ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service, enhanced app, launching August 21

ESPN announced Wednesday that ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming work and its "enhanced" ESPN App volition get connected August 21.

The motorboat of ESPN DTC coincides with the commencement of the assemblage shot and NFL seasons, US Open tennis, planetary soccer, women's assemblage soccer, volleyball, tract hockey, and much - with the commencement of the WNBA playoffs, PLL playoffs, and NBA and NHL seasons, arsenic good arsenic UFC and WWE events conscionable astir the corner.

ESPN DTC volition connection 2 plans, including an unlimited program for $29.99/month that gives fans entree to each of ESPN's linear networks, covering 47,000 unrecorded events each year, on-demand replays, workplace shows, archetypal programming and more.

Bundling opportunities for the ESPN unlimited program with Disney+ and Hulu see an connection astatine motorboat for $29.99/month for the archetypal 12 months.

All subscribers to ESPN's unlimited program - either done ESPN DTC oregon a accepted Pay TV supplier - volition person unrecorded and on-demand entree to each of ESPN's starring workplace shows positive a robust, on-demand room featuring 30 for 30 films, ESPN Originals, replays, and more.

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The enhanced ESPN App volition see updated multiview options, integrated crippled stats, betting information, phantasy sports and commerce.

ESPN joins with WWE; to watercourse WrestleMania opening successful 2026

WrestleMania volition beryllium portion of ESPN's caller direct-to-consumer streaming work starting successful 2026 acknowledgment to an statement betwixt World Wrestling Entertainment and ESPN.

The deal, besides announced Wednesday, includes two-night events specified arsenic WrestleMania and SummerSlam, positive different WWE premium unrecorded events including Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and Money successful the Bank. WWE volition nutrient the events for ESPN platforms, which volition service arsenic their exclusive U.S. home home.

"WWE has an immense, devoted and passionate instrumentality basal that we're excited to super-serve connected our caller ESPN DTC platform," ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said. "This agreement, which features the astir important WWE events of the year, bolsters our unprecedented contented portfolio and helps thrust our streaming future."

Also included is the accidental for ESPN to watercourse WWE's pre- and post-event shows for each premium unrecorded events.

The announcement comes a time aft ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, announced connected Tuesday that it volition officially get the National Football League (NFL) Network successful a landmark agreement.

The woody -- which gives the NFL a 10% equity involvement successful ESPN -- includes the NFL's linear RedZone Channel and NFL Fantasy.

ESPN contributed to this report.
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