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Disney, ESPN and Sports Services

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Disney, Fox Hope New Sports Services Boost Streaming - but Don't Hurt Cable
Sports and news have been "the last true holdouts" to make the jump to streaming, says Mike Proulx, vice president and research director at Forrester Research, and any streaming service that includes such a concentration of them "is ushering in a kind of last nail in the coffin of legacy TV."

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Disney's new ESPN streaming service has arrived, ushering in new era for sports and the cable bundle
Disney wants to sell you its ESPN streaming service on your morning commute

ESPN, Disney and App Looks

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Disney CEO Bob Iger: We believe the new app will ‘contribute nicely' to ESPN's bottom line over time
Bob Iger, Disney CEO, and Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN chairman, join CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss ESPN's new direct-to-consumer platform, how the success of the app will be measured, and much more.

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Disney's new ESPN app reaches for sports fans outside cable TV
ESPN’s New App Looks to Score With Cord-Nevers Through Personalized SportsCenter, Fantasy and Betting

Cena to headline WWE's First Wrestlepalooza Sept. 20 on ESPN

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Cena to headline WWE's 1st Wrestlepalooza Sept. 20 on ESPN

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WWE Comes Early to ESPN With ‘Wrestlepalooza' Special Event on September 20
WWE kicks off ESPN partnership with Wrestlepalooza

ESPN Set To Grab MLB.TV, Some Local Games In Latest Big Streaming Deal

ESPN and Major League Baseball have a "framework agreement" for out-of-market digital rights and local games from five ...

ESPN’s New Streaming App Launches Today. But the Network Doesn’t Want You Using It.

That may sound like a lot of fanfare, but ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service has launched with much less of a circus than ...

ESPN Unlimited, Hulu, FOX One apps now available to Spectrum TV customers at no additional cost

ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer streaming service, ESPN Unlimited that includes ESPN+, launched Thursday and is available to ...

ESPN’s Flagship Streaming Service Has Landed

Disney and ESPN’s perfect-world scenario and bet is to offer it in a way that attracts cord-cutters or -nevers but doesn’t lose linear customers. That brings us to the introductory pricing. This is ...

'A big day' for ESPN as it launches its all-in-one DTC streaming app

Disney-owned sports network ESPN (NYSE:DIS) has officially launched its new ESPN app, a direct-to-consumer service that will provide access to its 12 channels, up to 47,000 events, all of its studio ...

Disney's ESPN announces major deals with NFL, WWE, as entertainment company's profits soar

Disney's profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter based on the strength of the entertainment company's ...

ESPN Finally Enters Its Streaming Tomorrowland, Taking Wraps Off Long-Awaited Direct-To-Consumer App

After years of questions about its streaming future, ESPN is finally unveiling a new service that dramatically expands its ...
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Hulu isn't shutting down: What's going on with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN

Don't say goodbye to Hulu just yet. Disney isn't axing its streaming service like some reports suggest, but the company ...

Disney Expands Product and Tech Leadership Team With Tony Donohoe, Erin Teague

Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief product & technology officer Adam Smith is expanding his leadership team, adding former ...