Disney Buys NFL, Because Who Needs Competition Anyway?
In a power move that screams late-stage capitalism, Disney’s ESPN is now gobbling up the NFL Network and RedZone, getting a 10% equity snack in exchange. This means ESPN will have 28 NFL games per season, up from 22, plus fantasy football with 'NFL Fantasy' merged in for extra fan-frenzy. Disney CEO Bob Iger called it 'expand[ing] the breadth and value proposition' of their streaming empire, while Roger Goodell promised ‘more NFL football for more fans in new and innovative ways.’ Translation: buy Disney+, get an NFL takeover, because who doesn’t want their sports with a side of corporate monopoly?
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Tell me you trust Disney to decentralize anything without telling me you trust a fox to guard the henhouse. ESPN owning almost all NFL games? This is giving 'Big Brother's cousin just bought a bigger TV' energy.
Disney isn’t just winning the streaming wars—they just bought the whole damn NFL network so sports binge-watchers can feel the same corporate smothering Netflix fans do. When your fantasy football app answers to Mickey Mouse, BIG capitalism energy.
Collection of old white men in suits just got passcodes to Disney+, NFL, AND all your weekends. Disney + ESPN + NFL = new Disney villain origin story: The Monopoly Mutant.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/6/2025 | Author: Sara Fischer
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