ESPN, the Disney-owned sports network, has announced a contract with former NFL MVP Cam Newton. Under this deal, he will primarily be a commentator on First Take, ESPN’s signature morning debate show featuring Stephen A Smith and host Molly Qerim. Newton will make his show debut on October 11th during a live show at Tennessee […]
The NBA has debuted its 2024-25 season tip-off brand campaign, The Tip-Off, which is now streaming across all @NBA social platforms and on the NBA App. In the spot, two-time NBA champion and six-time NBA All-Star Kawhi Leonard and two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards are joined in the center circle by three-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo, five-time NBA All-Star Luka Dončić, […]
The Florida Panthers, ViewLift and Scripps Sports have announced that ‘Panthers Plus,’ an all-new mobile application and the official streaming home of the club, is now available on web browser, iOS, Android, AppleTV, Roku and Amazon Fire TV. Additional platforms Samsung TV and LG TV are expected to be announced and added in the coming […]
DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company have announced “an agreement in principle” that has seen Disney’s full linear suite of networks restored to DirecTV, DirecTV Stream and U-verse customers in the US while both parties work to finalise a new, multi-year contract. DirecTV had dropped all Disney channels on September 1st after failing to agree […]
The Walt Disney Company and US satellite TV provider DirecTV have failed to reach a new distribution deal for ESPN, ABC and other Disney-owned networks, resulting in more than 11 million DirecTV subscribers across the US losing access to those networks on September 1st. The expiry of the prior deal, which was signed in 2019, […]
With the Main Draw of the 2024 US Open underway in New York City, ESPN and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have extended their relationship with a new, 12-year agreement that will keep the iconic event with ESPN through 2037. The deal, which starts in 2026 and is ESPN’s longest-term tennis agreement, also continues […]
The Walt Disney Company has reported revenue of $23.2 billion (€21.2bn) for its Q3 2024 fiscal year, rising 4 per cent on the same quarter last year. The number of Disney+ subscribers rose by around 1 per cent to 118.3 million: In the US and Canada, the streaming service added a net 800,000 new subscribers […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]