Cheaper Cost for Disney and Apple Streaming Services Won’t Stop Netflix From Raising Sub Fees
Streaming giant isn’t worried about its new competitors costing half as much
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Rachel Nichols and ‘The Jump’ to Take Over for ‘NBA Countdown’ as ESPN’s Top NBA Pregame Show
Michelle Beadle replaced as “Countdown” host by Maria Taylor
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ESPN to Launch Daily Sports Show on Quibi in 2020
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-only streaming service will feature shows 10 mins or less
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Disney Pulls Netflix Ads From Its Entertainment Networks
Mouse House bans streaming giant’s ads as it prepares to debut Disney+ in November
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Former ESPN Anchor Michael Smith Named Chief Content Officer of Sports-Themed Studio (Co)laboratory
Smith and ESPN agree to buyout
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ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Advanced the Ball on Covering All Sports–Except One
“If there are fans, we should be doing it,” he says in interview marking the network’s 40th anniversary
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NFL’s TV Ratings Continue Upward Momentum on 2019 Kickoff Weekend
Every network except for CBS saw an improvement from 2018
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ESPN ‘E:60’ Special Digs Through the Ashes of Paradise in the Wake of Devastating Wildfire
Reporter Tom Rinaldi and producer follow the Paradise High School football team as they return to the field after last year’s Camp Fire
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ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Changes Confusing Down-and-Distance Graphic Mid-Game (Video)
New Orleans Saints win, and so does Twitter
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Ronda Rousey’s ‘Why We Fight’ Moves to ESPN+ for Season 2
Seven-episode series hosted by UFC fighter Cat Zingano is produced by Dirty Robber and Religion of Sports, co-founded by Gotham Chopra, Tom Brady and Michael Strahan
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Tubi Expands to Australia, Aims to Be Ad-Supported ‘Complement’ to Netflix
“The idea the average consumer will subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, Hulu, HBO, ESPN+, Showtime, Starz and Discovery — that is ludicrous,” CEO Farhad Massoudi says
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ESPN’s New Series ‘Backstory’ Investigates ‘Ugliest Finish in Tennis Grand Slam History’ (Video)
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Don Van Natta Jr. takes viewers on a “journalism journey through stories to gather new information and find fresh insight,” he tells TheWrap
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ESPN Delays Coverage of ‘Apex Legends’ Esports Tournament After Mass Shootings
Video game competition was set to air this weekend
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Could Disney’s New $12.99 Streaming Bundle Be a Netflix Killer?
Disney will eat into Netflix’s 60 million U.S. accounts and reach 24-30 million domestic subscribers by 2024, Needham analyst Laura Martin says
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‘Mixed-ish,’ ‘For Life’ and Live Sports Lift Disney to Increase in Ad Prices for Upfront Ad Sales
Oscars has already sold more than 50% of its ad inventory for next February
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Disney to Offer Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+ Bundle for $12.99 a Month
The all-in-one offering will be available when Disney+ launches on Nov. 12
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ESPN Reminds Staff to Avoid ‘Pure Politics’ After Dan Le Batard Criticizes Trump for Supporters’ ‘Send Her Back’ Comments
Le Batard criticized Trump and ESPN on his radio show on Thursday
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Disney to Combine Media Sales and Distribution Operations
Justin Connolly to lead new combined organization as president of media distribution
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Rob Gronkowski, Snoop Dogg, Nikki Bella Fuel ESPYS Week Parties (Photos)
The biggest day in sports now lasts a whole week, with ESPN, Nickelodeon, Players’ Tribune and Sports Spectacular joining the action
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ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Reveals Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis
The 86-year-old pens post for ESPN Front Row
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ESPYS 2019: 14 Things You Didn’t See on TV, From Gronk’s Dance-Off to Sports Star Karaoke
The U.S women’s national soccer team weren’t the only sports stars having a good time at the ESPYS on Wednesday
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ESPYS 2019 Complete Winners List: US Women’s National Soccer Team Named Best Team
Tracy Morgan hosts the annual sports awards show
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‘ESPYS Red Carpet Show Live’ Is Going to Be the ‘Most Real Show You Will See on Wednesday’
Cassidy Hubbarth, Katie Nolan, Dianna Russini and Clinton Yates host live coverage on Twitter from the red carpet before this year’s ESPYS awards
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ESPN NFL Analyst Tedy Bruschi Recovering From Another Stroke
The three-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots has been advocating stroke awareness since suffering his first one in 2005
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ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza on Why That Major League Baseball London Series Is Just the Beginning
“Major League Baseball has committed to coming back at least one more year,” Mendoza tells TheWrap
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ESPN Anchor Bob Ley to Retire After 40 Years
Legendary sports journalist will hang it up at the end of June
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7 Big Media Trends of 2019 (So Far), From Streaming Fatigue to DirecTV Now’s Face Plant
“Soon we’ll all start looking at our credit card bills and start saying, ‘Why am I subscribing to all of these services?”” Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive, told TheWrap
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Serena Williams, Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson Among 2019 ESPYS Nominees
Hosted by Tracy Morgan, the ESPYS will broadcast live from Los Angeles on ABC on Wednesday, July 10
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Ciara Named Host of ESPN’s 2019 Sports Humanitarian Awards, Nominees Announced
Chris Long, Reggie Bullock, Yadier Molina and Sloane Stephens are finalists for the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award
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Scripps National Spelling Bee Ends With Record 8 Co-Champions After 20 Rounds
Can you spell H-I-S-T-O-R-I-C?
