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[...]
espn Archives
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[...]
It turns out that the end of Aaron Rodgers' NFL season as a weekly guest on The Pat McAfee was this week – with the NY Jets QB going out in a huff of Jimmy Kimmel excuses, more wacky COVID conspiracy, some shade thrown at an ESPN executive, and a lot of "But wait! I'm[...]
On today's The Pat McAfee Show, Aaron Rodgers responded to Jimmy Kimmel's late-night comments, saying that he's "all for moving forward."
Jimmy Kimmel offered a brutal response to Aaron Rodgers' Jeffrey Epstein comments, adding that he doesn't expect Rodgers to apologize.
Those will include Fantasia performing the National Anthem, and at the Allstate Championship Tailgate, which is a free event in the parking lots, Walker Hayes and Alli Walker will perform live, with ESPN live broadcasts and performances by the two teams marching bands throughout the day.
Credit ESPN/NCAA
How To Watch The College Football Playoff National Championship Game
Basically, you[...]
So here's what happened, On his Friday show, The Pat McAfee Show host Pat McAfee accused an ESPN executive who's been with the company for forty years of "attempting to sabotage" his show The focus of McAfee's rant? Norby Williamson, ESPN Executive Editor and Head of Event & Studio Production, who McAfee claimed had been fast[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Max's Waller, Disney+'s Echo, Prime Video's Batman: Caped Crusader, Star Trek/Patrick Stewart, Netflix's Cobra Kai, WWE/AEW, CBS's Ghosts, ESPN/Pat McAfee, ABC's The Rookie, The Boys/Jonathan Majors, DC Studios' Superman: Legacy, FX's Welcome to Wrexham, Crunchyroll's Attack on Titan, BBC's Doctor Who, and more!
Images/Screencaps: Max, CBS, ABC, Netflix, Disney+, Paramount, ESPN, The Pat McAfee Show, Prime Video
BCTV Daily[...]
ESPN has released a statement in response to comments made by Pat McAfee during the Friday edition of the Pat McAfee Show, where he accused an ESPN executive who's been with the company for forty years of "attempting to sabotage" his show The focus of McAfee's rant? Norby Williamson, ESPN Executive Editor and Head of Event[...]
Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Amazon's Wytches, The CW's Superman & Lois, Pat McAfee/ESPN, Peacock's Battlestar Galactica, BBC's Doctor Who, MTV's RuPaul's Drag Race, CBS's NCIS: Origins, TNT's AEW Rampage, HBO's Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, HBO's The White Lotus, FOX's WWE SmackDown, Hulu's The Orville, Netflix's Arcane, James Gunn/Harley Quinn, Max's Lanterns, Max's Arkham, Max's Peacemaker, DC Studios'[...]
Speaking of popping bottles, that's exactly what was going on last year when Pat McAfee signed a multi-year deal with "The Mouse" that brought his show to ESPN, ESPN+, and a lot of other platforms for some major media exposure – and he got to keep his ESPN College GameDay gig A whole lot of[...]