The company will allow publishers just over a month to move their current podcast libraries over to another platform before completely ending the service.
"The minority investment will aim to broaden distribution as ESPN works on executing “Project Flagship,” a plan to unveil a direct-to-consumer (DTC) offering."
"The experiment of a paid subscription didn't work. Do I think we're going there at some point in the future? Maybe five years, maybe 10 years? I agree with that, but we were early."