Netflix isn’t the only video streamer upping its monthly fee: Disney+ will cost $1 more in March 2021. The entertainment giant announced the fee increase for its subscription service Thursday during an investor event during which Disney unveiled 10 new Marvel series, 10 more “Star Wars” series and more than Read more…
It’s a big first day for Lumen Field: Kyler Murray is coming to town to take on the Seahawks. No, there weren’t any typos in that sentence. Seattle’s home stadium has been renamed Lumen Field from CenturyLink Field. The move reflects the company CenturyLink’s rebranding in September as Lumen Technologies. Read more…
The XFL won’t play in 2021, the league announced Thursday, and is targeting a return in the spring of 2022. Co-owner Dwayne Johnson tweeted the news Thursday morning, and the league followed with an official announcement. Johnson, longtime business partner Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital Partners completed their purchase of Read more…
The postponement of the Summer Olympics, coupled with the suspension of play across the NBA and NHL, have disappointed fans all over the world. For brands, however, the impact of COVID-19 may require coming up with a new playbook if they want to continue marketing to sports. For some, that Read more…
With no definitive word on when, or if, the NBA season will resume and the possibility of the playoffs starting in June and the Finals ending in August, the 2020-21 season could be immensely disrupted. So maybe it’s time for the Association to consider a truly radical revamping of its Read more…
While the NBA, NHL and MLB were confronted with the coronavirus pandemic in March, Overwatch executives had been dealing with the outbreak for two months already. As COVID-19 spread in China, where the league has four teams, and South Korea, where another is located, the U.S.-based esports league drastically altered Read more…