What's included in ESPN's new streaming service? A complete guide for sport fans who will pay $29.99/Month
ESPN is set to launch its new streaming service this fall, offering all the content available on its television channels, including exclusive sports events, for $29.99 per month.
ESPN plans to debut is new streaming service in the fall, which will be a complete package of live sports content, all for the $29.99 price tag. There will be a variety of programming on the service, including NFL, NBA, and college football and basketball games. All sports fans love to watch.
The launch of the ESPN streaming service allows Disney to make a significant step toward addressing both cord-cutters, and sports fans who have yet to take the plunge on cable television. Disney will also offer the Disney + Hulu, and the new ESPN streaming service for $35.99 per month.
ESPN launches a new streaming service this fall
The new service, set to launch this fall, will give sports fans all the content shown on ESPN's television channels. ESPN is owned by Disney, which is leveraging its sports assets in this latest venture.
The service is targeted toward cord-cutters and never-installed subscribers looking for live programming, especially live sports, still one of the most important content types in media. Disney is betting that viewers will want to pay for a bundle of its services, with ESPN, Disney+, and Hulu, for about $35.99 per month. At least for the first year, when offered at a discount price of $29.99 per month.
This new service will expand Disney's streaming measurement of sport for consumers compared to ESPN+, which is available as part of the Disney bundle or can be purchased separately. Looking forward, consumers will be able to purchase ESPN+ separately, as it will still be available to consumers at a lower cost, and ESPN+ is included in the new ESPN streaming package.
ESPN is competing in sports' streaming war
Even with benefits such as exclusive rights to NFL, NBA, and college sports, ESPN’s new endeavor launches into an already crowded field of streaming services competing for consumer attention and dollars.
Paying customers who want news, entertainment, and sports can find other services — including YouTube TV — with multiple programming channels for an average monthly fee. Others may continue with a cable subscription and other entertainment-focused streaming services.
Disney had been working with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. to launch a joint streaming service called Venu Sports that would have cost consumers $42.99 a month, but dropped it in January for legal reasons. Instead, Disney’s ESPN merged Hulu + Live TV service with sports-driven Fubo TV.
