ESPN Plus (Streaming) Will Be $4.99/month
Disney's Iger says ESPN Plus will be $4.99/month. Here are the deets: https://t.co/9mSYFmpdyC
— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) February 6, 2018
February 6th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
Disney's Iger says ESPN Plus will be $4.99/month. Here are the deets: https://t.co/9mSYFmpdyC
— Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) February 6, 2018
February 6th, 2018 at 6:03 PM ^
What's ESPN plus? Are they getting rid of WatchESPN?
February 6th, 2018 at 6:11 PM ^
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February 6th, 2018 at 6:24 PM ^
So...they think that I'm going to pay them 5 bucks a month for this when I can just continue to use my parents cable log-in for free? Idiots.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:29 PM ^
February 8th, 2018 at 1:03 PM ^
My understaning is that this is in addition to a cable subscribtion. ESPN takes a possible good thing and shoots themselves in the foot again.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^
Like I'm going to give those morons in Bristol $4.99 let alone a nickle.
ESPN, along with the NFL, will both be a great case study on how to alienate your fan base and destroy your business model.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^
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February 7th, 2018 at 1:03 AM ^
Eh, I ditched horrible Comcast, which here in the bay area was delivering only SD BTN for extra money, for gigabit internet ($80 / mo) and YouTubeTV ($35 / mo, and includes BTN). We had Netfix and Hulu anyway, so this is less than I was paying for cable, and the internet is miles better. It's like I'm actually in the 21st century now. I'd happily pay more, because Comcast is so goddamn bad they can just go straigh to hell. But, I'm not.
February 7th, 2018 at 10:39 AM ^
Well, the whole point of cutting the cord is that you are paying for a whole bunch of content you never watch with your current cable bill. If you go around subscribing to *every* streaming service, you're kind of ruining the point of cutting the cord. Most cord cutters will be fine with one or two services.
Of course, MGoBoard users are part of the worst segment of the population for cord cutting. Sports leagues have become dependent on TV contracts, and TV contracts are dependent on cable subscriptions. And college sports are the worst, with multiple conferences with multiple TV deals each. So it is unlikely get an affordable way to stream all your sports needs any time soon. Until that day arrives (not any time soon), sports fans are probably going to be better off with cable.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:11 PM ^
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February 6th, 2018 at 6:20 PM ^
Jemele Hill
February 6th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^
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February 6th, 2018 at 6:31 PM ^
ESPN and the networks will still be subscription based via cable or other OTT packages.
It's more like CBS All-Access - where you get CBS content via broadcast or cable anyway, but then subscribe to get access to their old content catalogue or exclusive streaming only content (e.g., Star Trek Discovery).
My guess is this will have special original sports themed programming, more "30 for 30"-style short docs, some of their B-tier podcast/radio talent doing visual stuff, access to back catalogue 30 for 30s and the like, special ESPY, OTL and similar shows "extra" coverage, and perhaps most notable of all, I bet Insider morphs into this entirely.
Instead of paying to get access to special writing (like the Athletic), I think ESPN is going to go increasingly visual with video production, and they're going to want you to subscribe to this to see special pieces, interviews, highlight packages, and analysis dedicated to your favorite teams.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:32 PM ^
February 6th, 2018 at 6:33 PM ^
February 6th, 2018 at 6:33 PM ^
cAn someone give me a Grammer lesson haha. i really need one
February 6th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
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February 6th, 2018 at 6:36 PM ^
Why would I pay $4.99 to watch the ESPN Loading screen and get to see every third play of the games? ESPN has one of the worst streaming services I've ever experienced.
It was so bad this year that I decided I will have to get cable for the next football season because it was unwatchable at times. And no, it wasn't my connection. I was 60mb down, hardwired to the modem to my TV.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
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February 7th, 2018 at 9:39 AM ^
the only streaming service where the people running it know how to design/run the instructure.
February 6th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
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February 6th, 2018 at 7:46 PM ^
February 6th, 2018 at 10:11 PM ^
Iger has run that company into the ground.
February 7th, 2018 at 7:55 AM ^
ESPN is by far the worst sports streaming app out there. If they want to charge $4.99 a month for this service they better up the quality a lot.
February 7th, 2018 at 8:06 AM ^
February 7th, 2018 at 9:30 AM ^
"Iger says the redesigned ESPN App will have three new features:
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2. Live-streamed ESPN networks (provided a user is a subscriber to ESPN's service, either through a traditional cable package or digital TV package)"
A standalone ESPN streaming service would be appealing, but why would one pay an extra $5/month when ESPN is already part of an existing, paid subscription?
February 7th, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
Iger is delusional if he thinks people are going to pay an extra $5/month for archived ESPN content. This $5/month service does not include live content.