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The NFL Is Taking a 10% Stake in Disney’s ESPN
The media giant will take ownership of the NFL Network as part of a swap valued in the neighborhood of $3 billion.
ESPN, Leaping to Streaming, Holds Hands With the N.F.L.
The network and sports league announced a deal that gives the N.F.L. an ownership stake in ESPN. In exchange, the network ...
NFL confirms suspicion about ESPN in major move that could completely reshape sports media landscape
ESPN and the National Football League have made it official. The two announced a non-binding agreement where ESPN is ...
ESPN-NFL Media deal could be announced during Disney’s earning call on Wednesday
Coincidentally, ESPN’s parent company has an earnings call on Wednesday. And there’s a belief that the call will include an ...
Amidst Exaggerated Movie Woes, Is Disney Preparing To Sell ESPN?
Disney's Q2 earnings focus on movie recovery and ESPN streaming. Challenges include Marvel's underperformance, bundling risks ...
Scott Hanson answers the question everyone wants to know as ESPN acquires rights to ‘RedZone’
As part of the deal, the NFL will own a 10 percent stake in ESPN, and the league will license additional content over to the ...
The big question inside Disney: What's going to happen to Hulu?
Disney's quest to make Disney+ a streaming superpower raises questions about Hulu. "Internally, the Hulu brand isn't a ...
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Bob Iger Won't Split the Baby in Two After the ESPN-NFL Deal Closes
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday morning will report its third-quarter earnings, and along with the standard recap of how ...