Andrew Feldman, who is coming up on 20 years at ESPN, today announced he is moving from combat sports to betting and fantasy. Feldman was the Senior Editor for ESPN Fantasy, Gaming, WWE, Boxing and MMA before taking over just the ESPN Digital Combat Sports Team. Today, he said he is headed “back home, ready to lead ESPN Digital’s Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports group.”

“I’ve worked with an incredible team across ESPN to take our MMA, Boxing and Wrestling coverage to the next level,” Feldman also posted on X as he thanked several of his colleagues.

According to his LinkedIn account, Feldman started with ESPN in June, 2004.

Feldman used to be the editor and manager for the ESPN poker product since its inception in 2005 and he co-hosted ESPN Inside Deal and hosted ESPN’s Poker Edge Podcast.

After a report earlier today from John Ourand of Puck said ESPN and the NBA “have essentially come to terms on a package,” a new report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand says Amazon Prime Video will be one of at least three main players in the overall NBA media rights package.

Marchand reports the NBA and Amazon “have the framework of a deal,” and that it will include “significant regular season and postseason games, perhaps even conference finals.” With the current agreement expiring after next season, it is expected the Amazon deal would start in 2025-26.

Ourand’s reporting suggests Warner Bros. Discovery has had “productive” talks with the league. Marchand mentions NBC and WBD potentially battling to be the third partner or the potential of the NBA partnering with four outlets. It is believed ESPN will have around 20 regular season games cut from its package to make room for at least an additional partner, but Disney will keep the NBA Finals on ABC.

The expectation is that new NBA media rights deals will be for a 10-year period. The league is looking to grow on the $2.6 billion average per year it is getting now from ESPN and TNT Sports.

Comcast’s Peacock added 3 million subscribers in the first quarter of 2024, which was helped by the exclusive airing of the Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game, the company said in its earnings report this week. The report also said revenue increased 54% year over year from $685 million to $1.1 billion. In total, Peacock lost $639 million compared to a loss of $704 million the prior year.

“Peacock remains one of the fastest growing domestic streamers with impressive acquisition, retention and engagement trends,” Chief Executive Brian Roberts said in a release. 

In total, Peacock subscribers have climbed 55% year over year to reach 34 million. While domestic advertising revenue was flat, the expectation is the upcoming Paris Olympics will boost the advertising dollars for the year.

The Chiefs-Dolphins game on Saturday January 15 was the most streamed event ever in the United States, drawing 23 million viewers. Engagement with the playoff game accounted for the largest internet event in history, according to this data, with 30% of internet traffic prioritizing the game.