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The College Football Playoff Got It Right On ESPN With No Change Needed Anytime Soon
"For all its flaws, the College Football Playoff got this part right. Until viewership tells a different story, there’s no reason to fix what isn’t broken."
ESPN Going Direct-To-Consumer Leads Barrett Media’s Top 5 TV Sports Stories of 2025
"Many stories captured headlines, but ESPN's decision to go direct-to-consumer easily topped the list as the most important sports television story of 2025."
ESPN Extends Exclusive Agreement To Broadcast The Heisman Trophy Presentation
"The Heisman Trophy Trust is thrilled to continue its long-standing partnership with ESPN"
Adam Silver Praises Prime Video’s NBA Coverage Approach
"That, I would say, has frustrated me in the past about some coverage when it’s sort of reduced to ‘one side wanted it more’ or ‘this side played harder.’"
Meet The Leaders: Tina Thornton, EVP, Creative Studio and Marketing ESPN
"I don't think we're going to back down at any given point in time. We're just going to continue to evolve. Plus continue to put out the best experiences — not just product, but experience — for our fans."
Disney, ESPN Announce Second ‘Dunk the Halls’ Animated NBA Game on Christmas Day
"The collaboration again leans on Sony’s Beyond Sports technology, which transforms live player tracking data into a fully animated NBA game in real time"
Three Lessons ESPN Taught Other Networks for Their Upcoming Carriage Disputes
"Was there anything to learn from this dispute that ESPN and other sports networks can change their approach next time? Because there will be a next time"
Disney Reports 6% Entertainment Revenue Decline During 2025’s 3rd Quarter
Linear networks were largely affected by the lack of political advertising, which represented $40 million of its revenue during the prior year.
Former ESPN President John Skipper: Disney “Can’t Give In” On Rate To YouTube TV
"I never liked negotiating in the press, but that might be what they’re doing…Disney has to figure out a way to get them something that doesn’t trip MFNs that is not essentially unfair"
Disney CEO Bob Iger: YouTube TV Offer Is “Equal to or Better” Than What Other Large Distributors Have Already
"The deal we have proposed is equal to or better than what other large distributors have already agreed to. We are not trying to break any new ground"