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ESPN’s blockbuster deal with the NFL will face huge hurdles from concerned regulators
ESPN is currently 80 percent owned by ABC Inc as an indirect subsidiary of Disney, with the other 20% owned by Hearst. If the deal is approved, ABC’s stake would drop to 72 percent and Hearst would fall to 18 percent to grant the NFL a 10 percent stake.
ESPN woos NFL into major deal before streaming launch
In the precarity of the streaming era, there’s one sure bet every platform is chasing: Sports. Roku’s got the X Games, Apple has F1, Netflix has WWE and is edging in on some football games. Disney’s got a major head start with ownership of ESPN,
ESPN to own and operate NFL Network, with plans to fully integrate it into ESPN's upcoming direct-to-consumer service.
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ESPN reaches multi-year extension to air NFL Draft as well as additional rights for DTC service
ESPN will continue to broadcast the NFL Draft as well as obtaining new digital rights for its upcoming direct-to-consumer ...
The launch date is “timed for a marquee stretch of live sports programming across ESPN platforms,” according to the company.
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