Disney is making aggressive moves in sports media, with ESPN set to launch as a standalone app at $30 a month. The company also announced a $1.6 billion deal for WWE and a $3 billion agreement giving the NFL a stake in ESPN—a move that raises questions about editorial independence and faces scrutiny from a Trump-led Justice Department. Also, with the Paramount-Skydance deal closed, are the Ellisons looking to buy Warner Bros. ? Kim Masters and Matt Belloni break it all down. A whole new ball game? Disney is set to launch ESPN as a standalone streaming service, priced at $30 a month. The announcement arrives with a flurry of deals and acquisitions in the sports world. “They're going to pay $1.6 billion to WWE, taking it away from Peacock. It had been a $900 million deal for Peacock. It's

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