ESPN

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

  
• Fantasy Football Videos Gain Steam All Summer From Unexpected Sources

  The National Football League (NFL) returned this week for its one hundredth season, bringing plenty of hype for fans online and off. And while there were countless social videos previewing the upcoming season for one of America’s favorite sports, there was also chatter about another, related game that drives its own impressive amount of audience engagement: fantasy football.

  
• Amazon Taps Longtime ESPN Exec Marie Donoghue To Oversee Sports Programming

  Donoghue was an integral player in the network’s acclaimed documentary series '30 For 30', and she also earned an Oscar for the documentary 'O.J.: Made In America'.

  
• Insights: A Pox on Your Vox – ESPN, Netflix Latest To Dump User Input
• Rooster Teeth Taps Former Porn Actress-Turned-Sports Host Mia Khalifa To Resurrect ‘Sportsball’ Podcast
• Digital Sports Network Overtime Launches Snapchat Series On High School Games
• ESPN To Launch Daily Edition Of ‘SportsCenter’ On Redesigned Mobile App
• Sports Illustrated Launches SVOD Service On Roku, iOS, Android, And The Web
• Disney To Launch $5 Monthly ESPN+ Streaming Service On April 12
• Disney Developing Several ‘Star Wars’ TV Shows For Upcoming SVOD Service
• What Will Happen To Hulu After Disney’s Fox Acquisition?