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Heavyweight Battle for Premium Sporting Rights Dependent on Three Factors

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

3 Jun 2019

BAMTech

broadcast rights

BT

The sports rights landscape has changed fundamentally with the emergence of streaming subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. Digital and broadcast rights used to be separate deals entirely, but...

ESPN+ leverages UFC appeal to double subscriber base to 2 million in five months

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

8 Feb 2019

BAMTech

combat sports

direct-to-consumer

Disney announced in its Q1 earnings call on Tuesday that its sports-centric streaming service ESPN+ had surpassed two million subscribers, doubling its subscriber base in less than five months. Launched...

Disney Q3 Earnings: The Painful Transition To Direct-To-Consumer

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

8 Aug 2018

BAMTech

Disney

ESPN+

Yesterday a besieged Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Co. had to defend his company’s Q3 (calendar Q2) results against the inflated demands of Wall Street. Disney has come out with a bold strategy...

Disney and Netflix: A Full-Stack Media Dream

Blog post by Zach Fuller

7 Oct 2016

acquisitions

BAMTech

Bob Iger

Previously linked as being one of many suitors for Twitter, Disney additionally emerged this week as a rumoured buyer for video giant Netflix. Only last month, Disney CEO Bob Iger declared his company...