions of the new streaming service
30 for 30 review: The Last Days of Knight
The Last Days Of Knight marries two stories into one documentary with mixed results.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says ESPN Plus will launch late March/early April, app will eventually be where most people “experience ESPN”
Iger also spoke about variable price plans for specific ESPN Plus services and about OTT entertainment spend replacing some spend in current bundles.
Disney EVP Kevin Mayer says ESPN Plus could “set ourselves up for a future where we may pivot and go over the top,”...
"If we do make this broader transition to a direct-to-consumer model, that is a fantastic local way into consumers' houses and into a relationship with consumers, through their local team."
