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NBA announces participants, format for players-only NBA 2K tournament
The National Basketball Association has announced the participants and format of its new players-only esports tournament it is holding to help fill the void amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
ESPN moves up release of anticipated Bulls documentary
10-part series shifted from June release to mid-April
NBA players to compete in televised NBA 2K competition
The National Basketball Association has become the latest major sports organization to turn to esports as a means to fill the void amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
ESPN Brasil pulls live programming to protect employees
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster ESPN has ceased all live programming amid the Covid-19 pandemic, stating the wellbeing of its employees is behind the decision
ESPN bringing back The Ocho to fill programming need
ESPN2 to feature day-long slate of offbeat and seldom-seen sports
Disney says entertainment sales growing amid sports shutdown
ESPN parent seeking to create alternate programming, keep brands and consumers engaged
ESPN looks to several areas to fill programming holes
Combination of studio-programming, archival content, special events among the network's key tools amid virus outbreak
ESPN expands international MLB rights
Network gains live OTT rights with league for much of Europe
XFL TV ratings fall below one-million mark for first time
In a potentially worrying landmark for the XFL, domestic television ratings for the spring-season American football league fell below the one-million mark for the first time over the weekend
PGA Tour embraces ESPN+ in lucrative nine-year domestic rights deals
The PGA Tour has finalised nine-year domestic media rights deals with incumbent rights-holders CBS, the commercial network, and the Comcast-owned NBC Sports Group, while agreeing a landmark streaming deal…
StarTimes adds ESPN channels in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has added ESPN and ESPN 2 to its linear platforms alongside four other Disney-owned entertainment channels
Iger steps down as Disney CEO, Chapek succeeds him
Media titan shifts to new role leading company's creative endeavors
WWE ‘in talks with ESPN+’ over PPV streaming deal
World Wrestling Entertainment is engaged in discussions with ESPN about putting its pay-per-view events on direct-to-consumer streaming service ESPN+, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
ESPN opts for two-man booth for Sunday Night Baseball
Shift to more streamlined broadcast team places more focus on Rodriguez
ESPN Brasil expands Spanish football portfolio with RFEF rights
ESPN has widened its portfolio of Spanish football in Brazil by adding three cup competitions to its coverage
NBA Experience forges bold new ground for fan development
Christian Sylt takes a look inside the NBA Experience, the new immersive basketball venue at Walt Disney World in Florida.
ESPN+ climbs to 7.6m paid subscribers following Disney+ launch
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, now has 7.6m paid subscribers, Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed in a quarterly earnings call.
That is a huge climb from 3.5
LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant tribute draws big audience for ESPN
The Los Angeles Lakers' first game following the death of Kobe Bryant, against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 31, averaged 4.41m viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen figures.