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ESPN lays off 300 employees, will not fill 200 other positions
Disney-owned sports media giant undergoes heavy staff cutbacks
Disney poised to make aggressive bid for NFL’s “SNF”
Media giant eyes upgrade in its NFL rights package
ESPN’s “College GameDay” to air live at Augusta during The Masters
ESPN and Augusta National have announced that College GameDay will be broadcast live at next month's Masters tournament on November 14
NBA Draft to be held at ESPN studios in Connecticut
Virtual format to resemble those used by many other leagues this year for Drafts
ESPN placing more content behind ESPN+ paywall
Moves continue push to enhance value, prominence of subscription offering
ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
ESPN Deportes secures Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl LV
ESPN Deportes has gained the domestic Spanish-language rights to broadcast Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021.
ESPN/Fox merger rejected by Argentina’s competition watchdog
The Disney media group’s latest attempts to merge international arms of pay-television broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports has failed after Argentina’s competition authority blocked its proposal.
French top-tier women’s football secures overseas coverage
France’s Division 1 Féminine, the top tier of women’s football in the country, is to receive broadcast coverage in the US, UK, Germany and Italy from the 2020-21 season.
ESPN extends long-running Southland Conference deal
ESPN and its direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ have signed a multi-year extension to a rights deal with the Southland Conference US college sports conference
USL Championship final to be aired on ESPN for first time
The United Soccer League Championship final will become the first game in league history to air on the main ESPN channel, it has been announced
ESPN ready to hit ground running as Bundesliga partnership in US kicks off
ESPN is putting on major marketing effort to promote its new media-rights deal with German top flight league while also focusing on wider long-term content initiatives. Bob Williams reports
Patriot League seals multiyear digital rights deal with ESPN+
The Patriot League has reached a multiyear media rights deal with ESPN, which makes direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ the conference's exclusive digital home for live and archived sporting events, starting…
NFL TV ratings deliver mixed view in Week 1
Fox Sports sees meaningful audience gains while other networks struggle
ESPN expands sports betting presence with Caesars, DraftKings deals
Sports media giant extends fervent push into sports wagering
LaLiga closes long-term Brazilian rights renewal with Disney
LaLiga, the governing body of Spain’s highest two domestic football divisions, has agreed a long-term rights renewal with the Disney Group in Brazil.
ESPN expands sports betting footprint with new digital show, YouTube channel
ESPN is expanding its sports betting footprint in the United States with the launch of new digital show Bet and a YouTube channel dedicated to sports betting content