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Some of ESPN’s live sports and studio programming will begin coming to Disney+ this year. Disney CEO Bob Iger told investors on an earnings call that this was the result of an encouraging start for shows on Hulu, the company’s streaming service of the same name.
“By the end of this year, we plan to add the ESPN tile to Disney+, giving all U.S. subscribers access to select live games and studio programming within the Disney+ app.” Iger said. “We believe this is the first step in bringing ESPN to Disney+ viewers as we prepare to launch an enhanced standalone ESPN streaming service in the fall of 2025.” Iger also added that ESPN+ subscriptions Disney bundle subscribers will more or less have everything in one app, as Disney users will also be able to access the service’s content through the new Disney+ tile.
Iger didn’t reveal the specific sports that Disney would make available to everyone on Disney+, but did say it would only take over a “moderate” amount of programming from ESPN. The company is also working with Fox Sports and Warner Bros. Discovery on another sports streaming service scheduled to launch later this year and will include NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA games.
Disney+, meanwhile, just had its first profitable quarter in its four-and-a-half years of existence.The service was expected to lose $100 million in his first three months of 2024, but in reality Recorded a profit of $47 million — Taylor Swift’s Ellas Tour concert footage, which debuted on the platform in March, certainly helps.
However, Disney’s entire streaming business (which also includes Hulu and ESPN+) lost $18 million in the quarter. This is still a significant improvement compared to his $659 million loss in the same period last year, when Disney was becoming more profitable across streaming.