Disney Networks, Including ESPN, Restored on Dish and Sling TV: Update
UPDATE—MONDAY, 7:00 A.M.: Disney’s 20 cable and broadcast TV networks were restored Sunday night to the lineups of Dish Network’s services following a nearly 48-hour…
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Investor Daniel Loeb Backs Off Disney-ESPN Sale Proposal
Activist investor Daniel S. Loeb of Third Point has backed off his proposal from last month for Disney to divest itself of ESPN in order to devote even more resources to…
Disney Star Scores ICC India Cricket Rights Through 2027
Disney Star has won Indian TV and digital rights to both men’s and women’s global events conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2024 through 2027…
Disney+ Subscriber Forecast Declines on Loss of Indian Cricket Rights
MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson has cut his global subscriber target for Walt Disney streamer Disney+ below the company’s 2024 target range, citing the recent…
ESPN’s Traditional Cable Network Will Remain Despite Direct-to-Consumer Trend
Your ESPN cable network isn’t going anywhere, even if its audience is. The top executive overseeing the Disney-backed sports giant said Thursday that ESPN’s…
Sporticast: NFL’s Record Revenue, ESPN+ Price Hike Looming
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including new insight into…
ESPN+ Monthly Subscription to Rise $3 as Disney Strives for Streaming Profits
ESPN+ is putting an emphasis on the symbol at the end of its name. The Disney-backed streaming-video sports service intends to raise its monthly subscription fee by…
Viacom18, Disney Carve up $6.2 Billion IPL Cricket Rights
Viacom18, a TV and streaming group backed by billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani, has paid $3 billion to win an online auction for two packages of digital rights to…
Varsity’s Antitrust Plaintiffs Ramp Up Battles on Cheerleading Stage
The billion-dollar all-star cheerleading industry, long dominated by Varsity Brands, is beginning to see glimmers of a more open market. The cracks of daylight follow a…
Jimmy Pitaro Offers a Sneak Preview of ESPN’s Sports Ad Summit
After a three-year layoff during which the traditional trappings of Upfront Week were scrapped in favor of a series of remote and somewhat airless sales pitches, the TV…
Disney, Google Reach Deal for YouTube TV
Disney and Google said they reached a deal to restore ESPN, ABC and other channels to YouTube TV, two days after a contract dispute knocked them off the streamer…
Disney’s ABC, ESPN Go Dark on YouTube TV After Google Deal Lapses
Disney’s suite of networks—including ABC and ESPN—have gone dark on YouTube TV after the media conglomerate and Google failed to forge a new deal before the midnight ET…
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