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 […]
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and the NFL have announced a non-binding agreement under which ESPN will acquire NFL Network and certain other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL – including NFL’s linear RedZone Channel, and NFL Fantasy – in exchange for a 10 per cent equity stake in ESPN. […]
ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and WWE, part of TKO Group, have announced a rights agreement as ESPN platforms, including the new ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, will become the exclusive US domestic home of all WWE Premium Live Events (PLEs) starting in 2026. The ESPN DTC service will stream all WWE PLEs […]
DirecTV has announced that its streaming, satellite and U-verse customers will gain access to ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost. All DirecTV streaming and MySports customers in the US will receive access to ESPN Unlimited following its launch, with satellite and U-verse customers gaining access this autumn. DirecTV streaming customers with a Gemini device who […]
Apple is reportedly in talks for the US TV rights to Formula 1. Buoyed by the Box Office success of its F1 movie starring Brad Pitt, it sees the rights as a big step on its ambitions for live sport and will challenge Disney’s ESPN — Formula 1’s current US broadcaster — when the broadcast […]