More casting details have been revealed for the upcoming movie adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel, “The Man In My Basement”, which is going to be directed by Nadia Latif, who will be making her feature directorial debut. The film tells the story of Charles Blakey, who is out of work, out of luck and […]

Following on from the success of the launch of Disney+ Originals, “Welcome To Wrexham”, “Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story” and “Save Our Squad With David Beckham”, Disney is now in advance talks to buy a documentary series about Liverpool Football Club manager’s Jurgen Klopps final six months at Anfield. Filming on the project began […]

Disney has announced that ESPN has become the media rights partner for the NFL Flag Championship, which is a new annual showcase featuring boys and girls in one of the world’s fastest-growing sports, flag football. In the inaugural year of the NFL-sanctioned event, ESPN will cover the girls 17U and the boys 14U tournaments (30 […]

Just ahead of Disney’s annual shareholder meeting, the company is currently in the middle of a proxy battle with Activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Fund Management group, which currently owns about $3 billion dollars worth of Walt Disney Company stock. Nelson Peltz started buying up Disney stock following the stock price drop after […]

Disney’s Andscape is developing a new movie adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel, “The Man In My Basement”, which is going to be directed by Nadia Latif, who will be making her feature directorial debut. The film tells the story of Charles Blakey, who is out of work, out of luck and on the verge […]

Last year, it was revealed by Disney CEO Bob Iger that he was looking for a new strategic partner that could help them with distribution or content and that they’d had talks with many potential partners. The major reason for these talks is that Disney is planning on making a full direct-to-consumer version of ESPN, […]

Disney has announced a brand new eight-year agreement between ESPN and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which starts on September 1st 2024. This new deal covers domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships – 21 women’s and 19 men’s events – and international rights to those same NCAA championships plus the Division I […]

Today, the United Football League (the “UFL”) was officially revealed, which is a merger of the XFL and USFL. The 2024 season for the UFL is set to kick off on Saturday, 30th March, 2024. Russ Brandon, former President and CEO of the XFL, will lead the UFL as President and CEO. Daryl Johnston, former […]

Disney has announced that the upcoming ESPN documentary, “Shohei Ohtani: Beyond The Dream” is going to be released on Disney+ in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Friday 17th November 2023, which is the same day as when the documentary will be released on ESPN+ in the United States. Two legendary […]

Vizio has announced that from today, users in the United States can now access the full Disney Streaming Bundle, as the ESPN and ESPN+ apps are now available through its devices. Through the ESPN App, VIZIO users can access live events from a wide range of college and professional sports leagues and conferences, including NCAA […]

Disney has announced a first-of-its-kind NFL game presentation called “Toy Story Funday Football,” which will be coming soon to Disney+ and ESPN+.    Following on from a recent animated version of an NHL game with “Big City Green” characters, this special presentation is going to recreate the upcoming American Football international series game between the […]

While Disney does have its own sports streaming service, ESPN+, it is a slimmed-down version that doesn’t offer all the same live sports coverage that the traditional linear television cable networks offer.  And as consumers have been slowly dropping their cable bundles for streaming, Disney knows eventually, it will need to offer a full replacement […]

Disney has announced that it teaming up with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET, a branded sportsbook for fans in the United States. PENN Entertainment will rebrand its current sportsbook and relaunch as ESPN BET, effective this Fall in the 16 legalized betting states where PENN Entertainment is licensed. The rebrand includes the mobile app, […]