ESPN is reportedly planning to move several NCAA basketball events to ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World in 2020. According to an NCAA source cited by ESPN, the company is running 10 nonconference events in November and December, and at least eight of them are expected to take place in Orlando this... Continue Reading →
The NBA is taking on social injustices in the 2020 season, which will resume at Walt Disney World this month. While the NBA was on a hiatus during the pandemic, the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked outrage and calls for social justice across the nation, and now the NBA wants to send a... Continue Reading →
ABC, who is owned by The Walt Disney Company, has announced a 2-hour TV special leading up to the continuation of the NBA season at Walt Disney World. "NBA Countdown Presented by Mountain Dew: NBA Resrtart" will air on ABC July 25th. ESPN’s ‘NBA Countdown’ team led by host Maria Taylor will preview the NBA... Continue Reading →
ESPN is making a major shake-up to the network's "NFL Live" show just in time for the 2020 NFL season. The year-round weekday NFL news and information show will feature new host Laura Rutledge and a consistent roster of daily analysts that features Marcus Spears, Dan Orlovsky, Keyshawn Johnson and Mina Kimes, who moves into... Continue Reading →
FuboTV streaming service has finally nabbed ESPN for its sports-focused package offerings, while also retrieving a slew of Disney entertainment channels, including FX and NatGeo, after they were dropped following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets last year. A new distribution pact between fuboTV and Disney Media Networks will see all... Continue Reading →
While the coronavirus has had a major negative impact on The Walt Disney Company, there is one bright spot: Disney+. In the Q2 earnings call on Tuesday, the company reported that the streaming service reached 54.5 million paid subscribers. CNBC put together a graph to show how it compares to it’s top competitor, Netflix’s growth:... Continue Reading →
ESPN and Quibi have reached an agreement for daily sports programming on the mobile-first platform when it launches in April 2020. As part of the new deal, ESPN will be the exclusive U.S. multi-sport content provider for Quibi’s curated news and information programming, Daily Essentials. Quibi is a mobile-first media technology platform bringing together the... Continue Reading →
Mickey Mouse is a jack of all trades. The one who started it all showed off his baseball skills in the big apple for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball before the game between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Mickey took some pre-game photos with Sunday Night Baseball host Jessica Mendoza. ... Continue Reading →
ESPN is heading to the most magical place on earth to kickoff the 2019-2020 college football season. ESPN's College GameDay, featuring Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, and Maria Taylor will be broadcasting live from Magic Kingdom Park on Saturday, August 24. Corso dropped a video announcement with Mickey & friends... Continue Reading →
