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ESPN+ now has 3.5m paid subscribers, says Disney CEO
ESPN+, ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service, now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed in a quarterly earnings call
ESPN’s inaugural Chinese Winter X Games to be in Hebei
ESPN announced Wednesday that the first Winter X Games to be held in China will be in the district of Chongli, in Hebei province, on February 21-23, 2020
XFL to gain international audience on ESPN Player
The rebooted XFL is gaining an international audience after ESPN announced that its ESPN Player platform will stream the start-up league's games to subscribers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Bundesliga CEO “disappointed” by Fox Sports coverage in US
Following the completion of Bundesliga's new media-rights deal with ESPN in the United States, which begins in 2020, the German league's chief executive Christian Seifert has revealed he was disappointed…
ESPN signs three-year F1 rights extension for US
New deal includes Spanish-language rights, expanded coverage of qualifying events
Vrbo extends Citrus Bowl title sponsorship
Alternative accommodation brand Vrbo has renewed its title sponsorship of college football’s annual Citrus Bowl game on New Year’s Day.
ABC to broadcast inaugural XFL game, schedule released
ABC will broadcast the first game of the rebooted XFL, between the DC Defenders and Seattle Dragons, at Audi Field in Washington, DC, on Saturday, February 8, at 2pm ET.
Long-serving Maluf to head ESPN Brasil
Carlos Maluf has been announced as the new chief executive of sports broadcaster ESPN Brasil.
The appointment was made by the broadcaster’s parent company Disney.
DAZN tops sports app revenue study
OTT streaming service DAZN has unseated Major League Baseball as the producer of the world’s top revenue-generating sports app, according to a new report.
Bundesliga embraces OTT in six-year US rights deal with ESPN
Matches from German football’s Bundesliga will be chiefly showcased stateside on ESPN+, Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, in a long-term rights deal that starts next season.
ESPN placing special editions of studio shows on Facebook Watch
One-year deal involves streaming exclusive versions of popular non-game ESPN programs such as College Game Day
ESPN signs Special Olympics rights extension through to 2027
Pan-regional sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with Special Olympics Unified Sports to extend their broadcast agreement until 2027
Disney acquires equity stake in DraftKings
Disney has taken an equity stake in daily fantasy and sports betting company DraftKings. The stake was acquired as part of the Disney's $71
New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN and Twitter reap rewards of ‘Zion sweepstakes’
The New Orleans Pelicans have sold approximately 3,000 season tickets since Tuesday evening after the team secured the right to sign Duke phenomenon Zion Williamson by landing the No.
ESPN “stacking up” global soccer rights for ESPN+
US distribution of international soccer a key priority for ESPN's OTT offering
ESPN strikes wagering content, ad deal with Caesars Entertainment
Agreement includes ESPN-branded studio in Las Vegas, data integrations, and marketing activations
US boxing deals promised a revolution, but it’s business-as-usual for the sweet science
Last year, broadcasters and promoters announced a series of big-money deals that promised much and have so far delivered very little. Callum McCarthy examines why boxing’s stakeholders aren’t yet on the same page.
ESPN to launch college esports championship
The ESPN Events division of US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to launch an esports competition for college students