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DirecTV-Disney carriage talks spotlight next crucial TV model divide
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch reveals ESPN/WBD joint streaming venture target audience, tries to downplay risk to Fox News
AT&T’s “very, very, skinny” sports-free streaming service launches this week
If this takes off, it could potentially affect sports rates going forward.
Two new streaming skinny bundles will launch without a single sports network in their lineups
Philo and AT&T Watch hope the non-sports fan will be interested in their products.
SI TV launches on fuboTV with a 24/7 linear channel, may try to get into other streaming bundles
SI TV will be part of the Sports Plus package on fuboTV, and will have its on-demand library available in addition to the 24/7 feed. And it's also still available through Amazon Channels.
Big four network groups are most-desired for skinny bundles, but ESPN is not
A study shows people want the NBC, Disney, Fox and CBS network groups, but ESPN? Not so much ...
Charter Communications testing a sports-free skinny bundle offering
The entertainment-only bundle includes 25 networks, but none include any sports
Per comScore, 3.1 million households had skinny bundles in April, 51 million had some OTT viewing
By contrast, there are an estimated 118 million TV homes and 97 million cable/satellite homes.
Disney EVP Justin Connolly talks streaming strategy after ESPN launch on Youtube TV
Justin Connolly made it very clear inclusion in streaming bundles is a top priority for ESPN.
ESPN settles its “skinny bundle” lawsuit against Verizon
Over the last few years, we’ve seen ESPN’s response to the growing number of people choosing “skinny bundles”...
ESPN decides it’s better to be on the inside with skinny bundles rather than being out in the cold
When ESPN joined Dish Network’s Sling TV skinny bundle service in 2014, it did so with some reservations and some...
