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We're not sure what's more shocking – that ESPN's Around the Horn has been around for nearly 23 years (debuting in November 2002) or that the sports discussion/debate show is ending its run on Friday, May 23rd, at 5 pm ET on ESPN – after more than 4000 episodes Hosted by Tony Reali (who's been the[...]

From FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and his frequent television interviews to his New Heights podcast (with brother Travis Kelce) and work with ESPN's Monday Night Football team, it seems like a given that Jason Kelce could make a go of it in late-night – right? We learned back in November 2024 that he[...]

Speaking at a press conference earlier today, Hundley noted bowl officials had been consultation with ESPN, "the college football playoff, the southeastern conference, with the University of Georgia, with Notre Dame," and that all agree that "public safety is paramount." Promising to "set up a safe and efficient and fun environment for tomorrow night," Hundley[...]

But this year, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and the rest of the Disney gang are joining in for Disney, ESPN & NBA's Dunk the Halls – the first real-time animated presentation of an NBA game and the first NBA game to stream on Disney+ With the animated alt-cast of the New York Knicks/San Antonio Spurs[...]

The raging dumpster fire that is the "brofest" between ESPN & WWE's Pat McAfee and New York Jets' Aaron Rodgers has been burning brighter than usual lately, and it's dragging the sports network into it in ways that we're sure "The Mouse" would rather not have to potentially deal with The 4-and-10 quarterback went on[...]

What we didn't expect him to do was announce that he was getting into the late-night game, but that's what he did and that's exactly what's going to be going down on ESPN beginning January 3, 2025, with his new talk show, They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce. So here's how it works: Jason Kelce's[...]

Over the weekend, we reported on a video that hit social media showing ex-NFL star and ESPN analyst Jason Kelce smashing a fan's phone after a homophobic slur was said to him that was directed at his brother, Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce, and Travis's relationship with singer/songwriter Taylor Swift With Penn State currently[...]

Ahead of WWE Crown Jewel on Saturday afternoon, WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg took some time out from ESPN's SEC Nation to announce that WWE CCO Paul "Triple H" Levesque has given him the green light for one final match – with that match set to go down sometime in 2025 Ever since WWE Bad Blood, fans[...]

Who can forget Homer at the Super Bowl, or coaching the youth football team? Now, ESPN and Disney are teaming up for a new crossover, this one is pretty…interesting Following up on last year's Toy Story game broadcast, ESPN Monday Night Football on December 9th, featuring the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys, will be broadcast[...]

The result? As of today, DirectTV customers (estimated at approximately 11 million between satellite TV and streaming) are facing a number of Disney-owned channels- including ABC and ESPN – being blacked out on their service Reportedly, a major roadblock to a deal centers on DirecTV, looking to be able to deal with smaller and possible[...]

subscribers beginning on October 17th for all of the stand-alone options for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ – and yes, the bundles are getting an increase, too One silver lining? The pricing for Disney and Warner Bros Discovery's Disney+/Hulu/Max combo bundle deal that was originally announced last month will remain at the price listed[...]

Last week, Andrew Marchand from The Athletic/The New York Times reported that NBCUniversal, Amazon's Prime Video, and Disney/ESPN were close to finalizing their respective NBA broadcasting rights deals, which could reportedly be (according to sources) for 11 seasons and worth $76 billion – beginning after the 2024-2025 season On Tuesday night, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver confirmed[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? ABC's Wheel of Fortune, Max's Peacemaker, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, Hulu's Hit-Monkey, AMC Networks/Netflix, Marvel Studios' Agatha All Along, AMC's Snowpiercer, ESPN/Skip Bayless, USA Network's WWE Raw, Peacock's Poker Face, Crunchyroll, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty: The Anime, Netflix's Stranger Things, HBO's House of the Dragon, Prime Video's Young Sherlock, Kevin Conroy/Batman, Max's Creature[...]

Though it's still expected to continue if Bayless departs, there are no loud rumblings (so far) regarding who could replace him. FIRST TAKE (Image: ESPN Screencap – Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless) Of course, we know what you're thinking Wouldn't this be a great time for Bayless to return to ESPN for an on-air reunion with[...]

Discovery (WBD) could find itself either having to match a deal to keep itself in play when it comes to NBA broadcasting rights or prepare itself to be on the outside, looking in at NBC, Amazon's Prime Video, and ESPN as they finalize deals that could reportedly be (according to sources) for 11 seasons and[...]

Shaking off last month's controversy that saw reigning champ Joey Chestnut barred from defending his title by Major League Eating reportedly over an endorsement deal (more on that in a minute), the ESPN-televised 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was unleashed on Coney Island earlier today – with one of our champions setting a new[...]

UPDATE: ESPN's Pat McAfee has issued an apology for using the phrase "white bitch" to describe WNBA Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark earlier today during The Pat McAfee Show "I shouldn't have used 'white bitch' as a descriptor of Caitlin Clark No matter the context. even if we're talking about race being a reason for[...]

Just to be clear? We're not going to be addressing pretty much any of that – because sometimes, the media needs to know when to say up front, "You know what? I'm sitting this one out? I don't know nearly enough to offer anything that would add to the conversation." But what is in our[...]

on NHL Network and ESPN+ on Friday, June 7, at 8 pm ET (and on Sportsnet for fans in Canada on Saturday, June 8, at 6:30 pm ET) – though air dates and times are subject to change based on the schedule for this year's Stanley Cup Final To learn more information, you can head[...]

It seems like Disney has moved more from just allowing customers to bundle their streaming services with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ to bundling the entire experience all to Disney+ – as CEO Bob Iger announced that Disney will add select live games and studio shows from ESPN to Disney+ by the end of 2024 In[...]

With that in mind, tonight and for the next two days, ESPN and Disney are teaming up to present the 2024 NFL Draft across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN's social media platforms Broadcasting live from Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Downtown Detroit, the next seventy-two hours will determine the[...]

At this point, it feels like either ESPN heavyweights Pat McAfee (The Pat McAfee Show) and Stephen A Smith (ESPN's First Take) have a growing beef with one another or some executive folks over at ESPN want there to be a growing beef between McAfee and Smith Earlier today, The New York Post's Ryan Glasspiegel[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Babylon 5, ABC's The Rookie, TBS' AEW Dynamite, ESPN, Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian & Grogu, Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, TNA/Scott D'Amore, Disney+'s Moana 2, Netflix's Stranger Things 5, Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Peacock's Community: The Movie, Max's Peacemaker, Paramount+'s Landman, ITV's Payback, Smallville/Michael Rosenbaum, Max's Tokyo Vice & more! Images/Screencaps: Netflix, WBTV, ESPN, Max, Netflix, ABC, Lucasfilm BCTV[...]

Discovery were teaming up for a joint streaming sports venture – but along with that, we also learned when ESPN would break off its own official stand-alone streaming service and a very familiar name joining College GameDay. Image: Disney; ESPN; YouTube Screencap Disney, FOX & Warner Bros Discovery Go Sports: Set to launch this fall, the new[...]

But if you're one of those NFL fans who forgot that pro football is more about money-making entertainment than the actual sport itself, then you're going to have to not only take issue with me but also with Pat McAfee and ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show Earlier today, McAfee had Kelce on to discuss the[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? ESPN/NFL, NBC's Night Court, Lucifer/Tom Ellis, AEW/WWE, MTV's RuPaul's Drag Race, AMC's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Green Day/Trump, NBC's "Law & Order" Universe, HBO's House of the Dragon, CBS' Young Sheldon Spinoff, Jesse Watters/Taylor Swift, Netflix's The Witcher, Prime Video's Wytches, Adult Swim's Eric Andre Live Near Broadway, Netflix's Stranger[...]

Though a potential deal would still need some time to be finalized, and both parties involved have declined to comment, reports are that the NFL and Disney-owned ESPN could be getting a lot more "warm & fuzzy" with one another in the near future The New York Post's Andrew Marchand reports that the NFL &[...]

A day after Pat McAfee shared that Aaron Rodgers was done with the show for the season - guess who showed up on his show earlier today?

Following that, McAfee himself got into it on-air with certain ESPN executives who he claimed were attempting to "sabotage" his show – naming executive Norby Williamson specifically in his rant Now, ESPN's First Take & The Stephen A Smith Show host & author Stephen A Smith is offering his thoughts on the matter. Though he spends[...]

From the fallout from NY Jets QB Aaron Rodgers regarding ABC's late-night host Jimmy Kimmel to his own on-air war with some ESPN brass, The Pat McAfee Show didn't exactly start off 2024 on the greatest of notes. Earlier today, Pat McAfee announced that Rodgers was done for the season – no post-season appearances, though earlier rumblings were[...]