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Disney trials AI-powered search and discovery on ESPN, Disney+
Disney has started testing AI-powered features on two flagship platforms: natural-language search for sports questions on ESPN, and a voice- and prompt-driven content discovery tool on Disney+, per PPC Land. Both tests reach only a limited subset of users as of Aug. 6, 2026, with no rollout timeline or advertiser measurement framework disclosed.
Why it matters: It shows the natural-language AI search interface spreading beyond the core engines into vertical consumer platforms, arriving with the same advertiser-measurement gap that AI search has opened everywhere else it has landed.
Via PPC Land ↗
Posted to the wire August 7, 2026.