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...ESPN Bet branding will be rolled out across ESPN’s TV shows in the coming months. On the app, ESPN’s hosts, such as Van Pelt, will recommend bets for users....
...The organisers of the tournament are in negotiations for a new media rights contract, as its current exclusive agreement with Disney’s ESPN ends in two years....
...Disney’s ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery plan to launch a sports streaming service later this year that will aggregate the games offered by the media groups’ traditional television networks....
...The potential tie-up between ESPN and TGL comes at a pivotal time for both the network and the business of golf....
...Perrette did not rule out involvement in future consolidation in the US media sector, pointing to the decision to bring together its sports content with rivals ESPN and Fox into a single bundle as a step...
...The deal between Penn and ESPN is a watershed moment for Disney’s sports cable network as it continues to build out its streaming platform ESPN+ and it has tapped advisers to examine its options....
...Warner recently announced that it would launch a sport streaming service alongside Disney’s ESPN and Fox, a plan that the companies hope will help capture fans who are no longer subscribing to linear TV...
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...But in the agreement announced on Monday, the companies said this streaming version of ESPN will be available to Spectrum customers when it is launched....
...Taking ESPN directly to consumers would be a blow to cable companies such as Charter....
...If the new “ESPN Bet” meets certain market share targets, Disney receives a fifth of Penn’s stock....
...One of the biggest decisions Iger faces is what to do about ESPN....
...Last week, a verdict was passed down in the case of Walkers Snack Foods Ltd v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, with first-tier tribunal judges Anne Fairpo and Sonia Gable ruling against...
...Disney channels including ESPN have gone dark on the screens of around 15mn Charter Communications pay-TV customers. Such “carriage” disputes occur sporadically. But this one may be existential....
...Like rival Disney, which is pondering the future for its ESPN network, Zaslav must judge whether news channel CNN is worth selling off to a specialised owner....
...Chapek, too, had been leaning towards holding on to ESPN, according to a person close to him. “But ESPN is a declining asset, and Disney has a tough balance sheet....
...But even Disney’s ESPN is now struggling with high costs and flagging revenue. Its once dominant “linear networks” division just reported a 16 per cent quarterly drop in operating profits....
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...Just this week, Disney-owned sports channel ESPN announced plans to launch a sports book, joining the likes of DraftKings, MGM, and Ireland-based Flutter Entertainment....
...They point to the seven-year deal ESPN signed last year with the National Hockey League allowing it to show games on the ESPN cable network, ESPN Plus, the Hulu streaming service and ABC....
...Following the remarks, Loeb appeared to retreat from his ESPN push....
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