The Walt Disney Company has announced that it is set to acquire a 33 percent stake in technology services and video streaming company BAMTech.

New direct-to-consumer streaming service will offer live MLB, NHL and MLS games as well as college athletics

ESPN is the MVP of networks, according to the annual Cable Operator Evaluation Study from Beta Research Corp.

Executive had been in charge of Disney consumer products, interactive media

ESPN is taking up residency in lower Manhattan, as the sports network has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement for a 19,000-square-foot-space within The Howard Hughes Corporation’s development at Pier 17, at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.

In comments on the FCC’s upcoming video competition report, the Free State Foundation argues that there is “clear and convincing” evidence that the video marketplace is competitive and the FCC needs to regulate/deregulate accordingly.

The road is clear for Disney to develop its planned ESPN-branded video streaming service after the federal government signed off on the company’s purchase of a majority stake in BAMTech.