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Sporticast: What’s next for ESPN amid sports’ streaming shakeup?

15 August, 2023

On the latest Sporticast episode, substitute host Jacob Feldman talks with Parrot Analytics’ Julia Alexander about the increasingly turbulent intersection of sports and streaming. Within the last few weeks, the Pac-12 has collapsed after spurning a deal with Apple; Disney CEO Bob Iger has discussed finding a strategic partner to help ESPN transition to an over-the-top business model; the NFL has taken NFL Network direct-to-consumer as part of NFL+; Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has hinted at more live sports content coming to his Max service; and Netflix has shared more details about its own upcoming foray into live sports competitions.

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