ESPN and Disney Mobile for sale soon? moconews.net

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Major Change Coming At Mobile ESPN; Winding Down Likely, Possibly Being Sold

Exclusive: [by Rafat Ali & Staci Kramer]

We have heard from numerous sources that MobileESPN, the ambitious yet doomed MVNO effort from Disney, is in for a big change this week:

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Re: ESPN and Disney Mobile for sale soon? moconews.net

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...c=66&type=qcna

Walt Disney Co.'s (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ESPN cable sports channel said on Thursday it will shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone business operations later this year and aims to license the brand to existing mobile providers.

Owners of Mobile ESPN phones will receive a full refund when they settle their final Mobile ESPN bill and customers who choose to stop Mobile ESPN service will be released from current contract obligations, the company said.