CW Profile Grows With Unexpected Top 25 College Football Matchup
Entering this season, No. 18 South Florida at No. 5 Miami wasn’t expected to be a matchup of ranked college football teams. Now, Saturday’s in-state showdown is kind of…
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EverPass to Distribute ESPN+ to Bars, Restaurants
EverPass has struck a multiyear agreement with ESPN to distribute the Disney sports group’s ESPN+ package for bars, restaurants and other commercial businesses. The new…
Pitaro: ESPN Willing to Explore Equity Deals with Other Leagues
On the eve of ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener, chairman Jimmy Pitaro said the network’s sports-rights portfolio is now stronger than it’s ever been, before leaving…
Sporticast 481: NFL’s Media Strategy Protects Against Tech Takeover
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Marc Ganis, longtime advisor to the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell, about…
SEC, Big Ten Football Ratings to Rise as Nielsen Ups College-Town Scope
If Americans are often deeply weird about their college football, it’s because the entire gameday experience is a delivery system for a sort of communal ecstasy. Cram…
ESPN, Disney Sue Dish Over ‘Unauthorized’ Sling TV Day Pass
ESPN sued Dish Network on Thursday in the Southern District of New York, accusing Dish of violating the terms of its license through its new Day Pass service. In…
Opinion
The Soul of ESPN Is Forever Changed With NFL Equity Deal
Today’s guest columnist is Laura Gentile, former executive vice president and chief marketing officer at ESPN and founder of LauraGentile.Studio. The one thing…
Skip Bayless, Gilbert Arenas to Launch New Football Debate Show
Never one to stay away from sports debates for too long, Skip Bayless is joining with Gilbert Arenas for a new talk show on football. Both personalities have been in the…
Sporticast 477: The Duopoly Dominating Men’s Tennis
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Jacob Feldman are joined by Kurt Badenhausen to discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the…
ESPN’s DTC Rollout Aided by Stephen A. Smith and Its First Mascot
ESPN’s future is nearly here. On Thursday, sports fans can begin paying $30 per month for the entirety of ESPN’s offerings for the first time. The company’s mobile and…
ESPN to Launch TikTok-Like Feed in Its Own App
Having built the largest TikTok account among U.S. companies, with more than 50 million followers, ESPN will bring all its vertical short-form video knowhow to its own…
Manfred: ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ Deal on Deck, Realignment Likely
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Sunday night said the league was closing in on a deal to cover the final three years of its legacy TV contract with ESPN. Manfred…
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