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Disney, Comcast reach deal, lifting NFL Network blackoutComcast, the nation's second-largest cable television provider under the brand Xfinity, has reached an agreement with Disney to lift the current blackout and resume airing the NFL Network and NFL RedZone to its roughly 11 million subscribers in time for the 2026 season.,Disney owns 72% of ESPN, whic...

Record 216 WNBA games to be broadcast nationally this seasonA record 216 WNBA games and tentpole events for the upcoming 2026 season will be broadcast on national television.,The league announced its full slate of nationally televised games for the first year of its new media rights deal on Wednesday. It includes games being broadcast by returning partners i...

DOJ reviewing Disney-Fubo deal for antitrust potentialThe Department of Justice is investigating Disney's deal to take over a controlling interest in FuboTV, multiple outlets including Reuters reported Wednesday.,The DOJ is exploring whether such an acquisition would be a competition concern for streaming networks, with Disney potentially holding too m...

Disney buys embattled Fubo in dramatic turn

Disney made shock waves in the streaming service industry on Monday, grabbing a majority stake in Fubo, a rival of ESPN's parent company. ,Fubo will be joined with the Hulu + Live TV service -- which Disney also owns -- to create a new platform that will have over 6.2 million North American subscrib...

DirecTV, Disney reach agreement, returning ESPN to subscribers

DirecTV and The Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement in principle in their rate dispute Saturday morning, immediately returning ESPN and its sister channels to DirecTV subscribers.,The satellite service stopped offering Disney-owned channels on Sept. 1, meaning its customers couldn't watch college f...

DirecTV loses ESPN channels amid rate dispute

Millions of sports fans tuning in to see U.S. Open tennis, a key National League East baseball game and one of the marquee matchups of college football's opening weekend got an unwelcome surprise Sunday night.,The Walt Disney Company pulled the plug on the ESPN family of channels and on ABC in eight...

WNBA builds on soaring popularity with new media rights agreements

The rocketing growth of the WNBA is reflected in the league's new media rights agreements announced Wednesday for the 2026 through 2036 seasons.,Disney, which owns ABC and ESPN, and Amazon Prime Video remain partners along with a new agreement with NBCUniversal (NBCU) covering broadcast, cable and s...

Caitlin Clark and Iowa aren't the only reason to watch the upcoming women's NCAA Tournament

If March Madness follows the script, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes will suffer a heartbreaking loss before the Final Four — just like Zion Williamson and Duke in 2019. But unlike that year on the men’s side that gave us a lackluster national semifinal that featured the likes of Virginia, Texas...