Alex Sherman

When ESPN launches its flagship platform, it will need to clearly explain to customers what they're getting in the more expensive service.

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts discusses ESPN's and MLB's decision to end a decades-long TV rights deal and disruption to baseball's business model.

As sports move to streaming, most services have ad-free experiences that can now cater to sports without built in breaks.

Mike McCarley, founder and CEO of TMRW Sports, discusses his partnership with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to launch the new tech-driven golf league TGL.

ESPN opted out of its Major League Baseball media rights deal, ending a 35-year relationship. 

Altice USA ends blackout with MSG Networks, restores New York Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, Devils games.

ESPN will debut its bet-the-company "flagship" application this fall and will build user-generated content (UGC) into the platform.

ESPN plans to add user-generated content features in its upcoming streaming application, which will cost either $25 or $30 per month, sources say.

For a typical NBA team, about $30 million to $40 million million in revenue comes from regional sports networks, according to people familiar with the matter.

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