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UFC Fight Night debut delivers big for ESPN+

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Jan 22, 2019 16:01

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NEW YORK: ESPN+, the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN, announced that 568,000 fans had tuned online on its first ever UFC Fight Night live stream on Friday and Saturday. This is a record for ESPN+ across all events since its inception in April last year.

Jul 20, 2018 15:07

Comcast concedes on 21CF, likely to win control of Sky

PHILADELPHIA: Just shy of a month after the Walt Disney Company significantly upped the ante in its bidding war for 21st Century Fox, rival Comcast Corporation on Thursday withdrew from the race for most of the assets of the Murdoch family controlled media conglomerate.

Jun 28, 2018 19:06

Disney secures US anti-trust approval for 21CF buyout

BURBANK, California: The Walt Disney Company announced Wednesday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had conditionally approved its pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Inc., and in the process almost certainly shutting the door on rival Comcast in what has been a bitterly fought bidding war.

Jun 20, 2018 19:06

Disney raises bid for 21CF to $71bn+

NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday significantly upped the ante in its bidding war for 21st Century Fox, sweetening its offer Wednesday by a massive $10 per share over what it had initially bid for the Murdoch family controlled media conglomerate.

May 09, 2018 14:05

ESPN, UFC seal multi-year streaming deal

NEW YORK: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and The Walt Disney Company’s new Direct-to-Consumer and International segment along with ESPN, have reached an immersive, multi-year media rights agreement for exclusive live UFC content on ESPN+, as well as across a variety of ESPN’s television, social and digital platforms, in English and Spanish, taking effect in January 2019.

Dec 30, 2017 16:12

2017 a paradigm shifting year for Indian sport

AS THE CLOCK winds down on what has been a momentous year for Indian sport, some observations. The abiding legacy of 2017 in football will remain India successfully staging the U-17 World Cup at six venues from October 6 to 28.

Dec 14, 2017 19:12

Disney acquires bulk of 21st Century Fox, including Star India

NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Thursday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Disney to acquire 21st Century Fox, including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with cable and international TV businesses, for approximately $52.4 billion in stock (subject to adjustment).

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