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Disney-owned ESPN cutting hundreds of jobs: source

(Reuters) - ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said.Full story

ESPN in Talks With Mobile Carriers

  ESPN wants to allow subscribers to watch mobile videos without extra costs, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin; Jay Yarow, Business Insider; and Tuna Amobi, Standard & Poor's.

Power Rundown: Pay to Surf & Play

  ESPN may start subsidizing consumer to watch, surf and play as much as they want without fear of extra data charges, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin & Jon Fortt.

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  Women’s basketball as a model for the NCAA

ESPN columnist Jemele Hill, former University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Susan Walvius, Olympic gold-medal swimmer Donna de Varona, and University of Delaware star forward-guard Elena Delle Donne join Melissa Harris-Perry for a conversation on what makes women’s basketball different.

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