March 29, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast and The Walt Disney Company today announced the start of the rollout of Disney+ and ESPN+ on Xfinity, giving X1 and Flex customers access to the Disney+ library of movies and shows from Disney,…

March 29, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast and The Walt Disney Company today announced the start of the rollout of Disney+ and ESPN+ on Xfinity, giving X1 and Flex customers access to the Disney+ library of movies and shows from Disney,…
Amazon and the NFL announced a new NFL streaming deal, which will make Amazon the exclusive streaming partner for NFL games over the next 3 seasons. The deal comes amidst a brewing controversy regarding the continuation of payment for sports…
Consumer spending on subscription OTT services averages a bit under $8 per month, according to Parks Associates. The market research firm reports that this OTT ARPU figure has remained steady for the past three years. According to Parks, penetration has…
ESPN+, the ESPN OTT subscription service, now has 1 million paying subscribers, the network announced today. The OTT service launched about 5 months ago in April 2018. ESPN+ features a range of sports content, including live MLB games and original…
April 12, 2018 — BURBANK, Calif. & BRISTOL, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The new ESPN App launches today with a completely re-imagined experience that includes the seamless integration of ESPN+, the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer premium subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s…
The ESPN+ streaming service, which will feature live sports events, on-demand content, original films and shows and studio programming, will launch on April 12. ESPN+ is a product of ESPN, Disney Direct-to-Consumer and BAMTECH Media. The monthly subscription fee will…
It’s just been a matter of time. It’s now confirmed by Disney executives that Disney and ESPN OTT streaming services are now on tap, embracing a direct to consumer model for content distribution. Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed the plans…
Verizon today announced significant changes to Verizon Custom TV programming packages – changes widely believed to be aimed at appeasing ESPN, which filed suit against Verizon when Verizon did not include ESPN channels in the initial Custom TV basic package….
In the four months since it purchased DirecTV, AT&T has been firming up mobile transmission rights to popular pay TV content — and that content will underpin new mobile video offerings targeted for launch in early 2016, said AT&T CEO…
There is considerable debate these days regarding the true nature of video cord cutting. Are enough existing video subscribers cancelling their traditional pay-TV package in favor of other emerging OTT/streaming options to alter the video landscape? Or is it just…
Until now, T-Mobile’s Un-carrier strategy has been primarily about creating disruptive new plans and pricing. But the company’s latest move also brings potentially disruptive technology into the mix. In an offering known as “Binge On” T-Mobile said yesterday that it…
Now that some content providers have launched over-the-top video offerings, there has been a lot of speculation about whether ESPN will make – or ought to make – such a move. As some customers are beginning to drop pay-TV subscriptions…
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