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Australian first as ESPN lands tour of West Indies
It will be Australia’s first Test matches in the West Indies for a decade, and the first time that an Australian overseas cricket tour will be shown on ESPN in the country since it first began broadcasting there in 1995.
F1 continues youth drive with Disney deal
Formula 1 has made another big move in its strategic focus on younger fans by agreeing a new licensing deal with Disney.
Fubo comforted by Venu settlement in Q1 earnings
Fubo narrowed its losses in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, though its North American subscriber total fell to 1.47 million, the streaming aggregator has revealed in its latest financial earnings report.
Globo out as quartet land Brasileiro Série B rights
Disney is the new dominant force in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B broadcast landscape, with Globo out of the picture for the first time in 27 years.
Fubo eyes aggregation plans, narrows losses
Fubo is eyeing the autumn for its sports and broadcasting service, and plans various bundles ahead of the completion of its merger with Hulu.
ESPN, MLB to ‘mutually’ terminate deal
ESPN and Major League Baseball have called an early end to their domestic media rights agreement, which was due to expire in 2028.
World Surf League extends Disney rights deal
Disney has retained World Surf League rights in the United States for 2025, and will also show its competitions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Fubo, Hulu OTT merger ends Venu legal spat
Walt Disney and sports streaming platform Fubo have announced plans to combine online TV businesses, a deal that brings an end to a major legal challenge in the US media industry.
Latest Kings League event draws strong interest
More than 20 media outlets worldwide and a handful of major global brands are backing the inaugural Kings World Cup of Nations, which kicked off in Italy yesterday (Wednesday)
Disney streaming profits partly offset linear decline
Walt Disney’s streaming business continues to be profitable, partially offsetting a sharp fall in its linear networks' operating income in its fourth-quarter results.
WSL nets 11th-hour Disney deal across the Americas
Disney has struck a late deal ensuring live coverage of England's top-flight Women’s Super League across much of the Americas for the 2024-25 season ahead of tonight's (Friday's) kick-off.
Disney channels back on DirecTV in new carriage deal
Monday Night Football, ESPN's weekly showpiece NFL game, will be available to DirecTV's 11 million customers tonight (Monday) after the carriage dispute with Disney was finally resolved.
DirecTV lodges Disney complaint, hikes pricing
DirecTV has accused Disney of negotiating in bad faith, as their carriage dispute enters a second week and intensifies ahead of the return of the NFL's Monday Night Football
ESPN goes dark on DirecTV amid carriage, antitrust disputes
Disney and DirecTV failed to agree on a licensing deal, leading to Disney-owned channels — including ESPN and ABC — going dark Sunday night in the middle of US Open broadcasting and just before a marquee col…
Clock ticking for WBD after NBA board OKs mammoth deals
The National Basketball Association's record domestic media rights sales process is one step away from completion, after its board of governors approved the agreements with incumbent Disney and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video.
Disney bullish on NBA retention, ESPN+ subs slip in Q2
Disney is confident of retaining its National Basketball Association rights ahead of a new deal that would begin in 2025, chief executive Bob Iger has declared
Disney tests Nordics sports market waters with Uefa club rights deal
Disney's entry into the Nordics rights market, landing the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in Denmark and Sweden, enables it to secure locally relevant content ahead of a more potentially heavyweight rights spend.
Fubo files antitrust complaint over ESPN-Fox-WBD streaming JV
Fubo is suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery over their recently announced joint venture sports streaming platform, calling the move an "extreme suppression of competition in the US sports-focused streaming market", according to a copy of the lawsuit.