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fromBusiness Insider
6 hours ago

Big Media is ditching cable TV. Versant CEO Mike Lazarus says cable can still be a good business.

The cable TV industry is in decline. But cable TV networks still generate a lot of cash. So the plan for Versant Media, the cable TV company spun out of Comcast, is to use that cash to pivot out of cable TV.
Television
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Football: Afghan women's team recognized in blow to Taliban

"It's something really huge for us, to show the world that Afghan women and girls are capable of doing amazing things," national team goalkeeper Elaha Safdari stated. "It's a hard slap to the face of the Taliban and those people who were against us."
Women
San Francisco Giants
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

In MLB 1st, SF Giants' opening night matchup vs. Yankees will only be on Netflix

Netflix expands into live sports with MLB, starting with the Yankees vs. Giants game and including the Home Run Derby and Field of Dreams.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Football has eaten almost every sport' due to digital dominance, says podcast chief

Football dominates global sports media while rugby and cricket have declined significantly; leagues must embrace fragmentation across platforms to reach audiences and prevent disappearance.
Media industry
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

Disney just told investors it doesn't know how long its YouTube TV fight will last

Disney cannot predict how long the YouTube TV blackout will last after channels were removed; rising sports-rights costs and lost fees may hurt the business.
Television
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

Who's to blame in the Disney-YouTube TV battle? It's complicated.

A carriage dispute blocks ABC and ESPN for millions of YouTube TV subscribers as Disney seeks higher fees to fund expensive sports-rights deals.
New England Patriots
fromBoston.com
9 months ago

If NFL, ESPN deal is done soon, it will have an immediate impact on how fans consume the most popular sport in the US

NFL and ESPN are nearing a deal that enhances NFL's stake in ESPN while allowing ESPN to operate NFL Network.
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