Walt Disney Co.
Finance & Law

The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming success during the last quarter, in part through ESPN+, help counter what was otherwise a historically poor quarter for the company.
Media

Pan-African pay-television operator Multichoice has signed a carriage deal with the Walt Disney Company to carry ESPN and ESPN2 channels on its DStv platform
Media

SportBusiness reports back from the APOS 2020 Virtual Series, the online incarnation of the leading Asia-Pacific media, telecoms and entertainment industry conference hosted by Media Partners Asia.
Ice Hockey
Media

Social media initiative designed to help drive television viewership
Cricket
Events

Football's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player, run by French magazine France Football, will not take place this year due to Covid-19
American Football
Media

The Walt Disney Company has announced a wide-ranging production deal with former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media.
Basketball
Events

Insurance companies are removing or ramping up the cost of pandemic insurance for sports events - CNA/Reuters South Korean football's K League hopes to have fans back in stadiums from July 10 - Yonhap
Industry Moves

The Walt Disney Company's Indian streaming platform Disney Plus Hotstar has appointed former Google executive Sunil Rayan as president and head
Industry Moves

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has announced its recent appointment of Walt Disney Company executive Amar Melwani to the newly-created role of vice-president of distribution partnerships and …
Media

Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Brasil is said to have amassed a R$120m ($22.3m/€20m) deficit between 2016 and 2019.
Basketball
Events

After weeks of speculation, the National Basketball Association has confirmed it is officially in exploratory talks with the Walt Disney Company about resuming its season at the ESPN Wide World of Sports…
Industry Moves

Streaming executive had been passed over to succeed Bob Iger at Disney
Media

The proposed merger of the Brazilian arms of international sports broadcasters Fox Sports and ESPN has been given provisional approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (Cade), the competition…
Media

Disney deals with widespread business impacts from ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
American Football
Events

Average US viewership rises 35 per cent from prior high set a year ago
American Football
Events

Nearly two-thirds of the involved brands are first-time advertisers in the event
Mixed Martial Arts
Governance

Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has revealed he was pressured by the most senior executives at both the Walt Disney Company and ESPN to call off UFC 249, which was scheduled for April…
Media

Disney said its Disney+ entertainment-focused streaming video service has surpassed 50m subscribers worldwide since debuting just five months ago, highlighting a sharply accelerating growth rate