Accessing ESPN on Disney Is Getting a Whole Lot Easier
By Movieguide® Contributor
Disney updated sports fans about when ESPN content will be added to subscribers’ Disney+ accounts.
Beginning Dec. 4, Disney+ will give subscribers “full access to all of the ESPN+ sports content they love while inside Disney+, similar to the experience we offer bundle subscribers with Hulu on Disney+,” Disney CEO Bob Iger and CFO Hugh Johnston said in a statement.
“We will also make select ESPN content available to all Disney+ subscribers, including certain live sports events and games, as well as studio shows, series and documentaries,” the executives added.
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Deadline added, “The move, which was signaled by the company last spring, follows a similar initiative with Hulu earlier this year. It precedes the arrival of ESPN’s ‘flagship’ streaming service, which will include the full suite of live programming from all ESPN networks. The projected date of that launch remains early fall of 2025.”
In the company’s Q4 earnings report, Iger and Johnston explained, “This integrated experience moves us one step closer to bringing a full sports offering to Disney+ in the U.S.”
“When we launch ESPN’s flagship DTC offering in early fall 2025, those who subscribe to the flagship product and Disney+ will have access to the full suite of ESPN and ESPN+ content within Disney+. In addition, the flagship experience within the ESPN App will give subscribers access to an enhanced array of innovative digital features, creating a sports destination unlike anything available in the marketplace today,” they explained.
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According to Variety, “The company has not announced expected pricing for ESPN Flagship. ESPN+, which carries thousands of sporting events but not the full linear TV lineup across ESPN nets, costs $11.99 per month or $119.99 per year, after a price hike effective Oct. 17.”
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