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Why Disney Failed At Sports Ownership
Huddle Up is a 3x weekly newsletter that breaks down the business and money behind sports.
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ESPN+: Building A Billion Dollar Business
Disney had their investor day yesterday, delivering impressive new ESPN+ content and updated subscription numbers — but should we really be that…
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Joe Pompliano
The Billionaire Investor That Wants Disney To Spin-Off ESPN
If you are not a subscriber of Huddle Up, join 61,000 other professional athletes, business executives & casual sports fans that receive it directly in…
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ESPN+ Adds Over 2 Million Subscribers
Huddle Up is a daily letter that breaks down the business and money behind sports.
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Joe Pompliano
Traditional Sports Media Is Dying A Slow Death
Why ESPN needs to make a digital transformation before they disappear into irrelevancy.
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ESPN's Streaming Service Gets A 42% Price Hike
If you are not a subscriber of Huddle Up, join 60,000 other professional athletes, business executives & casual sports fans that receive it directly in…
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Venu Sports Will Include 70% Of U.S. Sports Rights, Projects 5 Million Subscribers By 2029
Sports media's biggest players have joined forces to launch a sports-specific skinny bundle. However, Fubo's lawsuit threatens to stop the venture…
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Amazon's Poison Pill Ends TNT's 35-Year Relationship With The NBA
TNT says they matched Amazon's bid. The NBA says they didn't. So what happens next?
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The Billion Dollar Shift In Traditional Sports Media
Pandemic-related job cuts are reportedly coming to ESPN, but is that even their biggest problem?
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The Marketing Machine Behind Space Jam
Today’s guest post is written by my friend Dan Runcie, the founder of Trapital.
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Joe Pompliano
TNT Played Hardball With The NBA (And It Might End Up Costing Them Billions)
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav looked tough when he said TNT didn't need the NBA. Now, Zaslav is left scrambling to avoid a…
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The NFL's $105 Billion Deal
The NFL has agreed to an 11-year, $105 billion deal with network and streaming partners to distribute their content, but what does this mean for the…
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