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ESPN Secures 2026 International Dance League Media Rights

7/28/2026

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ESPN announced a media rights deal with the International Dance League (IDL) for 2026.
IDL events will air on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET from July 28 to August 27, 2026, in New York, Vancouver, Sydney and Seoul.
Streaming will be on ESPN+, the ESPN app and Disney+ in Australia/New Zealand, Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, South America, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
CEO Connor Lim said IDL has generated over 650 million views and impressions.

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ESPN announced a media rights deal with the International Dance League (IDL) for 2026.
IDL events will air on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET from July 28 to August 27, 2026, in New York, Vancouver, Sydney and Seoul.
Streaming will be on ESPN+, the ESPN app and Disney+ in Australia/New Zealand, Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, South America, Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
CEO Connor Lim said IDL has generated over 650 million views and impressions.