With the expiration of a carriage deal between Disney and YouTube TV a week away, the company has started to put messaging on its airwaves, including ESPN, about the potential end of the deal, which would have major implications for around 10 million YouTube TV subscribers.

ESPN’s next blockbuster announcement could involve one of its popular figures. Network staple Scott Van Pelt has emerged as a leading candidate to fill ESPN’s vacant 5 p.m. weekday show time slot, according to a Tuesday report from The Athletic.

It has been more than five months since ESPN took "Around the Horn" off the air, and the network may finally have a long-term plan for the time slot that

ESPN is zeroing in on its plan for its high-profile early-evening programming window, reports The Athletic's Andrew Marchand.