Shuttered sports livestream platform Playback’s team absorbed by ESPN
"The Playback team has joined Disney Entertainment + ESPN, where we’ll be part of the product and technology team building the future of interactive sports media..."
"The Playback team has joined Disney Entertainment + ESPN, where we’ll be part of the product and technology team building the future of interactive sports media..."
"Despite a monumental effort from our small team, we haven’t been able to break out and achieve the runaway growth necessary to continue to compete."
A sign of things to come?
The company also announced it secured $22 million in funding for its platform
Playback users who subscribe to NBA League Pass will be able to watch those out-of-market games with the basketball content creators Playback has partnered with since its launch in August 2022.