Disney CEO says company will 'quiet the noise' in culture wars - Analyst
Disney is struggling to make its streaming business profitable, improve the quality of its films, position its flagship sports brand, ESPN.
Thu Sep 21 2023
Tennis - Serena's swan song most watched match in ESPN history
The match drew 4.6 million viewers and peaked at 6.9 million.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Tennis: US Open women's final draws bigger audience than men's decider on ESPN
The Saturday broadcast of the women's final peaked at 3.4 million viewers.
Wed Sep 15 2021
TV's 'Warrior' latest proof that Bruce Lee still holds sway
Bruce Lee is now influencing the careers of the mostly Asian cast as Hollywood faces a national reckoning on race and representation.
Sat Oct 03 2020
Woods had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest - report
ESPN, citing a copy of the toxicology report, said Woods had Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone, Alprazolam, Zolpidem and Delta-9 carboxy THC.
Tue Aug 15 2017
Boxing: Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again this year - report
Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao plans to come out of retirement to fight an as yet to be named opponent later this year, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Wed Jul 13 2016
ESPN fires controversial analyst Curt Schilling over transgender Facebook meme
Curt Schilling had been taken off of ESPN's baseball coverage in September, after he shared a meme that compared extremism in today's Muslim world to Nazi Germany in 1940.
Thu Apr 21 2016
Ronda Rousey must accept the fact that she's not 'invincible'
In her first interview since the loss, Rousey told ESPN magazine that she also had to accept the fact that she is not 'invincible'.
Tue Dec 08 2015
Disney's ESPN withdraws content from YouTube
Walt Disney Co's sports network ESPN said it will not make its content available on YouTube, due to the recently announced ad-free subscription-based offering coined YouTube Red.
Sat Oct 24 2015
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' breaks presale records
Early ticket sales for December's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke IMAX records with more than $6.5 million for U.S. screenings, the theatre chain said on Tuesday.
Wed Oct 21 2015
Boxing: Pacquiao to undergo shoulder surgery, report
Pacquiao, who lost a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather in their welterweight unification fight on Saturday, is expected to undergo surgery later this week for a torn rotator cuff, ESPN reported o
Tue May 05 2015
Read the news now or it's gone: CNN, ESPN push for Snapchat users
The evolution of Snapchat from a simple mobile messaging app to a potential rival to Facebook and Twitter illustrates the fast-evolving power structures of the Internet.
Fri Mar 06 2015
Man who slept off during baseball match sues ESPN
Andrew Rector had filed a US$10 million (around RM31 million) defamation suit against the sports television network.
Tue Jul 08 2014
Is 3D TV a fad?
The BBC has followed the lead of ESPN to stop broadcasting shows in 3D, citing lack of interest.
Sun Jul 07 2013
NBC to air EPL in US
NBC's networks will televise the English Premier League under a $250 million, three-year deal that begins next season.
Mon Oct 29 2012
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024