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Disney CEO Chapek: linear TV still generating “tremendous cash flow”
Traditional medium is still "really funding the operation"
ESPN gives big promotion to programming head Magnus
Network veteran elevated after frenetic run of major rights acquisitions
Disney to shut down 100 cable channels in streaming push
Chapek says he wants company "on the front end of that wave" for DTC
Disney remains ‘in conversations’ for NFL Sunday Ticket
Out-of-market package is last major open piece of NFL's US rights inventory
ESPN secures $1.4bn US rights deal with LaLiga through 2028-29
ESPN and LaLiga have finalized a wide-ranging long-term media rights deal that will make streaming service ESPN+ the principal English- and Spanish-language home for Spain's top-flight soccer league in…
ESPN pares down game inventory, fee in MLB rights extension
Network cuts annual cost by 21 per cent but focuses on rights exclusivity
2021 NFL Draft ends with event’s third-largest audience
Key league event essentially draws even with 2019 audience
ESPN follows Marvel-themed NBA game with MLB, Star Wars crossover
ESPN and Star Wars, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL Draft outdraws Oscars, secures second-biggest ever audience
The National Football League reaffirmed its position as the most valuable property in the United States media landscape when the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft on April 29 outdrew the Oscars for the…
ESPN, Marvel partner for superhero-themed NBA telecast
ESPN and Marvel, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL, Disney unveil co-branded Junk Food Clothing apparel line
The National Football League and Walt Disney Co. have partnered with vintage T-shirt company Junk Food Clothing to create a capsule collection ahead of next week's NFL Draft.
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
Set of five landmark pacts nearly double league's annual US media rights
Aser Ventures’ Massimo Marinelli on global investment trends
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Massimo Marinelli, chief executive of global investment company Aser Ventures. Eric and Chris also discuss the National Hockey League's landmark media rights agreement with The Walt Disney Co., the XFL's potential collaboration with the Canadian Football League, and a $40m investment round for prominent esports organization Envy Gaming.
Landmark NHL deal amplifies strategic shift for ESPN, Walt Disney Co.
A new seven-year rights deal with the National Hockey League showcases the Walt Disney Co.'s heightened corporate priority on streaming, with ESPN+ and Hulu each playing crucial roles in the agreement and its planned distribution of games. SportBusiness' US editor Eric Fisher reports.
Disney+ hits 100 million subscribers
Fast-growing streaming service hits latest milestone
Turner resistant to Argentinian government’s free-to-air Primera División plan
Media group Turner is pushing back against the Argentinian government's plans to put four top-tier Primera División matches on free-to-air television, a move that would dilute the broadcaster's exclusive …
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games