Standalone ESPN streamer will bundle with Hulu, Disney CEO says
The service will also include engaging features like fantasy sports and betting, CEO Bob Iger affirmed.
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.
The service will also include engaging features like fantasy sports and betting, CEO Bob Iger affirmed.
Hulu is now offering MLB Network in its base programming package ahead of baseball’s opening day.
The media executive held high-level roles at Apple and Disney’s Hulu, and will now be tasked with developing and launching a new sports streaming service.
The Disney-owned sports service can be accessed by Spectrum TV customers with certain eligible plans.
A sports streaming service under development by Fox, Disney’s ESPN and TNT Sports may be called Hulu Sports, The Desk has learned.
Disney will debut a standalone, streaming version of its ESPN multiplex cable channels in late 2025, the company’s CEO affirmed this week.
Fox, Warner Bros Discovery and ESPN are teaming up to launch a new sports-inclusive streaming package, according to a report.
ESPN saw nearly 32 million viewers tune in for its Saturday match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans.
Jeremy Helfand has left Disney to join Amazon, where he will oversee the company’s new ad initiatives for Prime Video.
Those with Spectrum TV Select packages can watch the ad-inclusive version of Disney Plus as part of their service.