The Walt Disney Company is planning to raise the price of its sports-centric streaming service ESPN Plus to $10 a month.
ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus (stylized as ESPN+) is a sports-centric subscription video streaming service operated as a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications, with Disney holding a majority stake in the service.
ESPN Plus offers some programming from the flagship ESPN sports channel as well as shows and live sports that are exclusive to the streaming service. The service costs $6 a month or $60 a year to subscribe.
Disney sees gains for its flagship streamer, ESPN Plus and Hulu, while Hulu’s Live TV product saw a dip in customers.
Starting next month, Disney will raise the price of ESPN Plus to $7 a month or $70 a year.
Comcast has started rolling out Disney’s suite of streaming TV apps to users of the cable company’s X1-powere devices.
ESPN executives say the network is ready to hold discussions with the NFL over the Sunday Ticket package.
The NFL ended months of anticipation when it announced news broadcast and cable distribution deals that cover television rights to its football games.
Telecasts of National Hockey League games are returning to ESPN under a new, 7-year deal that takes effect later this year.
The average American household dropped more money on streaming television services in 2020 compared to the previous year.
The Walt Disney Company’s streaming-only sports service ESPN Plus is about to get more expensive.
Comcast’s X1 and Flex users will soon have access to Disney Plus and ESPN Plus.
