ESPN and Major League Baseball have a "framework agreement" for out-of-market digital rights and local games from five franchises in another big streaming sports shakeup

Disney's profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter based on the strength of the entertainment company's streaming service and domestic theme parks.

The timing of the announcement of the ESPN-NFL merger and the scrapping of ESPN's Colin Kaepernick's documentary has triggered rampant speculation that the two are connected.

Disney-owned sports network ESPN (NYSE:DIS) has officially launched its new ESPN app, a direct-to-consumer service that will provide access to its 12 channels, up to 47,000 events, all of its studio programming,

Tom Rogers, Former NBC Cable President and Newsweek Editor-at-Large, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with reaction to Disney's latest push into sports streaming with the ESPN app.

After years of questions about its streaming future, ESPN is finally unveiling a new service that dramatically expands its digital footprint.

Disney Entertainment and ESPN’s chief product & technology officer Adam Smith is expanding his leadership team, adding former JPMorgan Chase and Walmart executive Tony Donohoe and former Google executive Erin Teague.

Bob Iger, Disney CEO, and Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN chairman, join CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss ESPN's new direct-to-consumer platform, how the success of the app will be measured, and much more.