About half of the US say they are sports fan, meaning that they follow sports “at least somewhat closely”. Only 17 per cent are super fans, defined as people who say they follow sports “very or extremely closely”, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC. About four in 10 fans use sports-only streaming platforms […]

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced that it will launch Fubo Sports – a skinny content service that will offer US consumers a focused sports option at a lower price – on September 2nd At launch, Fubo Sports will include local broadcast stations owned-and-operated by ABC, CBS and Fox plus additional affiliates […]

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has acquired live rights to a range of US college football and basketball content through a multi-year sub-licensing agreement with ESPN. The content will be available to all DAZN users in selected territories in Europe and MENA free-to-view for a limited time. From the 2025 season, fans in the aforementioned […]

Disney+ launched on November 12th 2019 in a few select countries before being rolled out to others over the following months and years. The subscription-based streaming service gives registered members on-demand access to almost every TV show and movie produced by Disney. It also includes content from several major brands acquired by Disney, such as […]

ESPN and WWE have announced that WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) will debut on ESPN platforms this September – several months earlier than previously announced. The first WWE PLE to kick off the ESPN partnership will be the entertainment company’s first-ever Wrestlepalooza on September 20th, live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Wrestlepalooza will stream live on the […]

ESPN has rolled its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service and a set of new features on an enhanced ESPN App, making ESPN’s full suite of 12 networks and services available directly to US sports fans for the first time. The launch comes in time for a key stretch of sports programming across ESPN networks and […]

Fox One is now available across web, mobile and connected TV platforms in US priced at $19.99 (€17.21) per month (with a 7-day free trial) or $199.99 per year, with the option to add-on B1G+ or bundle Fox Nation. Starting October 2nd, customers will also have the opportunity to bundle FOX One with ESPN DTC […]

Streaming viewership continued to rise across the US in July 2025 as its portion of TV watch-time edged closer to the 50 per cent threshold, according to Nielsen’s monthly report of The Gauge – a snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption. Driven by an influx of streaming options across platforms, streaming usage trended upward slightly […]

Disney+ has announced that original comedy series Chad Powers, starring Glen Powell, will premiere September 30th exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, with two episodes at launch, followed by one episode weekly. The series picks up eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes Russ Holliday’s promising college football career. The hotshot quarterback tries to resurrect […]

ESPN’s upcoming direct-to-consumer service and Fox One, Fox’s direct to consumer streaming service, have announced an agreement that will give US consumers the opportunity to purchase the two services bundled together starting October 2nd for $39.99 (€34.35) per month. “Working with Fox One on this bundle offer allows us to bring ESPN’s world-class sports content […]