Disney, NFL Close Deal That Makes League Partial Owner in ESPN
The next time the NFL doesn’t like the way ESPN covers the league, its executives can go right to the boss — by looking in the mirror. The Disney sports-media giant and the massive…
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ESPN and Words + Pictures Partner for Six-Part Nick Saban Docuseries
ESPN and Words + Pictures have unveiled their new six-part docuseries “Saban,” which chronicles the life and storied career of the former University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.…
CFP National Championship 2026 Livestream: How to Watch Miami Hurricanes vs. Indiana Hoosiers Online Without Cable for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After thrilling Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl games,…
How to Watch the NBA on Christmas Day Online Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The NBA has released its 2025 Christmas Day…
Talaya Gaines Jumps to ESPN for Talent Relations VP Role
Talaya Gaines, a veteran TV sports executive, has been named vice president of talent relations and development at ESPN, marking a return to the Disney sports-media giant. Gaines had most…
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape, How To Watch Online Livestream
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Ultimate Fighting Championship goes back home…
UFC 323 Livestream: How to Watch Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 MMA Fight Live Online Without Cable
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After Islam Makhachev defeated Jack Della Maddalena…
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 Livestream: How To Watch Online Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 —…
UFC 322 Livestream: How to Watch Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev MMA Fight Live Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After heavyweights Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane…
YouTube TV and Disney Reach Deal Ending Two-Week Blackout of ESPN, ABC
ESPN, ABC and other Disney TV networks are coming back to YouTube TV. Google and Disney finally ended their standoff, announcing an agreement Friday on pricing and terms for a renewed…
Disney+’s Luke Kang on Scaling Japan, Korea Originals and ESPN’s Asia Pacific Expansion: ‘Great Stories Will Travel Beyond Borders’
The Walt Disney Company is ramping up its local content investments in Japan and Korea as it enters a new phase of scaled production, while plotting expansion of its ESPN sports offering…
YouTube TV Blackout Is Costing Disney an Estimated $4.3 Million per Day in Lost Revenue
Disney is likely feeling a financial pinch from the ongoing blackout of ESPN, ABC and other networks on Google’s YouTube TV. Disney is losing an estimated $30 million per week from its…
YouTube TV to Begin Issuing Customers $20 Credit for Disney Blackout on Sunday
When the Disney nets were first pulled from YouTube TV, the internet company said that if ESPN, ABC local stations and Disney’s other channels were unavailable for “an extended period of…
ESPN takes name off betting app and partners with DraftKings
ESPN is shifting its strategy on online sports gambling, ending its partnership with Penn Entertainment. The companies announced Thursday they were terminating an agreement that offered…
YouTube TV Subscribers Increasingly Irate Over Disney Blackout: 24% Say They Have Already Canceled or Plan to Soon
It’s Day 7 of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV — and the patience of the internet TV service’s subscribers is wearing thin. Disney’s nets went dark on…
Google Spurns Disney’s Request to Restore ABC to YouTube TV for Election Night, Instead Proposes Letting Users Watch ESPN, ABC as Talks Continue
The war of words between Disney and Google continues — on the fourth day of the blackout of ESPN, ABC and other Disney networks on YouTube TV amid a fee dispute. On Monday, Disney asked…
‘Monday Night Football’: How to Watch the NFL Game Live Online Without Cable
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. End a long weekend of NFL thrills with even more…
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more channels from YouTube TV over contract dispute
YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal. Other channels that vanished from…
Disney Senior Execs on YouTube TV Blackout: Google Is ‘Not Interested in Achieving a Fair Deal With Us’
Disney‘s top brass is telling the troops that they’re going to continue to fight for a “fair deal” with Google’s YouTube TV, after the internet service pulled ESPN, ABC and other Disney…
YouTube TV to Drop Disney’s ABC, ESPN and Other Networks After Two Sides Fail to Reach New Deal
Disney‘s networks including ESPN and ABC are going dark on YouTube TV. Google says YouTube TV expects to remove Disney’s networks at the stroke of midnight ET, after the two sides remain…
UFC 321 Livestream: How to Watch Aspinall vs. Gane MMA Fight Live Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After light heavyweights Alex Pereira defeated…
UFC 320 Livestream: How to Watch Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 MMA Fight Live Online
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The Ultimate Fighting Championship goes back home…
Democrats pressure ESPN against alleged anti-competitive sports deals
Democrats in the House and Senate are sounding the alarm over ESPN's recent bid to team up with the NFL and Major League Baseball to consolidate distribution rights. Source link
People are boycotting Disney, Hulu, and ESPN after ABC yanked Jimmy Kimmel off the air. Will it work?
After Jimmy Kimmel made comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk on his show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC suspended the long-running program. The move came in the wake of criticism from…