Isabella Simonetti

スポーツを中心に映像を配信する米フーボTVが、新しいスポーツ配信プラットフォームを共同で立ち上げる米メディア大手企業3社を提訴した。フーボは、これらの企業が新たに開始する幾つかのスポーツ配信チャンネルを同社に提供しようとしていないと主張している。

Pete Distad will oversee a company that would pool live-sports programming from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Cable TV’s collapse is forcing the Disney unit out of its comfort zone, from hiring risky talent to a streaming gambit that ticked off the NFL.

The joint streaming venture that will combine some of the most valuable assets in sports media will be called Venu Sports, the service’s chief executive announced on Thursday. In February, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corp. and Disney’s ESPN announced they were teaming up to offer a new sports streaming service that includes all their sports programming from National Hockey League games to next year’s Super Bowl. Venu Sports, which is set to make its debut in the fall, is another example of how media giants are trying to establish themselves in the world of streaming as millions of Americans cut the cord every year and large technology companies have entered the marketplace for valuable sports rights.

With many viewers in their 60s, networks aren’t pretending to have youth appeal. Instead, they’re touting the virtues of older audiences.

With viewers in their 60s, networks aren’t pretending to have youth appeal; they’re touting the virtues of older audiences

Advanced talks with NBC, Amazon and ESPN spotlight the staggering value of sports rights and could portend industry changes

Thursday's event will give the ratings-challenged network a much-needed boost, but opens it up to growing scrutiny and criticism.

It's not smut, it's ‘romantasy' and it's tearing up the bestseller charts and delivering blockbuster sales

CEO Mark Thompson said it was “a logical possibility” that CNN might pursue a subscription bundle similar to what the New York Times offers.