ESPN

• ESPN is hiring creators. It will feature them on an in-app, TikTok-style feed.
• ESPN Lays Off 300 Staffers Amid Resource Shift Toward DTC, Digital Businesses

  Disney-owned ESPN announced today that it is eliminating a total of positions across the company -- including 300 jobs that are already filled and 200 open positions -- in order to allocate resources toward direct-to-consumer and digital initiatives, while also continuing to innovate its TV experience, the company said.

  
• Instagram Creator Behind ‘House Of Highlights’ Tapped By ESPN To Helm Social Content, Strategy

  ESPN is bringing noted sports influencer Omar Raja into the fold.The illustrious sports broadcaster has hired the 25-year-old Instagram entrepreneur behind House Of Highlights -- a five-year-old account that shares clips of top athletes, noteworthy plays, and other viral moments with 15.4 million followers.

  
• Facebook Watch And ESPN Team Up For New Slate Of Interactive Sports Shows

  ESPN is getting into the Facebook Watch game. The sports giant has signed a deal for Facebook to exclusively distribute its digital content, including entire new series as well as additional segments from shows that air on ESPN’s TV networks.

  
• Disney’s ESPN+ Streaming Service Nabs 2 Million Subscribers In Less Than A Year
• Insights: A Pox on Your Vox – ESPN, Netflix Latest To Dump User Input
• ESPN To Launch Daily Edition Of ‘SportsCenter’ On Redesigned Mobile App
• Disney To Launch $5 Monthly ESPN+ Streaming Service On April 12
• ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ To Add Digital Originals To Its Repertoire
• ESPN Comes To Terms With YouTube, Begins Uploading Videos Again
• ESPN Will Use MLB’s Streaming Technology To Build Subscription Video Service
• Vice Media, ESPN Ink Production And Distribution Deal To Share Sports Programming