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Should Disney Spin Off ESPN? Wall Street Analysts Remain Split On Sports Strategy
The fate of ESPN, Disney’s prize asset and a reliable generator of cash flow even in uncertain times, remains the subject of vigorous debate in industry and finance circles.
Wells Fargo media analyst Steven Cahall weighed in on the side of spinning off the sports property, going as far as predicting…
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ESPN Execs Talk Sports’ Migration To Streaming And The Steep Growth Curve For ESPN+: “Digital Is A Godsend”
EXCLUSIVE: By design, the launch of ESPN+ in April 2018 did not resemble that of streaming sibling Disney+ a year and a half later, with its Mandalorian cannon shot and 10 million subscribers on Day 1.
Aiming at first to incrementally extend the universe of programming available to diehard sports…
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ESPN+ Price Will Rise 43% In August, Reflecting Increase In Live Sports Offerings
ESPN+, which has grown dramatically over the past couple of years while also adding a significant amount of live sports offerings, will increase its monthly price to from $7 to $10 a month on August 23.
The 43% rate hike is the second one in a little more than a year for ESPN+, which launched in 2018 and now has 22.3…
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ESPN+ Expands ‘Places’ Franchise With John McEnroe, Sue Bird, More
ESPN+ made some news Tuesday during Disney’s upfront presentation when Peyton Manning and Eli Manning took the stage and said the streamer’s Places franchise is growing.
The additions include college and WNBA champion Sue Bird exploring college basketball with Sue’s Places; three-time NHL All-Star P.K. Subban…
Disney+ Adds Almost 8M Subscribers In Fiscal Q2, Nearly 20M Over Past Six Months
Disney delivered strong streaming gains, adding nearly 8 million new subscribers to Disney+ in its fiscal second quarter.
Disney+ reached a global total of 137.7 million subscribers as of the April 2 end of the quarter, up from 129.8 million in the previous quarter. The tally was up almost 20 million from six months…
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Disney Streaming Vet Jessica Casano-Antonellis Joins SiriusXM As Head Of Communications
Jessica Casano-Antonellis, a former senior exec at Disney who played a key role in the launches of Disney+ and ESPN+, has joined SiriusXM as SVP and head of communications.
She reports to Chief Marketing Officer Denise Karkosis and succeeds Patrick Reilly, who is leaving the audio company after a 17-year…
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Disney Adds Disney+ And ESPN+ To Hulu + Live TV, Raises Bundle’s Monthly Price By $5
Softening the blow of a monthly price hike, Disney is offering subscribers to Hulu’s live TV service access to Disney+ and ESPN+ at no extra charge.
Beginning on December 21, the Hulu + Live TV package will cost $5 more each month. It will go up to $70 with the ad-supported tier of Hulu’s on-demand service and $76…
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Disney+ Growth Slows Sharply; Service Now At 118.1M Global Subscribers
Disney reported reaching 118.1 million global subscribers with its flagship streaming service Disney+ about two years after it launched.
That’s just 2.1 million more than the company reported in August as of the end of its fiscal third quarter, a dramatic but not-unexpected slowdown.
The company divulged the streaming…
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Disney To Hike Price For ESPN+ By A Dollar A Month In August; Bundle, UFC PPV Costs To Remain Unchanged
Disney streaming service ESPN+, which has grown steadily since launching in 2018, will cost a dollar more per month starting in August.
As of August 13, the cost of a subscription will go to $7 a month, from $6, mirroring a recent uptick for Disney+. A full-year subscription will now run $70, up from $60. The price…
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Euro 2020 Soccer Tournament: TV Schedule, Groups, Sites
UPDATED with latest schedules: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN+ will team to air all 51 matches of Euro 2020, the delayed UEFA European Football Championship tournament that began June 11 and runs through the final July 11 at Wembley Stadium in London.
In all, the Disney networks will televise more than 140 live hours of…
ESPN Promotes Veteran Exec Burke Magnus To Top Programming Role
Burke Magnus, who first joined ESPN in 1995, has been promoted to president of programming and original content.
He will continue to report to Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and sports content. Before being upped, Magnus was EVP of programming and original content.
"Burke is a talented leader and collaborative…
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Disney+ And ESPN+ Launch On Comcast Xfinity X1 And Flex
In a significant new integration, Comcast has added Disney+ and ESPN+ to its Xfinity pay-TV and broadband services.
The two streaming services will be part of the main user interface for X1 TV customers as well as on the Flex broadband video package.
As streaming has matured in recent years, Comcast has adopted a…
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