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.
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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."
ESPN Plus acquires exclusive out-of-market Major League Soccer rights, will offer them at a cheaper price than MLS Live did
ESPN will offer full out-of-market MLS streaming through ESPN Plus, which will be cheaper than MLS Live and have other sports content as well.
Bob Iger unveils $4.99/month ESPN Plus price, calls app ‘future of ESPN,’ after quarter where ESPN held steady relative to ABC
ESPN had a relatively good quarter, compared to both its past results and what happened at ABC.
Fox’s U.S. FA Cup rights expire after this year, and streaming-only options are reportedly being considered
After this season, the FA Cup might move to a streaming-only option, and that could mean a free platform like Facebook or a subscription service like ESPN Plus.
Will Disney and ESPN be able to monetize Fox’s network of regional sports networks?
Will the newly-purchased networks form the backbone of ESPN's new streaming service? Or did Disney buy at the height of a bubble?
John Skipper says “our audience is bigger than ever,” “we can afford” the NBA deal, digital moves will let ESPN “adapt”
"We don't have less people watching ESPN than last year, we have more. They're just watching in different ways."
