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Disney Is Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles As ESPN Nears Streaming Launch, Bob Iger Says

August 6, 2025
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Disney Is Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles As ESPN Nears Streaming Launch, Bob Iger Says
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With ESPN‘s long-anticipated streaming launch now just days away, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company is exploring potential bundles with other sports programmers.

“We believe there may be opportunities for us to bundle other companies’ sports offerings,” Iger said during Disney’s fiscal third quarter earnings call. “We’ve actually had some discussions with some other companies on doing just that. Nothing to report on that. Obviously, we’re not only interested in growing engagement and growing our own subs, but we’re interested in serving consumers better as well.”

ESPN revealed Wednesday that it will launch its new streaming app on August 21. At $30 a month, the full-function service includes all of ESPN’s linear networks as well as a range of digital and streaming exclusives, including betting and fantasy offerings.

Fox Corp. is also targeting August 21 for the launch of its new streaming service, Fox One, which will deliver a range of news, sports and entertainment fare. Fox execs have also talked about the service potentially serving as a platform for third-party services.

Bundling has been a successful strategy for Disney, not only with its own Hulu/Disney+/ESPN+ package but also with a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery for an HBO Max-Disney bundle.

Sports in particular is ripe for bundling, given the unraveling of traditional pay-TV and the preponderance of niche services left in limbo by the transition to digital. Regional sports networks, once a gusher for programmers and operators, have been in a tattered financial state due to cord-cutting.

“The more sports can be offered in one destination for the consumer, or if we can improve the ease of use for consumers, ease of finding things,” the better, Iger continued. “As a devoted sports fan, I often have to work to try to find what platform sports are on. If we can help consumers in that regard, we’re certainly going to try.”

The execs comments came after the company made a flurry of ESPN announcements, including a landmark deal with the NFL to swap equity for control of NFL Media assets. Disney also reported a mostly solid set of quarterly financial results.

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