The US Football Association is expected to take a royal share in ESPN
Walt Disney is expected to announce that the American Football Association is getting a share in the ownership of sports media for entertainment in Borbank, according to the persons familiar with the plan who were not permitted to publicly comment.
Disney may reveal the deal during a call call on Wednesday. Actors of the US Football Association and ESPN refused to comment on Friday.
In contrast to the stock share, at least the ESPN is expected to take over the NFL cable properties including NFL and Red Zone, the common channel that constantly updates fans on the Sunday competitions list. The American Football Association Network also has the rights of many normal season matches late this season.
In addition, the US Football Association has the League Production Unit and the American Football Association Films and NFL+, a broadcasting service that enables subscribers to watch games and other relevant content on mobile devices.
ESPN has broadcasting rights “Monday Night of Football” and two SUPER BOWL matches in the current US Football Association contract that will continue until 2033 but is expected to reopen in 2029. The imminent deal with Disney means other partners in the US Football Association – Fox, NBC, CBS, YouTube and Amazon – you will be sculpted against an entity that you enjoy The link is the following time for media rights.
The discussions between the American Football Association and Disney were continuing for more than 18 months, as fears of ESPN increased when consumers continue to overcome or cancel paid TV subscriptions.
The American Football Association shows the vast majority of the most watched programming on American television every year, according to Celseen. But since TV works have been divided and disabled due to broadcasting, there are more competitors who want their soccer game package.
In 2022, the US Football Association granted the rights of ticket package on Sunday to Google YouTube TV. The seven -year deal for the package, which allows viewers to access a television broadcast outside the market for Sunday league games, stressed the deportation of the younger viewers to broadcasting platforms to watch the video.
Netflix, the largest online video service in the world, has the rights of Christmas games, which last year drew dozens of viewers to The Streamer, which builds live programming.
ESPN has always been the most expensive part of the paid TV package, currently approaching $ 9 per subscriber. It is now about 73 million homes, a decrease from 98.5 million in 2013.
Traditional television loses the ground in front of the broadcast. Earlier this year, Nielsen reported that television consumption through broadcasting services exceeded the broadcast and cable display for the first time.
ESPN adapts to the flowing scene, as it launches the first independent consumer product directly to the consumer that gives consumers access to all his channels without paid TV subscription. The service will cost $ 29.99 a month.
ESPN’s TV categories have improved and advertisements have been strong as advertisers are estimated to watch live programming.
Disney’s share price fell about 2 % to $ 116.59 on Friday, as the broader markets absorbed the new definitions of President Trump and weak job data.
ESPN Jimmy Betaro, who was considered a potential internal candidate to replace the CEO of Disney Bob Eugeger when he retires at the end of next year. Disney’s share price increased by 5 % so far this year.