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Charter CEO says they may move on from Disney ‘permanently’ amidst ‘broken’ system
Verizon reportedly talking to Disney about potential ESPN partnership
Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg has "made no secret of his openness to such an arrangement."
James Andrew Miller: ‘This conundrum that ESPN is facing is actually really, really difficult to navigate’
"The marketplace is changing … and I think Disney's desire to do something with ESPN is changing fast."
ESPN’s Sage Steele leaves ESPN to ‘exercise my first amendment rights more freely’
Steele is leaving ESPN after 16 years at the network and a lengthy legal battle.
Bob Iger focused on ESPN’s Direct to Consumer transition, but not too soon
Tech companies also rumored as possible ESPN strategic partners
Add a litany of tech companies to the list of possible “strategic partners” for ESPN. Per the New...
Bob Iger brings in former Disney execs Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs as consultants
The pair of consultants both served in high-profile roles at Disney in the past.
Comcast’s Mike Cavanagh says idea of them taking an ESPN stake is ‘very improbable’
Jimmy Pitaro says ESPN shift to direct-to-consumer streaming won’t upend linear TV channel
"The [traditional TV] model has been very good to Disney."
Disney’s Bob Iger criticized after attending NBA games amid mass layoffs
Disney CEO Bob Iger received criticism for attending NBA games amid the company's mass layoffs according to the Wall Street Journal.
ESPN ‘strategic partners’ seem likely to be private equity firms
John Ourand of Sports Business Journal found, after consultation with sources, that private equity seems likely to be the "strategic partner" ESPN might work with.
Bob Iger says ABC ‘may not be core’ to Disney, which could have major ESPN and sports implications
Sage Steele’s lawyer blasts ESPN settlement offer: “Disney cannot purchase their empoyee’s constitutional rights”
"Disney cannot purchase their employee’s constitutional rights no matter how powerful they think they are"
FiveThirtyEight is no longer doing sports forecasts
"After the recent layoffs and organizational decisions from Disney/ABC News, the team is officially no longer maintaining or supporting our sports forecasts."
Analyst suggests Disney should keep bundling ESPN instead of creating standalone platform
"We believe that a sports-only streaming app is a tough model and that sports integrated in a general entertainment service a la Peacock or Paramount Plus makes more sense."
Disney reportedly may bid for WWE broadcast rights, but for FX rather than ESPN
The potential cable home would be FX, not ESPN.
Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, and Jeff Van Gundy’s commentary is now an incredible social media meme
Mike Breen does his best to rein Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy in
Airing F1’s Monaco Grand Prix live on ABC pays off for Disney
This year's broadcast of the Monaco Grand Prix produced the third-largest Formula One live audience ever in the United States.
Variety’s tweets and Facebook posts on Sage Steele lawsuit called her a ‘former ESPN anchor’
Twitter and Facebook posts from Variety on their story on Sage Steele's lawsuit identified her as a "former ESPN anchor," which is not the current situation.
ESPN expected to launch full direct-to-consumer offering in 2025 or 2026
Consumers could perhaps buy access to ESPN's main linear feed over the top as early as 2025.
Sports media insiders: ESPN ‘not a great place to be’ with morale ‘as low as any time I’ve ever seen’
"Mickey, he's a passive-aggressive M-Fer."
Nate Silver says Disney layoffs have ‘substantially impacted’ FiveThirtyEight, and he expects he’ll be leaving
"My contract is up soon and I expect that I'll be leaving at the end of it."
ESPN employee Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo bashed Disney World as ‘brainless entertainment’
"Remember, I went to school in Florida, so if anybody knows Disney World, it’s me."
First round of ESPN layoffs starts, includes 43-year vet Mike Soltys
This looks to be the first of three waves of ESPN layoffs, with another one also focusing not on on-air talent by the summer, followed by cutbacks to on-air talent.