[ As the viewing landscape continues to get more complex, ESPN is aiming to streamline things for sports fans by integrating links to video feeds from regional sports networks into its main app and website. Starting this week, subscribers to NESN, which carries Boston sports teams including the Red Sox and Bruins, will be able … Read more
[ Despite the rigors of the ongoing transition from linear TV to streaming, NFL Chief Media & Business Officer Brian Rolapp expects traditional media partners like Fox, NBCUniversal, Disney and Paramount to remain viable for years to come. “We’re not worried about any insolvency risk,” Rolapp said when asked about Paramount and other rights holders … Read more
[ Fubo CEO David Gandler blasted away again at a planned sports bundle backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the companies a “sports cartel” engaging in “borderline racketeering.” His comments came during a conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss fourth-quarter results. Fubo posted strong numbers in the quarter, including 1.62 … Read more
[ Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish derided a planned streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery for having “only a subset of sports.” In his first public comments since the announcement of the service, which does not include any Paramount or NBCUniversal properties, Bakish noted several gaps it will have. “There’s … Read more
[ In his first public comments about a planned sports streaming joint venture with Disney and Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said it will increase the companies’ reach and not add to their cord-cutting woes. The JV partners “have a very rich target” of 60 million-plus sports fans who are not in the … Read more
[ Streaming pay-TV operator Fubo, after its stock plunged 23%, issued a statement blasting the new sports streaming venture involving Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. Tuesday’s Disney-Fox-WBD news “has undoubtedly captured our attention,” the statement said. “Fubo has consistently championed the principle of consumer choice and we’re not surprised more sports streaming options … Read more
[ Disney, Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up for a sports streaming venture set to launch this fall. Details (notably including the price) are still coming into focus about the service, which will pool resources among three of the top owners of sports rights. One aspect yet to be determined is how … Read more
[ Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos took a victory lap on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call about the company’s acquisition of exclusive rights to Monday Night Raw and other WWE programming. “If I could raise a single eyebrow at a time, I would lean into the camera with a single eyebrow and do my best Dwayne,” … Read more
[ After insisting publicly for years that it was not dead-set on pursuing sports rights, Netflix has made a landmark deal for one of cable TV’s staples, WWE‘s Monday Night Raw. Starting in January 2025, Netflix will now be the exclusive home of Raw in the U.S., Canada, UK and Latin America. Other territories are … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery plans to launch the paid version of its B/R Sports Add-On several months from now, a shift from the company’s initial guidance. When the sports tier carrying the Bleacher Report branding was announced last September and then went live in October, it carried no extra charge for Max subscribers. The … Read more
