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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[...]

The Disney-owned networks will simulcast the games on both platforms: the content-starved ABC on broadcast and ESPN on cable The simulcast is nothing new, as Disney has been doing the same on both networks with a select few games since the 2020 season Games added for the 2023 season include the Seattle Seahawks at New[...]

Earlier today, we learned that Disney and Charter had reportedly agreed to play nice with one another by cementing a new deal that would bring ESPN (and other Disney channels) back to Spectrum customers – just in time for ESPN's Monday Night Football The standoff between the mega cable provider and The Mouse got particularly ugly[...]

Was it the power of ESPN's Monday Night Football that compelled them? We may never know for sure, but the good news we have to pass along is that media giants Disney and Charter have reportedly agreed to play nice with one another – cementing that promise with a new deal What does that mean?[...]

Shannon Sharpe is joining THE debate show on ESPN First Take will star the NFL Hall of Famer on Mondays and Tuesdays to debate Stephen A Smith on all the previous weekend's football stories This is after Sharpe left the other big debate show he was a part of, FS1's Undisputed, where he argued with[...]

ESPN has been going through it as of late, and after letting go of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, they have announced that Doc Rivers and longtime basketball coverage stalwart Doris Burke will join 19-year veteran Mike Breen on the play-by-play desk for the NBA Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, NBA playoffs, and the Christmas[...]

Just before July 1st hit, the news came down that approximately 20 ESPN on-air personalities were being cut as part of The Walt Disney Company's across-the-board series of layoffs & budget cuts as the company works towards $5.5B in overall cost savings The list of those who were let go included David Pollack, Jalen Rose, Jordan[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? Twitter's Linda Yaccarino & Elon Musk, NBC's Saturday Night Live, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, Amazon's The Boys, Netflix's Sonic Prime, FX's What We Do in the Shadows, ESPN/Stephen A Smith, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog-Eating Contest, Amazon's Sausage Party, Michael Imperioli, FX's Justified: City Primeval, WWE/Damian[...]

Heading into this past weekend, the news came down that approximately 20 ESPN on-air personalities were being cut as part of The Walt Disney Company's across-the-board series of layoffs & budget cuts as the company works towards $5.5B in overall cost savings David Pollack, Jalen Rose, Jordan Cornette, Suzy Kolber, Max Kellerman, Jeff Van Gundy,[...]

Late last week, the news broke that approximately 20 ESPN on-air personalities were being cut as part of The Walt Disney Company's across-the-board series of layoffs & budget cuts as The Mouse worked towards $5.5B in overall cost savings. David Pollack, Jalen Rose, Jordan Cornette, Suzy Kolber, Max Kellerman, Jeff Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck,[...]

Making the BCTV Daily Dispatch menu board today? SAG-AFTRA/AMPTP, FX's Justified: City Primeval, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, AEW, The CW's Nancy Drew, Max's Dune: The Sisterhood, ESPN, Amazon's The Bondsman, Geraldo Rivera/FOX "News," Crunchyroll's Jujutsu Kaisen, CBS's Matlock, Amazon's Good Omens[...]

Since that time, waves of layoffs were announced – and earlier today, that wave impacted approximately 20 on-air personalities (at the time of this writing) at ESPN, with reports updating throughout the day (and more layoffs expected in the near future). NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 5, 2017: ESPN microphone ready for interview during US Open 2017[...]

At Disney's Upfronts presentation for advertisers, it was announced that McAfee had signed a new multi-year agreement with " The Mouse" that will see his multiplatform presence at ESPN expand in new ways Along with The Pat McAfee Show moving to ESPN in the fall, McAfee will also contribute to ESPN's digital and social platforms[...]

And then there's the matter of ESPN and sports better – an issue that Iger admits he's "changed" his opinion on when it comes to the sports channel franchise. Editorial credit: JStone / Shutterstock.com Iger on Perlmutter: Stating that "this decision would have been made regardless" of Perlmutter's support of Peltz, Iger reaffirmed that Perlmutter's departure was[...]

I obviously have suggested that I'm concerned about undifferentiated general entertainment, particularly given the competitive landscape that we're operating in, and we're going to look at it very objectively." Image: TWDC Here's a look at what Iger had to share about Hulu, followed by another interesting comment from Iger regarding the future of ESPN and the "inevitability"[...]

Here's a look at the details: Image: Disney+ MAJOR CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING: Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution is done, so say hello to: Disney Entertainment – Co-chaired by Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, this division will include Disney+ and Film & TV assets. ESPN – Led by Jimmy Pitaro, the division will include ESPN and ESPN+. Parks, Experiences & Products –[...]

No comment from Endeavor, who purchased controlling interest in the UFC in 2016 for $4 billion, nothing from ESPN, who has exclusive broadcast rights to the MMA promotion and has barely reported on the incident, with one article on the TMZ post, and that's it "There's one thing that you never bounce back from, and[...]

If football truly is the epic game of the modern gladiator, then ESPN has tapped one of the most brilliant minds in cinematic music, Composer John Williams, to score a theme fit for an arena The three-and-a-half minute theme called "Of Grit and Glory" will make its debut for ESPN's College Football National Championship between[...]

McAfee has been hired to join the cast of ESPN's College GameDay, and since that show airs on Saturdays, McAfee will not be able to commentate on Smackdown for the time being However, McAfee stressed that he's still a part of the WWE family and will continue to do things with WWE. Pat McAfee competes at[...]

 Big E broke his neck on the March 11 episode of WWE SmackDown in an accident when fellow superstar Ridge Holland attempted an overhead Belly-To-Belly Suplex on him outside of the ring, resulting in Big E landing directly on the top of his head at ringside. Former WWE Champion Big E says he is expected to fully recover[...]

The football league struck a deal with Disney that will air games on its owned networks ESPN, FX, and ABC Network rivals FOX and NBC air USFL games, as both leagues look to become spring alternatives to the established NFL, with which the two leagues also have a working partnership. Image: XFL "We have entered into an[...]

 For the first time since the health scare, Triple H has done an on-camera interview where he explained his medical situation in detail and made the announcement that his career as an in-ring performer is over. Image: Screencap In an exclusive sit-down interview with ESPN's Stephen A Smith, Triple H announced this morning that he will never wrestle[...]

Ironically, the predominantly Disney-owned Hulu already supports a similar ad-supported subscription plan and in fact, is offered in a bundle with the standard Disney+ and ESPN+ package. Disney+ adds for May include more Star Wars, Maleficent, and more. There is no pricing or specific launch date set at the moment, but there are plans to expand internationally[...]

In the "Cut for Time" sketch that was released, Forte's Todd LeVane (from "Sportshorse") joins ESPN First Take co-hosts Molly Qerim (Chloe Fineman), Stephen A Smith (Chris Redd), and Michael Irvin (Kenan Thompson) to debate Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers But as we've come to love about "talking head" sports shows, it doesn't[...]

 The SmackDown superstar will be the lead in the opening video segment for the College Football National Championship Game tonight on ESPN  The football game, which will see the number three ranked University of Georgia Bulldogs take on the number one ranked University of Alabama Crimson Tide, is sure to be a ratings juggernaut, making this a pretty big[...]

Image screencapped courtesy from ESPN. While Caliendo admits not really knowing Madden personally, he recalled a personal story of meeting him and his family during a Super Bowl Since his run on MADtv, the comedian continued making appearances on several sports talk shows often recreating his popular Madden bits capturing his commentating quirks often stating the[...]

Tom Brady is taking part in a new series on ESPN+ called Man In The Arena: Tom Brady Each episode will take a look at the legendary Quarterbacks Super Bowl appearances straight from him, while also accompanied by others talking about those moments in time "Man in the Arena is more than a series of[...]

For me, it was always either one of the "talking head" shows on ESPN (and its line-up of channels) or the news & "talking head" line-up on MSNBC that I'd have rolling in the background And then lockdown hit and I slowly realized that was the worst thing I could ever do. Images: Screencaps As much as[...]