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.

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.

Hulu adds MLB Network to live TV service
Hulu is now offering MLB Network in its base programming package ahead of baseball's opening day.

Ex-Apple exec Pete Distad to lead sports streaming service
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.

Charter’s Spectrum TV offers free access to ESPN Plus
The Disney-owned sports service can be accessed by Spectrum TV customers with certain eligible plans.

Exclusive: Fox-ESPN-WBD sports service could be called Hulu Sports
A sports streaming service under development by Fox, Disney's ESPN and TNT Sports may be called Hulu Sports, The Desk has learned.

ESPN to debut standalone streaming service in late 2025
Disney will debut a standalone, streaming version of its ESPN multiplex cable channels in late 2025, the company's CEO affirmed this week.

Fox, ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery form streaming sports venture
Fox, Warner Bros Discovery and ESPN are teaming up to launch a new sports-inclusive streaming package, according to a report.

ESPN grabs nearly 32 million viewers for NFC Divisional Playoff game
ESPN saw nearly 32 million viewers tune in for its Saturday match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans.

Amazon hires Disney executive to oversee Prime Video ads
Jeremy Helfand has left Disney to join Amazon, where he will oversee the company's new ad initiatives for Prime Video.

Charter starts offering Disney Plus to Spectrum TV customers
Those with Spectrum TV Select packages can watch the ad-inclusive version of Disney Plus as part of their service.

Las Vegas Grand Prix draws sizable West Coast TV audience to ESPN
More than a million people stayed up late to watch the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on ESPN last weekend.

Viewpoint: Why Roger Goodell is the next Brandon Tartikoff
"The NFL is so important, its scraps are like saffron," Charles Benaiah writes.
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