A common view of ESPN Mande Knight Countdown booth before the game between Jacksonville Jaguar and Cincinnati Bangles at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on 4 December 2023.
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ESPN will launch its new flagship streaming service – also Name ESPN – on 21 August.
Disney ESPN has been working on an all-in-one streaming app for some time to prepare for the upcoming collapse.
This app is launched before the upcoming NFL season – the most rated live sports content – as well as the introduction of college football, where ESPN has expanded its portfolio. Fox Corporation will also launch Its direct-to-consumer streaming service on the same date.
The ESPN app will cost $ 29.99 per month, and when bundled with Disney’s other streaming services, Disney+ and Hulu will cost $ 35.99 per month.
Service will include one all Of materials, ie all live games of ESPN, as well as programming from other networks such as ESPN2 and SEC networks, as well as ESPN on ABC. This will include fantasy products, new betting tie-in, studio programming, documentary and more.
On Wednesday, ESPN stated that it signed a deal for WWE’s largest live events for American rights, including WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and SummerSlam, which began in 2026. Informed It will pay an average of $ 325 million annually in the five -year deal.
Company too Announced Late on Tuesday, it reached a deal with NFL, including a 10% equity stake league in ESPN. As part of the deal, the ESPN will acquire NFL network and other media assets from the league.
Disney on Wednesday Quarterly earning reported It tops the analyst’s expectations, but the revenue that was just shy.
