ESPN and its shrinking number of subscribers have been blamed for slowing down its parent company, Disney. At its upfront presentation to advertisers, ESPN president John Skipper brushed off those concerns.
As the Rock Cats abandon New Britain for a new $60 million stadium in downtown Hartford, city and business officials are concerned Stanley Black & Decker and the team's dozens of other sponsors won't follow it to the Capital City.
Bristol sports media giant ESPN said it has signed a nine-year agreement with the NBA that will allow it to air more regular-season games and increase its overall pro basketball content.
Bristol sports broadcaster ESPN only has just begun tapping the potential of its new $100-million digital studio center, but as the media giant adds more programming into the 194,000-square-foot facility, one key to the operation will be keeping its power usage in check.