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Venu Sports reveals launch price

Venu Sports, the upcoming standalone streaming service in the US being built through a joint venture between ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery, will be available at a launch price of $42.99 (€39.72) per month, with a seven-day free trial. Anyone signing up for Venu’s launch price will […]

August 2, 2024

ESPN signs Raja to multi-year extension

ESPN has signed Social & Digital Talent and Strategist Omar Raja to a new, multi-year contract where he will remain a driving force of ESPN’s social media strategy and will continue as the voice behind ESPN’s SportsCenter Instagram. “I’m thrilled to continue my journey with ESPN. From epic TikTok highlights to unforgettable Instagram and YouTube […]

July 30, 2024

WWE hires ESPN’s Tessitore

WWE, part of TKO Group, has announced that Joe Tessitore, a veteran voices in US sports television, will join the company as a play-by-play broadcaster later this summer. In his role, Tessitore will work alongside analysts Wade Barrett and Corey Graves on the SmackDown brand. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee will remain teamed up on […]

July 9, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Netflix tops Must Keep TV Report 2024

For the fifth year in a row, Netflix is the leading ‘must keep’ TV brand in the US, according to the 17th annual Must Keep TV Report from Solutions Research Group (SRG). The 2024 research is based on 1,400 interviews across the US with consumers aged 12 and older and conducted in May 2024. ABC, […]

July 2, 2024

ESPN extends FA Cup rights in US

ESPN has reached an agreement with the English Football Association (FA) for the media rights to the Emirates FA Cup in the US for the next four seasons, 2024-’25 through 2027-’28. The agreement extends ESPN+’s position as the exclusive home of 79 Emirates FA Cup matches each season, beginning with the First Round and running […]

May 22, 2024

US sports streamer JV named Venu Sports

Pete Distad, CEO of the forthcoming sports streaming platform being built through the joint venture created by ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros Discovery, has unveiled the future brand identity for the service. “We are excited to officially introduce Venu Sports, a brand that we feel captures the spirit of an all-new streaming home where sports […]

May 17, 2024By Colin Mann

Research: DFW sports bundle set to dent pay-TV subs

Research from Aluma Insights finds that pay-TV subscribers are far more inclined than non-subscribers to sign up for the Disney/ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery (DFW) sports bundle when it launches. One-in-five US pay-TV subscribers are at least moderately inclined to sign up for the DFW bundle, double the rate of those without pay TV. […]

May 15, 2024

Disney+ adds 6.3m subs in Q2

The Walt Disney Company has reported Q2 revenues increased to $22.1 billion (€20.5bn) from $21.8 billion in the prior-year quarter. Disney’s Entertainment Direct-to-Consumer business was profitable in Q2. While Disney said it was expecting softer Entertainment DTC results in Q3 to be driven by Disney+ Hotstar, it continues to expect its combined streaming businesses to […]

May 7, 2024

Record broadcasters for 150th Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, takes place on May 4th where the most promising three-year-old thoroughbreds come together to compete for a $5 million purse. Celebrating its 150th anniversary at Churchill Downs Racetrack, this monumental occasion, which marks the first leg of the US Triple Crown, has secured global recognition with more broadcasters […]

May 2, 2024

ESPN BET opens first retail sportsbook

Hollywood Casino at Greektown has unveiled its new ESPN BET branded sportsbook and restaurant on the upper floor of the 100,000-square-foot Downtown Detroit casino in the US. This sportsbook is the first ESPN BET branded retail location to open across PENN Entertainment’s portfolio of properties. The ESPN BET sportsbook and restaurant offers guests approximately 4,500 […]

April 25, 2024