Disney’s ESPN has announced a brand new documentary film, which will be released as part of the popular 30 For 30 franchise. This new docuumentary is called “False Positive” Butch Reynolds was one of the biggest track and field stars in the world, a talent in his prime on top of his sport. But when […]
Disney’s ESPN has announced a new documentary film called “Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot”, which will be heading to ESPN on August 3rd 2024, at 9:30 ET, and it will also be available to stream on ESPN+. “Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot” traces the meteoric rise of a group of friends from College […]
Disney’s ESPN has announced a brand-new documentary called “I’m Just Here for the Riot”, which is part of the popular documentary series, “30 For 30”. On June 15, 2011, the Canucks’ Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Boston Bruins sparks a massive riot in downtown Vancouver. Police cars are overturned and burned, windows […]
Disney has announced that ESPN has signed a new media rights deal with League One Volleyball (LOVB), the largest brand in youth volleyball with its professional volleyball league, which is launching in the U.S. later this year. This new deal will see pro matches across its linear networks and digital platforms, which include ESPN, ESPN2, […]
Following today’s announcement that an ESPN hub would be added to Disney+ in the United States by the end of the year, ESPN has announced that for the first time ever, the marquee Opening Night doubleheader for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) will be available on Disney+, ESPN2 and ESPN+ on Tuesday, May 14th […]
Disney has announced that by the end of the calendar year, there will be a new ESPN hub within Disney+ in the United States, which will offer select live sports and programming from Disney’s sports programming. Next year, Disney will also be launching a full version of ESPN on Disney+ in the United States. Bob […]
Last year, it was revealed that Disney was looking for strategic partners for ESPN, which included talking with communication companies, along with sports leagues like the NFL, NBA and NHL. Disney currently owns 80% of ESPN, and Hearst owns 20%. Back in January, it was revealed that the NFL and ESPN were in “advanced talks” […]
After more than twenty years at Disney, Aaron LaBerge, who is the President & Chief Technology Officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, is leaving the company to become the new Chief Technology Officer at Penn Entertainment, which is behind the ESPN Bet app. While working at Disney, Aaron was responsible for driving all technology and […]
Earlier this year, Disney made a major announcement for a brand new untitled sports streaming service, where ESPN would be teaming up with FOX and Warner Brothers Discovery to offer a bundle of the companies’ portfolios of sports networks and sports services – including content from all the major professional sports leagues and college sports. […]
Disney is looking to expand its sports content for Europe as it has secured the rights to UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League football for Disney+ in Sweden and Denmark. This new deal will cover two seasons, 2024/25 and 2026/27 and will include 342 matches and 72 clubs competing across group stages and knock-out […]
Disney’s ESPN Films has announced a brand new “30 For 30” documentary film that will be about the extraordinary life of Stuart Scott, who is a trailblazing broadcaster who shattered preconceived notions of how on-air figures were expected to look, talk, act, and think–and in the process, helped bring hip-hop and Black culture into the […]
Disney has announced that ESPN has reached a long-term, multi-platform media rights extension with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, extending the existing, unprecedented partnership into 2034. The deal will see the continuation of the Emmy award-winning “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli” and additional Omaha original content such as “Peyton’s Places” and “Eli’s Places”. ESPN’s […]
During today’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Disney CEO Bob Iger reconfirmed that the brand new direct-to-consumer version of ESPN, which will include all of ESPN’s content, will be available through Disney+ in the United States when it launches in 2024 for Disney streaming bundle subscribers. Bob Iger reconfirmed that this new streaming service will be […]
ESPN has announced details on a new documentary called “Blood Brothers”, which tells the story of Cameron and Cayden Boozer, twin sons of Duke legend Carlos Boozer, who are two of the most highly touted high school basketball recruits in the country. But their most crucial assist came long before either set foot on a […]
Disney has announced details on a new documentary from ESPN Films called “26.2 to Life”, which tells the story of incarcerated men at San Quentin Prison who are members of the 1000 Mile Club, the prison’s long-distance running club, who train all year for the prison’s 26.2-mile marathon. The San Quentin Prison Marathon has an […]