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The crown jewel in Disney's cable empire is facing an unprecedented crisis
Walt Disney Co. is arguably the world's most powerful and best-known media and entertainment company. Not only does it own the famous theme parks and movie studios, but it also counts several...
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A US soldier wrote the ultimate Facebook post shutting down everyone who says...
A US soldier has something to say to anyone who believes Caitlyn Jenner wasn't enough of a hero to win the Arthur Ashe Courage Award she accepted earlier this month at the ESPN ESPY Awards.Some people...
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Australian surfer Mick Fanning survived a shark attack at a South African surfing competition. Fanning punched the shark in the back and used his surfboard to fend off the shark. He was rescued by...
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Riley Curry proves she's always been hilarious as she plays judge for her...
Yet another video of the adorable Riley Curry is making the rounds, and this time she's dancing the Nae Nae. But we just found another clip from late last year that shows the three-year-old has been a...
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Bill Simmons is going to HBO
Former ESPN and Grantland writer Bill Simmons is heading to HBO in October, the network announced Wednesday.He'll have a talk show starting in 2016, and he'll also develop video podcasts and features...
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ESPN takes Colin Cowherd off the air after rant about Dominicans
ESPN has announced that it's taking radio host Colin Cowherd off the after he made racist comments about Dominicans on his show. Colin Cowherd’s comments over the past two days do not reflect the...
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Disney is toying with selling ESPN as a standalone service like HBO Now
Some old-guard networks — HBO and CBS, to name a few — perceive cable de-bundling as the next goldmine in television, offering affordable standalone apps to those who don’t subscribe to cable or...
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The scariest chart in cable television
As more and more "cord cutters" ditch cable, ESPN is seen as the biggest reason cable television is not going the way of the dodo anytime soon. The biggest reason for that is live sports, the one thing...
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The best way to get ESPN without paying for an expensive bundle of channels
It's going to be at least five years before ESPN releases its own service that will allow people to stream the network online, without paying for a traditional cable or satellite subscription. That's...
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Disney CEO Bob Iger opened the company's earnings conference call with a long...
Disney reported earnings on Tuesday night that were mixed.The company reported earnings per share of $1.45 on revenue of $13.1 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings of $1.41 on revenue of $13.2...
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ESPN has one killer advantage that will protect it from the death of cable (DIS)
Disney shares are getting slammed on Wednesday, and analysts seem to be worried about one thing at the company: ESPN. But in a post over at Stratechery, Ben Thompson lays out one simple reason why ESPN...
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Lots of people aren't convinced by Disney CEO Bob Iger's argument that ESPN...
Disney shares are tanking (down 9% at the time of writing) following the company's quarterly earnings release on Tuesday.It appears investors are spooked about ESPN and whether the recent dent in its...
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Cable stocks plummet as people bail on TV (DIS)
Nagging investor concerns over viewers cutting the cord on cable television and moving online turned into a rout in the sector's shares on Wednesday after Walt Disney Co reported a dip in subscribers...
View ArticleWatch this Ball State freshman sink a half-court shot and win free tuition
A freshman at Ball State University won free tuition for a semester by hitting a half-court shot.Video courtesy of Ball State Sports LinkFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this...
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ESPN pulls Curt Schilling from the Little League World Series after he tweets...
Curt Schilling has been removed from covering the Little League World Series due to an insensitive tweet that compared Muslims to Nazis, ESPN announced today.Here is the full statement, via ESPN...
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More than 100 ESPN employees were reportedly on Ashley Madison
Earlier this month, hackers released 10 gigabytes of information stolen from the online dating, er, cheating website Ashley Madison.That information included email addresses, credit-card transactions,...
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Bill Simmons is expected to launch his own website
Bill Simmons will start his new "multiyear, multiplatform" gig with HBO next month, but that is just one aspect of his new career path as he is also now expected to launch his own website.Sarah Ellison...
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The Redskins GM's wife accused an ESPN reporter on Twitter of trading sexual...
Black Sports Online reported Wednesday that Jessica McCloughan, the wife of Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan, accused ESPN reporter Dianna Russini on Twitter of exchanging sexual...
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Bill Simmons went on a rant against several NFL teams after bombshell Spygate...
As he has been wont to do lately, Bill Simmons took to Twitter Tuesday to dish out some fiery words regarding the NFL and the New England Patriots. This time, he was responding to ESPN's bombshell...
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A rookie NFL wide receiver is retiring at 24 because the 'next hit could...
Adrian Coxson, a 24-year-old rookie wide receiver, is retiring from professional football after suffering a severe concussion on the third day of Packers training camp."I'm retiring because I'm still...
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