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Disney’s January surge to 11.9% of total TV share was driven almost entirely by ESPN’s College Football Playoff coverage, highlighting how live sports can materially shift parent-level market position. But YouTube’s 12.5% lead underscores that structural, daily engagement now rivals…

The NBA is up 16% year over year in national viewership through the All-Star break, averaging 1.8 million viewers per game, its best midseason mark since 2018. The jump is largely driven by a 97% increase on NBC after shifting…

From the Archives revisits Sling TV’s 2015 debut, when Dish Network launched a $20 internet-delivered bundle that kickstarted the skinny bundle era. By pairing major networks like ESPN with modular add-ons, Sling reset how live TV was packaged and distributed,…

Structural leverage is replacing raw scale as the defining source of power in today’s media business. Vertical integration, like a potential Netflix-Warner combination, equity alignments such as Disney and the NFL, control of billing relationships, influence over ad tech standards,…

YouTube TV has begun rolling out lower-priced, genre-based bundles that give subscribers multiple downgrade paths without sacrificing core product features. The new Sports, Sports plus News, Entertainment and Family plans highlight YouTube TV’s growing leverage with programmers and its focus…

Fubo ended Q4 2025 with 6.2 million North American subscribers, about 100,000 fewer than before its Hulu + Live TV merger. The company posted a $96.3 million pro forma loss on $1.5 billion in revenue, with individual performance hidden by…

Disney finalized its acquisition of NFL Media in exchange for a 10 percent stake in ESPN, giving the NFL ownership in a key broadcast partner. Bob Iger declined to comment on how this changes ESPN’s rights position or editorial independence.…

Fanatics has launched Fanatics Studios, a joint venture with OBB Media that will produce original sports and entertainment content. The studio begins with content partnerships in place across LA28, ESPN, WWE, and MLB. Led by Michael D. Ratner, the venture…

ESPN’s takeover of NFL Media, part of a broader deal granting the NFL a stake in the network, could receive regulatory approval as early as April, according to Front Office Sports. The timing is critical, as ESPN is set to…

Netflix has expanded its partnership with WWE, becoming the exclusive U.S. home for WWE’s video library, including past Premium Live Events like WrestleMania and SummerSlam, along with original programming and documentaries. This deal follows the expiration of WWE’s five-year agreement…