Tag: ESPN
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Justice Department Will Review Disney, FOX, and Warner’s Monster Sports Streaming JV
The sports streaming joint venture between Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery faces a potential regulatory hurdle. The U.S. Justice Department will review the deal to see if the service could harm consumers, as well as competitors and the sports leagues that work with the companies, according to Bloomberg. The review will begin once…
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Could the ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports JV Get Snagged By Regulators?
While the joint venture between Walt Disney Company’s ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch a new sports-centric streaming service may not be blocked by Congress nor the Federal Communications Commission, there are enough vocal companies affected by the deal that it could see some hurdles. That’s the opinion of Blair Levin, a former…
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ESPN Reportedly Signs $7.8 Billion Deal to Secure College Football Playoffs Through 2032
The College Football Playoffs aren’t leaving ESPN for a long time. The sports network has struck a six-year, $7.8 billion deal with the organizers of the CFP that extends its existing agreement through the 2031-32 season, according to The Athletic (login required). The deal comes as college football is set to expand the playoffs to…
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Disney and FOX Don’t Think Their New Sports Bundle Will Wreck Cable TV. Are They in Denial?
Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to jointly form a new super sports streaming bundle this week shocked the entertainment and cable TV world. One of the gut reactions to the news was how this service, which bundles together 14 cable and network channels, would accelerate the bleeding of cable TV customers. But…
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The Recap: A New Monster Sports Bundle, YouTube TV’s Big Number, and More
This week gave us a big shocker with Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery unveiling plans to form a Voltron-like sports streaming service made up of its different cable and broadcast networks. It’s an announcement that shook up the industry, raising questions ranging from everything to potential pricing to its impact on the…
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Disney CEO Says ESPN Streaming Option Will Launch in August 2025
Disney CEO Bob Iger said that ESPN will launch its standalone streaming service in August 2025, touting the experience as “unlike anything available in the market today.” The service, which brings together the full suite of ESPN channels, will be highly interactive, and include digital integrations of services like ESPN Bet and fantasy sports. It’ll…
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Disney+ Lost 1.3 Million Customers After Price Hike as Streaming Services Lost $138 Million
Walt Disney’s streaming services continued to lose money, and its efforts to tighten its belt are having an effect on its customer base. In an effort to get Disney+ and Hulu into the black, the company took steps like removing content from Disney+ and Hulu, raising prices, and moving forward with a password sharing crackdown.…
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The ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Bundle Will Reportedly Cost More Than $30
The monster sports bundle between Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery will likely cost more than $30 a month, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The companies announced the joint venture a day earlier, with the intent to launch the standalone service in the fall. The so-called skinny bundle of 14 cable channels would offer…
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FOX CEO Says New Sports Mega Bundle Will Go After ‘Cord Nevers,’ and Isn’t Worried About Hurting Cable
FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch said he believes the new sports mega bundle created alongside Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery will allow the company to tap into a market of “cord nevers,” which he said was as large as 60 million households. At the same time, he also downplayed the risk that this would accelerate…
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ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery Team Up For Sports Streaming Bundle to Launch in Fall
Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said they were forming a joint venture to create a new sports-centric streaming service that would bundle together the three media giant’s content. The joint venture will have its own leadership, and the three companies will each one a one-third stake in the business, which…