The long-awaited ESPN flagship streaming app launched today, offering its full sports content outside of a traditional TV bundle for the first time. Will the new app give a boost to Disney. Well, CEO Bob Iger is betting on it.>> Look where ESPN is today. With all of the competition that has emerged over the years, I I actually think they're in the best position they've ever been in. And now with the use of this great technology, they have the ability to engage with sports fans on a higher level in a in a be ...

Disney's chief Bob Iger this morning talking to David Faber for an exclusive interview a few moments ago as the company launches this new ESPN flagship streaming app today says the company will not break out sub numbers for the platform. Let's bring in BFA security senior media and entertainment analyst Jessica Ree Erlick. Jessica, welcome back.Good to see you again. >> Thank you. Great to see you.>> Uh struck by Bob's line here just talking about linear losses. I'm I'm paraphrasing but the action doesn't d ...

So we're not going to get a subn number and you feel comfortable not doing that. You think investors are going to be frustrated and trying to understand what what is an incredibly important initiative for you and perhaps not be able to measure it in the way they become accustom and certainly did for for example for Netflix for 15 years until very recently. Again, investors will be able to see how our sports business is doing and this is an important component of it and perhaps that will give them the abilit ...

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