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Why a Disney Spinoff of ESPN Would Be a Whiff | Analysis

According to first-quarter 2022 Parks Associates consumer research, 52% of U.S. internet households have at least one Disneystreaming service in their home. Within that, “ESPN+ is the most popular and valuable sports streaming service in the [over-the-top] market,” Parks Associates senior analyst Eric Sorensen told TheWrap.

Zooming out, 16% of internet households have ESPN+, which is twice the penetration of the next highest sports subscriptionservice, NBA.TV (8%), per Parks Associates.
 

From the article, "Why a Disney Spinoff of ESPN Would Be a Whiff | Analysis" by BRANDON KATZ.

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