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Disney and YouTube TV reach agreement to restore channels

WALT Disney Company and YouTube TV reached an agreement to restore channels such as ABC and ESPN to the online video service.

The deal comes on the heels of Apple’s theatrical release in June of 'F1:The Movie', starring Brad Pitt.

Apple wins Formula One US streaming rights, besting ESPN

More broadly, services have become a vital source of growth for the Cupertino, California-based tech giant

Disney says that it expects to have deals with the vast majority of providers in place by the end of the year.

Disney races to keep promises made in launch of ESPN online

Many features of the new service are available to pay-TV subscribers immediately, such as the ability to get personalised highlights and news through the sports platform’s redesigned app

The company will continue to offer its ESPN+ streaming service, which has programming different from the main channels.

Disney unveils new ESPN streaming service for US$30 a month

The industry has been moving towards more packaged deals in recent years, in part because subscribers are less likely to cancel if it means losing multiple services

The new app is a recognition that there is an increasingly large market for sports outside of traditional TV.

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros Discovery to create joint sports streaming platform

FOX, Walt Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery said on Tuesday (Feb 6) that they were set to release a sports streaming platform later this year, in a bid to capture younger audiences and save cost...

ESPN already has ties to sports gambling, though it has steered clear of taking actual bets.

ESPN is getting into sports betting with Penn Entertainment

WALT Disney’s ESPN has signed a long-term exclusive agreement with casino operator Penn Entertainment, licencing its brand for sports betting and deepening the media giant’s ties to the growing online...

Disney is grappling with massive changes in how consumers watch movies and TV shows.

Disney Channel, ESPN each lost 2 million subscribers in fiscal year

WALT Disney warned investors that changes in management and strategy being contemplated by returning chief executive officer Bob Iger could result in impairment charges.

Bob Chapek said he’s received as many as 100 enquiries from parties interested in the business, which to him, underscores its worth.

Disney CEO says sports betting is a reason for keeping ESPN

WALT Disney chief executive officer Bob Chapek said the ESPN sports networks are critical to his overall vision of the company, one that involves more direct connections to consumers, including wageri...

Third Point on Monday (Aug 15) unveiled a new position in Walt Disney and made a string of suggestions, ranging from spinning off cable sports channel ESPN to share buybacks to new board members, to improve the company's fortunes.

Third Point re-invests in Disney, pushes for changes including ESPN spinoff

HEDGE fund Third Point on Monday (Aug 15) unveiled a new position in Walt Disney and made a string of suggestions, ranging from spinning off cable sports channel ESPN to share buybacks to new board me...

Turner unveils streaming sports service in challenge to ESPN

Turner unveils streaming sports service in challenge to ESPN

TURNER Broadcasting on Tuesday announced the launch next month of a standalone streaming sports service, setting up a direct challenge to Walt Disney unit ESPN.