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Disney CTO LaBerge steps down to join PENN Entertainment

Disney Entertainment and ESPN chief technology officer Aaron LaBerge is leaving the company after two…

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Disney+ swoops for Europa League rights in Denmark & Sweden

The Walt Disney Company’s streaming giant, Disney+, has struck a three-year landmark deal with the…

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Hulu launches on Disney+ in the US for bundle subscribers

Hulu has landed on the Disney+ US streaming platform, available to Disney Bundle subscribers, which…

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Disney extends partnership with Serbia’s Telekom Srbija

The Walt Disney Company Central and Eastern Europe have renewed its partnership with Serbian telecommunications…

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Disney+ unveils raft of EMEA original series

Disney+ is moving into soap operas with a 70-episode scripted series out of Spain amongst…

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ESPN and ICC expand LatAm and Caribbean deal

Disney’s sports provider ESPN has extended its broadcasting partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC)…

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ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery form joint US sports streaming platform

In a landmark deal, media giants, Disney’s ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery have banded…

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Disney+ and Paramount+ removes content from platforms as part of new strategy move

Disney+ and Paramount+ have both pulled a swathe of content from their services in the…

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ESPN+ to stream WSL’s 2024 Championship Tour

Disney-owned sports entertainment leader, ESPN, has landed the streaming rights to the World Surf League’s…

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Extreme E extends coverage in Latin America in renewed ESPN deal

Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has extended its broadcast agreement with Disney-owned ESPN in…

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ITV signs deal with Disney Entertainment, with Disney+ and FX titles to land on ITVX

Disney+ and FX originals Extraordinary and Under The Banner Of Heaven are both heading to UK streamer ITVX,…

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ESPN renews LPGA rights in new two-year deal

ESPN has renewed its rights to the The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA) tour for…

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ESPN to show Eredivisie matches until 2030, despite calls on watchdog to intervene from Dutch telcos

Sports media giant, ESPN, is to show the Dutch professional football league Eredivisie until mid…

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Tiger Woods’ TGL golf league to debut on ESPN in the US

The Walt Disney company-backed sports brand ESPN has acquired the US rights to TGL presented…

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Disney’s Bob Iger to serve as CEO through 2026

The Walt Disney Company board of directors has extended Bob Iger’s contract as chief executive…

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Disney taps Connolly to head up combined distribution operation

Disney has announced the merger of its media sales and channel distribution into a single…

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Super RTL relaunches Kividoo app

Set-top box software solutions provider, 3 Screen Solutions (3SS), has been selected by German children’s…

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Disney breaks out D2C numbers, looks at international Hulu launches

Disney broke out its revenues and operating loss for direct-to-consumer and international activities as a…

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Disney breaks out direct-to-consumer numbers, reveals Hulu loss

Disney has broken out its financial results for direct-to-consumer and international activities for the first…

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Altice Portugal launches Disney-branded pop-up channel

Altice Portugal/Meo has added an exclusive Disney-branded pop-up channel to its line of TV services….

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Fox sees broadcast TV bounce back in final quarter

21st Century Fox demonstrated greater resilience of broadcast TV in the three months to June,…

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Iger unveils plans for ‘Disney Play’ streaming service

Disney is “on track” to launch its Disney-branded streaming service late next year, with “numerous…

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ESPN+ launches with 30-day free trial

Disney’s new ESPN+ direct-to-consumer offering and new ESPN app have now gone live, with sponsorship…

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Rice: Disney/Fox acquisition to close by summer 2019

Peter Rice, president of 21st Century Fox, has told staff that the merger between Fox and…

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Macquarie outlines scenarios for Sky, Comcast, Disney and Fox

Analysts at infrastructure investment group Macquarie have outlined four scenarios for Sky following Comcast’s announcement…

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Disney creates new global division ahead of streaming service launch

The Walt Disney Company has restructured to create a worldwide division that will house international…

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Sky to add Netflix to new pay TV pack

Sky is to bundle subscription video-on-demand service Netflix as part of a new Sky pay…

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Disney to close its Movies Anywhere service

The Walt Disney Company is to shut down its Disney Movies Anywhere service. However Movies…

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Comcast looking again at Fox after higher bid was rejected – report

Comcast made an offer last year for 21st Century Fox that was significantly higher than…

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New CEO to succeed Moore at National Geographic Partners

National Geographic Society (NGS) boss Gary Knell will be the next CEO of National Geographic…

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