Disney's ESPN Forges Landmark Deal With Global Polo Entertainment

Global Polo Entertainment disclosed a landmark deal with The Walt Disney Co's DIS ESPN. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

• This multi-faceted agreement will bring the finals of the top seven U.S. and World Championship polo events in 2022 to ESPN. 
• All games will be distributed on ESPN2, ESPNU, or streamed live on ESPN3. 
• In 2022, ESPN will distribute the 2022 GAUNTLET OF POLO, the number-one-rated U.S. Open Women's Polo Championship, and the 2022 FIP World Polo Championship on ESPN3 and ESPN2, all for the very first time. 
• The semi-finals and finals of the 100th Men's and Women's National Intercollegiate Championship will air for the first time on ESPNU. 
• This agreement also includes the 30-minute, made-for-television series World of Polo, presented by U.S. Polo Assn., and which will be available on ESPN's VOD platform.
• USPAGL manages U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association, the governing body for the sport of polo in the U.S. 
• Price Action: DIS shares traded higher by 0.98% at $146.32 in the market session on the last check Wednesday.