- Disney Q3: Higher Disney+ Subscribers, Trims D2C Losses
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Walt Disney's D2C business had positive results, with strong subscriber additions a ...
- Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery: Going For Low-Percentage Shots?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 9, 2023
The NBA appears to be in the driver's seat for future ...
- Falling Media Stocks? Pressure To Sell Legacy TV Business On The Line
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
One analyst has given Paramount Global a bit of a red fl ...
- NBA Fee Hikes Coming: A Game Changer For Warner Bros. Discovery?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 3, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery may need the NBA deal more than Disney, whi ...
- Disney Releases ESPN Financials For First Time, New Business Segment Results
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 19, 2023
Fiscal year 2022 results showed all of ESPN's revenues rising 8%, wi ...
- NFL TV Viewing 9% Higher, Amazon And ABC Up
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 6, 2023
Average viewership per game on TV networks and video platforms is ...
- Vizio TVs Now Offer Access To ESPN App, ESPN+, Disney Bundle
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Another deal that gives Disney access to millions of potential streaming subscribe ...
- ESPN, Disney Entertainment CFO Moves To Warner Music
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Bryan Castellani, who was with Disney for 20 years, joins Warner Mus ...
- Is The 'A La Carte' Picking Of TV Networks, Streamers Now A Myth?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, September 18, 2023
Right now, the prevailing wisdom is that consumers want all the popul ...
- As Disney-Charter Stalemate Continues, What About ESPN+ Option?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 8, 2023
"We have proposed creative ways to make Disney's direct-to-consumer services available ...
- Charter Spectrum Subscribers Sue Over Disney Blackout
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, September 7, 2023
Florida Gators football fans were outraged by "Lucy pulling the football aw ...
- Consumers Will Pay For Disney, Spectrum Money Battle
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The cable company accuses Disney of demanding a fee increase in ord ...
- Disney, Charter Push Pay TV Alternatives During Heated Carriage Contract Dispute
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Amid tense negotiations and the blackout of networks/stations, Charter and Disney a ...
- Movie Theaters To Show ESPN Telecasts Of ACC Games
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 31, 2023
ESPN previously partnered with Cinemark in the new arena of paid-for O ...
- ESPN Changing TV Bundle In 2 Years - Too Late? What Remains
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 29, 2023
ESPN has been said among analysts to be the glue that hol ...
- ESPN Streamer: Amazon Joins Talks, Monthly Fee Could Hit $35
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 25, 2023
Amazon's been open about its intention to pursue more live-sports deals, followi ...
- Verizon, Disney Discuss ESPN D2C Partnership
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, August 21, 2023
Verizon's CEO has openly expressed interest in partnering on a D2C versi ...
- Apple's Potential ESPN Bite: Sports Leagues Or Sports TV Network Focus?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 21, 2023
Selling all of Disney to Apple? Nah.. Think more strategically. How abo ...
- TV, Streaming Content Isn't Just King: It's A King With Long Arms
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 11, 2023
Content is not only king -- a ruler is pulling more strin ...
- ESPN Strikes $2B Branding Deal For 'ESPN Bet' Sportsbook
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The branding deal, which starts up this fall in the 16 legaliz ...
- ESPN Possible New Owners: The Sports Leagues Themselves?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 25, 2023
According to a CNBC report, ESPN is talking with the biggest spor ...
- More Signs Of Streaming Cutbacks - Time To 'Super Bundle'?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 21, 2023
Consumers keep pushing to make streaming cutbacks. But streaming platform owners m ...
- Full ESPN As A Streamer For $30 A Month - Take A Big Swing
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 20, 2023
Imagine ESPN as a stand-alone streaming app. Then consider the price ta ...
- All Live TV News On Streaming? I Feel The Earth Move Under My Feet
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 5, 2023
If Warner Bros. Discovery puts all live CNN on streamer Max a ...
- ESPN+ A Plus To Some - Replacement For The Mothership? The Good, The Bad, The Benched
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 21, 2023
ESPN+ is not ESPN. It doesn't have all the more valuable li ...
- XFL Playbook Year 1: Did Consumers In-Stadium, On TV Buy In Or Drop The Pass?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 13, 2023
If sports is such a big thing for live, linear TV, w ...
- Horizon Hosts Second Annual 'Infronts,' Pairs Creators With Brands
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, June 6, 2023
The event also kicks off Mavin, a new "social-first" video production a ...
- LIV Golf Strikes Surprise Merger Deal With PGA Tour
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 6, 2023
A merger of the two golf groups would combine both LIV a ...
- The Most Valuable Cable TV Network Thinks About Going It Alone: Are You Game?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 22, 2023
ESPN is preparing for a world that has complete dependency on streamin ...
- ESPN Sells Out Women's NCAA Championship Broadcast Inventory
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Coverage has drawn 15 broadcast sponsors and nearly 100 advertisers. ...