Ready for some football….The other kind of football. ESPN and the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) have inked an exclusive agreement for worldwide rights (excluding U.S.) to the league's regular season and playoff matches.
ESPN already holds the rights to NWSL broadcasts in the U.S. via a separate agreement…
ESPN’s loss is the Philadelphia Eagles gain, as veteran quarterback Josh McCown has opted to leave his position as an analyst with the sports network to return to football.
McCown retired in the off-season after serving as a mentor last year to New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. He will fill the Eagles need for a…
Disney and Charter have struck a new carriage deal a week before the launch of ESPN’s ACC Network, an important effort to expand its college sports portfolio at a sensitive time for the pay-TV ecosystem.
The agreement encompasses Disney's streaming services including Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+, which will launch November…
Following through on its promises to offer a bundle of its streaming services, Disney confirmed it will roll out a bundle of Disney+, Hulu’s basic on-demand tier and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month.
The pricing is identical to the rate for the most popular Netflix subscription. The bundle will offer a $5 discount from the…
ESPN host Dan Le Batard was MIA from his radio show today as his employer weighed punishment for his breaking company rules about talking politics on the air.
Le Batard had returned to his show Friday, a day after his riled his bosses over comments about Donald Trump’s war of words with a quartet of Democratic…
ESPN host Dan Le Batard returned to the air Friday after delivering a scorching anti-Donald Trump diatribe Thursday and also questioning his employer’s stance on politics. Watch the video below.
Le Batard joined a chorus of critics of different political persuasions in decrying Trump’s campaign rally in North…
Add Sandra Bullock to the growing list of voices calling for equal pay for the US Women’s National Soccer team.
Appearing at the 2019 ESPYS in Los Angeles to present the “Best Team” award, Bullock spoke out in favor of the women, who are paid less than the men’s national team despite back-to-back World Cup wins.
“All…
The 2019 ESPYS brought out the stars in force to celebrate the best in sports as voted by the fans. Tracy Morgan hosted, quipping that it was one of the few rooms where everyone knew how the guests made their money. Watch his monologue above.
This year’s award winners:
Jimmy V Award for Perseverance:Â Rob MendezPat T…
ESPN generated its highest-rated NBA Summer League game ever across networks on Friday night, according to Nielsen.
The telecast featuring former Duke stars Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans vs. R.J. Barrett and the New York Knicks drew a record 1.2 metered market rating on ESPN, up 33 percent from the…
ESPN said Friday that former New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi, the three-time Super Bowl champion and now an ESPN analyst, suffered a stroke Thursday. His family said in a statement that he is recovering.
“He recognized his warning signs immediately: arm weakness, face drooping and speech difficulties…
With the FIFA Women’s World Cup raring for Sunday’s final featuring Team USA vs. the Netherlands and ratings for the tournament on Fox and FS1 on the rise, ESPN has inked a deal with the American women’s pro soccer league, the National Women's Soccer League, to televise 14 matches during the current 2019 season that…
After a 40-year career at ESPN, Bob Ley has announced his retirement from the network.
Ley, ESPN’s longest-tenured anchor, announced in September 2018 that he would be taking a six-month sabbatical as host of Outside the Lines. In May, he said he was extending his sabbatical indefinitely. Ley said today he will be…
