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Disney Extends Major League Baseball TV Rights to ESPN+ as Streaming Momentum Slows

Disney+ counted 103.6 million global subscribers at quarter’s end

ESPN+ ended the quarter with 13.8 million subscribers.Disney
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By Kelsey Sutton

May 13, 2021

ESPN+, Disney’s smallest streaming service, will get a big live sports boost in the coming months.

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Kelsey Sutton

Kelsey Sutton is the streaming editor at Adweek, where she covers the business of streaming television.

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