Disney is hoping the rise of so-called “skinny bundles” in streaming services will reverse cord-cutting. Speaking during a conference call discussing first-quarter earnings Wednesday (Feb. 5), CEO Bob Iger discussed the company’s streaming and sports programming plans in the wake of Disney’s January announcement that...
Disney said its three streaming platforms have attracted roughly 157 million monthly active users worldwide. The entertainment giant announced those figures for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as part of its presentation at the CES showcase in Las Vegas. The company said that...
Fox, ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a joint venture to launch a new streaming sports service in the United States. This collaboration aims to create a platform that will offer a lineup of sports content, including thousands of high-profile sporting events from major...
Amazon is reportedly in talks with The Walt Disney Co. to develop a streaming version of sports network ESPN. In addition, the two companies are discussing Amazon taking a minority stake in the network, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 25), citing an article in the Information. The discussions are in their...
October 07, 2025
It’s football season. It’s new streaming show season. And it’s new movie season. No better time to check in on streaming apps in the PYMNTS app provider rankings where we found that ESPN’s move from cable channel to streaming app has worked better than a quarterback having a hot game. The PYMNTS.com Streaming Apps page […]
February 05, 2025
Disney is hoping the rise of so-called “skinny bundles” in streaming services will reverse cord-cutting. Speaking during a conference call discussing first-quarter earnings Wednesday (Feb. 5), CEO Bob Iger discussed the company’s streaming and sports programming plans in the wake of Disney’s January announcement that it is merging its Hulu + Live TV service with […]
January 09, 2025
Disney said its three streaming platforms have attracted roughly 157 million monthly active users worldwide. The entertainment giant announced those figures for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as...
February 06, 2024
Fox, ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced a joint venture to launch a new streaming sports service in the United States. This collaboration aims to create a platform that...
August 25, 2023
Amazon is reportedly in talks with The Walt Disney Co. to develop a streaming version of sports network ESPN. In addition, the two companies are discussing Amazon taking a minority stake in the network,...