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Disney’s ESPN streaming service set for US spring launch

Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, ESPN Plus, is due to launch in the US this spring as part of a revamped ESPN app, according to Mouse House CEO Bob Iger. The app comes ahead of the launch of Disney’s entertainment-focused global SVOD service next year, which will compete directy with Netflix and Amazon. Speaking on […]

Amazon Channels boss joins BAMTech as CEO

Amazon Channels boss, Michael Paull, has been named CEO of BAMTech – the video streaming technology firm Disney took a US$1 billion stake in last year. Paull is due to take up his new role next month and will be tasked with driving growth and leading BAMTech’s transformation into an independent company. He will relocate […]

Iger ‘open’ to extending Disney CEO run

The Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger is “open” to postponing his retirement and staying in his role beyond his current 2018 exit date. The saga over Iger’s successor has been running for nearly half a decade, with the widely-respected executive previously postponing an expected 2016 retirement date to remain until June next […]

Amazon ‘exploring’ live sports offering

Amazon is weighing up plans to break into the world of live sports streaming, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing unnamed sources, claims the e-retailer has been in talks with US sports organisations including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball (pictured) and the National Football League for rights […]

Discovery teams with Major League Baseball’s BAMTech

Discovery has teamed up with Major League Baseball-backed media and technology unit BAMTech to create a new European technology joint venture that will provide content owners, broadcasters and OTT platforms with platform capabilities to extend the reach of their services. BAMTech Europe’s first client will be Discovery’s Eurosport, which will gain access to European sports […]

Netflix shares fly on Disney takeover rumours

Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover attempt. A report from Wall Street newswire MarketWatch claimed Disney is circling new assets, and has set its sights on Netflix. This closely follows reports of Disney considering a takeover of social media platform Twitter, largely due to its growing […]

Disney plans ESPN web net after $1bn spend

The Walt Disney Company is gearing up to launch an ESPN-branded subscription streaming service, after buying a US$1 billion stake in video streaming technology firm BAMTech. The deal marks a major over-the-top push by Disney, which said BAMTech will be a key partner for delivering streamed video and other digital products from both ESPN and […]