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Investing.com -- Disney (NYSE:DIS)’s ESPN has announced its new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service, ESPN, set to launch in early fall. The service will offer two subscription plans, one unlimited and one select, at $29.99 per month and $11.99 per month respectively.
The ESPN unlimited plan will provide access to all of ESPN’s linear networks and content, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, and more. The service will cover 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, studio shows, original programming, and more. The unlimited plan also offers an annual subscription at $299.99.
In addition, fans will have the opportunity to bundle the ESPN unlimited plan with Disney+ and Hulu. A special offer at launch will provide the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN unlimited bundle at $29.99 per month for the first 12 months. The regular price for this bundle, with ads on Disney+ and Hulu, is $35.99 per month, and $44.99 per month without ads.
The ESPN select plan, priced at $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year, will provide subscribers with access to all content available on ESPN+, including more than 32,000 live sports events annually, a robust library of exclusive studio shows, on-demand replays, acclaimed original content, and more. The ESPN select bundle with Disney+ and Hulu is priced at $16.99 per month with ads and $26.99 per month without ads.
Existing ESPN+ subscribers will automatically become subscribers to ESPN’s new service, based on their current subscription level. Standalone ESPN+ subscribers get the ESPN select plan, and Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ bundle subscribers get the ESPN select bundle.
The new service will be accessible via the enhanced ESPN App, which will introduce new features and personalized fan-friendly experiences at launch. The new features and functionality will be available to all fans who watch on the ESPN App, whether they subscribe directly or through a traditional pay TV package.
Fans with subscriptions to the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN bundles will be able to watch ESPN content within Disney+ seamlessly alongside Disney and Hulu entertainment and family programming. Further details, including the specific launch date, will be announced later this summer.
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