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ESPN Bet, the Sport Network’s Venture Into Gambling, Launches Tuesday
The app, powered by casino operator Penn Entertainment, seeks to take market share from leaders DraftKings and FanDuel
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ESPN’s Direct-to-Consumer Transition Is ‘First Priority’ for Bob Iger, Kevin Mayer Says
The Candle Media co-CEO, who returned to Disney in a strategic advisor capacity, said the studio chief “needed some part of his team back” after the company “vastly changed”
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Vikings’ Win Over 49ers on ‘Monday Night Football’ Scores 18.6 Million Viewers, Up 57% From Last Year’s Week 7
Overall viewership for the broadcast is up 10% from the 2022 season
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ESPN Is a Disney Crown Jewel, but Its Financials Demand ‘Drastic Pivot’ to Direct-to-Consumer | Analysis
The sports network generated $1.89 billion operating profit in the first 9 months of fiscal 2023, but cord-cutting and escalating costs for sports rights are weighing on growth
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Disney Reports 20% Profit Drop From Sports Division in 2023
During the first 3 quarters, earnings declined to $1.48 billion largely due to operating losses at Star India sports
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Barry Melrose Retires From ESPN After Parkinson’s Diagnosis
“It’s now time to hang up my skates and focus on my health, my family, including my supportive wife Cindy, and whatever comes next,” the longtime NHL analyst and former coach and player says
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Tiger Woods’ TGL Golf League Picked Up by ESPN
The project from Woods, Rory McIlroy, and NBC veteran Mike McCarley’s TMRW Sports Launches in January
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Warner Music Nabs Longtime Disney Exec Bryan Castellani as New CFO
Castellani joined Disney in 1995 and most recently led finance operations at Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution
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ESPN Gifts US Open Athletes Event Live Streams as Disney-Charter Work-Around
The move follows complaints from tennis players that they couldn’t see matches due to their hotel rooms offering Spectrum
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ESPN, Theater Sports Network to Screen ACC College Football Games in Movie Theaters
The pact, which includes a total of 75 college football games during the 2023-24 season, also covers the New Year’s Six Bowl
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Tamron Hall Is Ready for a ‘Family Feud’ Rematch Against Stephen A. Smith: ‘I Heard He Alleged We Cheated’ (Video)
The two TV journalists went head-to-head during Sunday night’s episode of the celebrity-tailored spinoff
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Apple-ESPN Strategic Partnership or Acquisition Is ‘No Brainer,’ Analyst Says
Wedbush’s Dan Ives says the potential move would be “much more attractive” than the tech giant buying Disney
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Sage Steele Settles Lawsuit With ESPN, Exits Network After 16 Years
The longtime “SportsCenter” anchor wrote the departure would allow her to “exercise my first amendment rights more freely”
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Disney to Introduce New Ad-Free Disney+/Hulu Bundle This Fall
The option will cost $19.99 a month, competing with high-end versions of Netflix and Max
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ESPN Partners With Penn Entertainment in $2 Billion Deal to Launch Sports Betting Platform
“ESPN Bet” marks the first time the Disney brand collaborates on a sportsbook
