ESPN and ABC hit some revenue issues in Disney’s third quarter, but less than other divisions, and ESPN+ now has 8.6 million subscribers

The media networks division, which includes ESPN and ABC, saw a boost in operating income, but a lot of that was about programming costs for the NBA in particular not being applied to Q3. Overall, the media networks saw slight revenue declines, but they seem to have less issues than other Disney divisions.

Bob Iger unveils $4.99/month ESPN Plus price, calls app ‘future of ESPN,’ after quarter where ESPN held steady relative to ABC

ESPN had a relatively good quarter, compared to both its past results and what happened at ABC.