ESPN Programming Coming To Disney+ By Year-End; Bob Iger Calls It A “First Step” Toward Flagship Sports Launch In 2025
deadline.comDisney will add select live games and studio shows from ESPN to its flagship streaming service Disney+ by the end of 2024, CEO Bob Iger announced this morning.
Speaking to Wall Street analysts on the company’s fiscal second quarter earnings call, Iger said the company has been “encouraged” by early results of adding Hulu programming to Disney+.
The idea is to similarly make Disney+ a destination for much of the company’s top-shelf content, including live sports. “We see this as a first step to bring to ESPN-Disney+ viewers as we ready the enhanced stand-alone ESPN streaming service in the fall of 2025,” Iger said.
The company is also partnering with Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery on yet another sports streaming offering due to launch later this year.
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