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Netflix Tops Strategic Counsel ‘Must Keep TV’ List for 6th Consecutive Year
Rounding out the Top 5 brands for the 2025 survey are ABC, Prime Video, CBS and Fox
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ESPN Promotes Andy Green to Vice President of Nontraditional Productions
In his new role, he will oversee tens of thousands of live events across linear and digital
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ESPN Renews Media Rights Deal With Premier Lacrosse League
The sports network will also take a minority equity stake in the organization
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Stephen A. Smith Returns to SiriusXM With 2 New Shows
The ESPN star will get a pop culture and politics-focused show to go along with a new sports offering starting in September
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Bill Simmons Thinks ESPN Will ‘F—k’ Up ‘Inside the NBA’
The Sports Guy says his former network will have to change how it does commercials in order to give Barkley & Co. the room they need to operate
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At the Upfronts, It’s Sports Here, Sports There, Sports Just About Everywhere
Hanging by a thread, linear TV uses sports as a lifeline, while streaming keeps muscling in on the action
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ESPN Is ‘Ready to Have a Conversation’ With MLB as Partnership Comes to an End
Both organizations have opted out of the last three years of their seven-year deal
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Disney’s ESPN Streaming Service Sets Plans, Pricing Ahead of Fall Launch
The offering’s Unlimited plan will cost $29.99 per month, while its Select plan will cost $11.99 per month
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Disney’s Rita Ferro Talks Ad Market Scenario Planning Around Trump Tariffs
“Business as usual right now while we plan for a future of uncertainty,” the ad chief tells TheWrap ahead of Tuesday’s upfront presentation
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ESPN Standalone Streamer Will Reveal Name, Price Next Week
Disney CEO Bob Iger emphasized that the “bulk” of the network’s content will be available on its linear TV offering
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Shannon Sharpe Steps Away From ESPN to Be With Family Amid Rape Allegations and $50 Million Lawsuit
The “First Take” panelist says he intends to return in time for NFL preseason
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ESPN Ending LA-Based ‘SportsCenter,’ Asks Employees to Relocate to Connecticut
The move will impact 35, or 13%, of the 229 employees in the sports network’s West Coast production center
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Stephen A. Smith Says Courtside Confrontation With LeBron James Was NSFW | Video
The ESPN star says he “can not repeat the words” James told him “because they ain’t suited for FCC airwaves”
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Stephen A. Smith Renews ESPN Contract for at Least 5 Years
“Stephen A. works incredibly hard to elevate the sports conversation day-in and day-out and we are grateful he will remain at ESPN,” network chairman Jimmy Pitaro says
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ESPN to Launch New Daily ‘SportsCenter’ Show Exclusively on Disney+
“SC+” will serve as a fast-paced update of the day’s top sports stories