::::Apple, Disney discuss bringing WatchESPN feature to Apple TV::::

<div class=&quot;custm_img_blk&quot;><img src=&quot;http://www.techgig.com/files/photo_1337134732_temp.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /></div><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>Bloomberg&nbsp;has updated its story to say that Disney and Apple are actually NOT in talks to bring the WatchESPN service to the Apple TV.</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; display: inline&quot;>No deal is imminent with Apple, said Amy Phillips, a spokeswoman for Bristol, Connecticut-based ESPN.</p>&nbsp;<p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; display: inline&quot;>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not having conversations with Apple about authenticating WatchESPN,&rdquo; Phillips said.</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>According to&nbsp;a report from&nbsp;Bloomberg,&nbsp;which cites ESPN executive Sean Bratches, Apple is currently in talks with Walt Disney&rsquo;s ESPN network to bring the WatchESPN app, currently&nbsp;available&nbsp;for iPhone and iPad and&nbsp;recently opened up to Comcast customers, to Apple TV:</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; display: inline&quot;>ESPN subscribers with AppleTV would gain access to the network&rsquo;s Internet service on their sets. The sports network, which today announced programming for the TV season starting in September, said a deal isn&rsquo;t imminent.</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>Bratches&nbsp;spoke with&nbsp;Bloomberg&nbsp;in an interview today:</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re a platform-agnostic content company&hellip; To the extent that in the future there&rsquo;s an opportunity with Apple to authenticate through the pay-TV food chain as we&rsquo;re doing with Microsoft, that&rsquo;s something that we will participate i<span style=&quot;background-color: #f1f1f1&quot;>n.&rdquo;</span>&nbsp;</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>The WatchESPN iOS app currently provides access to live streaming for the majority of ESPN&rsquo;s content to&nbsp;Bright House Networks, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon FiOS TV customers. The app offers content from nearly every ESPN channel including&nbsp;ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, and ESPNU. A full list of features from the iOS app&rsquo;s&nbsp;iTunes page&nbsp;is below:</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>The WatchESPN app features:</p><p style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px&quot;>Live streaming access to the top events from the ESPN family of networks, including:<br />* NBA Regular Season and Playoffs<br />* Major League Baseball<br />* The Masters, US Open and The Open Championships<br />* College Football and Basketball<br />* Barclay&rsquo;s Premier League, Spanish Primera Division and Euro 2012 Soccer<br />* All 4 Grand Slam tennis events<br />&hellip;and thousands more live events airing on the ESPN networks&nbsp;</p>

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