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DirecTV is launching its first sports-only subscription
15 Jan

DirecTV is launching its first sports-only subscription

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DirecTV just launched its new sports-only streaming service, MySports. The initial launch includes 40 sports from channels like ESPN, Fox Sports, the Golf Channel and more. It also includes sport-specific channels like the MLB Network, the NFL Network and NBA TV. The service will initially be available in 24 metro areas, including New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles.It’ll also include local channels owned by ABC, Fox and NBC so that people can watch games exclusively available on those channels. DirecTV will also add more channels to the mix in the future, as it’s currently in talks with CBS…
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The NBA will air a Christmas Day game with Disney characters
21 Nov

The NBA will air a Christmas Day game with Disney characters

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If you can’t get your kids to sit through one of the five NBA games airing on Christmas Day, tune into Disney+, ESPN+ or ESPN2 for a special Disney-fied version. announced that it will air a “Dunk the Halls” broadcast of the San Antonio Spurs versus the New York Knicks featuring animated Disney characters.The broadcast starts at 12PM eastern. If you just want to watch the game played by regular, boring humans, that will also air on Disney+ and ESPN+ as well as ABC and ESPN.“Dunk the Halls” will use Sony’s Beyond Sports technology to turn Madison Square Garden into…
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The Simpsons will join Monday Night Football on ESPN+ and Disney+
29 Oct

The Simpsons will join Monday Night Football on ESPN+ and Disney+

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The town of Springfield will host a National Football League game in December at Atoms Stadium, but neither the Springfield Atoms nor the Shelbyville Sharks will take the field.Instead, the Bengals-Cowboys game on December 9 will be transformed into the world of TV’s longest running sitcom The Simpsons for a special Funday Football edition of Monday Night Football. The special Simpsons-ized broadcast will air on the ESPN+ and Disney+ streaming services and the NFL+ mobile app. The game will broadcast in its regular form on ESPN, ESPN+, ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.The game will implement tracking technology to turn the…
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ESPN faces $146K fine for using emergency alert tones in NBA ads
19 Oct

ESPN faces $146K fine for using emergency alert tones in NBA ads

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could go all the way with a proposed fine against ESPN.The proposal calls for a penalty of $146,976 against ESPN for violating the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules when the network aired ads to promote the 2023-2024 NBA season. The FCC said the tones were used “in the absence of an actual emergency.”Penalty! ESPN faces a proposed FCC fine for using an emergency alert tone in a promo ad. Using this tone is out of bounds - it's a public safety hazard to confuse or desensitize viewers to actual emergency alerts. As the refs for…
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Disney cuts DirecTV customers’ access to ABC, ESPN and more
02 Sep

Disney cuts DirecTV customers’ access to ABC, ESPN and more

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ESPN's broadcast of the US Open was cut short for DirecTV users on Sunday after Disney issued a blackout midway through on all of its networks. It occurred after a 2019 deal expired without a new agreement for a licensing deal between the two companies.Unsurprisingly, DirecTV and Disney disagree on which company is to blame. "The Walt Disney Co. is once again refusing any accountability to consumers, distribution partners, and now the American judicial system," Rob Thun, chief content officer at DIRECTV, said in a statement. "They want to continue to chase maximum profits and dominant control at the expense…
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ESPN’s Where to Watch offers a TV and streaming guide to sports viewing
28 Aug

ESPN’s Where to Watch offers a TV and streaming guide to sports viewing

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ESPN a feature called in its app and website. This guide is a list of all the sporting events happening on a given day and, fittingly, where you can watch them. The resource covers not just ESPN's own channels, but also broadcast, cable and regional sports networks and streaming services. Users can prioritize their favorite leagues and teams to make details about those games front and center. People who are authenticated pay TV customers or ESPN+ subscribers can click through to watch the live events if they are an ESPN network stream or a select partner network.ESPN is hardly the…
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Disney is increasing prices (again) for standalone streaming plans
07 Aug

Disney is increasing prices (again) for standalone streaming plans

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In what seems to be an , Disney that the costs for standalone plans of its video streaming services will get more expensive, starting on October 17.The ad-supported Disney+ Basic plan will increase from $8 a month to $10, while the ad-free Disney+ Premium plan jumps from $14 a month or $140 annually to $16 a month or $160 annually. For Hulu, the plan with ads is changing from $8 a month or $80 a year to $10 a month or $100 a year and the ad-free plan will go from $18 a month to $20 a month. ESPN+ is…
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Venu is the new sports streaming service likely to drain your bank account
02 Aug

Venu is the new sports streaming service likely to drain your bank account

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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery in February that they would jointly launch a sports-focused streaming service, and today they've shared some pertinent details. Subscriptions to the Venu service will cost $43 a month. The platform will have three broad categories of content: live games and events, on-demand sports programming and talk content such as studio shows. Venu will launch at an unspecified time this fall.The linear networks included in Venu are ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ABC, FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ESPN+. Viewers will have access to lots of major events across the world…
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Save 15 percent on Disney+ streaming gift cards today only
31 Jul

Save 15 percent on Disney+ streaming gift cards today only

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Streaming services are expensive, especially with many companies cracking down on sharing passwords. Gift cards are a great way to help someone save some money, especially when you don't even have to pay full price. For today only, Best Buy is running a 15 percent off sale on Disney+ gift cards.That's right: currently, you can get a Disney+ gift card worth $25 for $21.25, $50 for 42.50, and $100 for $85. The gift cards are only good for monthly subscriptions to Disney+ in the United States that are billed by Disney (rather than a third party). They also applies to…
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NBA TV rights go to ESPN, NBC and Amazon as TNT is rejected
24 Jul

NBA TV rights go to ESPN, NBC and Amazon as TNT is rejected

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The NBA and WNBA have inked deals for where games will be aired and streamed for the next eleven years. The NBA deals run from the 2025-2026 season through the 2035-2036 season. For the WNBA, the agreement covers the 2026 through 2036 seasons.Pro basketball has been an ESPN mainstay for years and that will continue, with the Disney-owned network remaining the primary media rights owner for both leagues. ESPN will be the exclusive home for the NBA finals for all eleven years of the new deal, as well as five out of the eleven years of the WNBA finals. The…
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