Disney is considering spending more money on domestic sports rights as it prepares to launch ESPN on its streaming app in direct competition to Foxtel, the subscription broadcaster being acquired by Dazn.
From March 26, the NBA, Major League Baseball, NHL and UFC Fight Night will appear on Disney+, which has an estimated 3.1 million subscribers in Australia. It will not cost existing users more, and Australia will be the first English-language market outside the US to add ESPN.
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Zoe Samios covers wagering and the business of sport from the AFR's Sydney newsroom. She was previously the media and telecommunications reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and covered media at The Australian. Connect with Zoe on Twitter. Email Zoe at zoe.samios@afr.com
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