Disney Raising Prices for ESPN+ to $6.99 Per Month/$69.99 Per Year

[danny1305]

They could pay me $6.99 a month and I still wouldn’t watch, lol

Ummm…ok? So obviously you aren’t interested, why even click on the article? Do you really think other people care? Lol

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Ummm…ok? So obviously you aren’t interested, why even click on the article? Do you really think other people care? Lol

Seems they do.

 

[Johnny907]

Sweet. Now I’m saving even more money by not subscribing to this mess.

 

[Zoboomafoo]

Kids are watching ESPN+?

Well yes. Not all kids are under 6 years old. They can follow sports.

 

[dogslobber]

I would never pay money for ESPN as it is terrible. I hate it.

 

[Ozid]

What are you going to watch while you bake in the West heat? I pay for Disney+ (3 year deal upfront). I wouldn't pay for ESPN+ unless they ran a special price for hockey season etc.

ESPN+ is replacing NHL.TV this year, so 6.99 for the hockey season is a pretty damn good deal. I paid 145 for the season this year and you can get a whole year of ESPN+ for 70? And with the bundle its cheaper. Its a great deal if you like hockey.

 

[Jdshewman]

While I am not much of a fan of the Ever Self Promoting Network except for NFL games. They had to increase the app to pay for the new NFL contract and the continued dive in ratings for the NBA. Their NBA contract is the worst in sports.

 

[Apple_Robert]

ESPN+ is replacing NHL.TV this year, so 6.99 for the hockey season is a pretty damn good deal. I paid 145 for the season this year and you can get a whole year of ESPN+ for 70? And with the bundle its cheaper. Its a great deal if you like hockey.

Good point. Thanks.

 

[Dominicanyor]

I’m not sure why people have to pay more for ESPN+ when people still have to pay regular price for pay-per-view events..

 

[w5jck]

A couple years ago I got ESPN+ in the Fall to watch NFL. Interestingly enough they had very little NFL or NCAA FB on it. Mostly talk shows and reruns. I dropped it and that whole Disney+ garbage like a bad habit. I guess Disney+ might be good for parents with young kids, but ESPN+ wasn’t worth anything. 👎

 

[macduke]

For what? To get more crappy commentary from talking heads? I can get better than that on YouTube from people who actually know what they’re talking about and are funny.

 

[Volkhard Juergens]

What is Disney? Oh, yes...the channel for special interests, where adult men wear blue and red tights...is there something else to watch on there?

 

[Scoob Redux]

wait. someone still watches espn? i wish Disney would dump that franchise so it could stop dragging on the stock.

 

[btrach144]

Why tho? They didn’t even have live Wimbledon matches last weeks

 

[SeaFox]

They could pay me $6.99 a month and I still wouldn’t watch, lol

I keep seeing that Disney+/Hulu with Ads/ESPN+ bundle deal being advertised here and there. If they'd let us trade out the ESPN+ for making Hulu the ad-free tier I would go for it.

 

[Wags]

ESPN is one of the network bullies. Cable companies and now YouTube and Hulu are at their mercy. The sports industry is out of control and the average fan is getting screwed over.

 

[BuffaloTF]

I keep seeing that Disney+/Hulu with Ads/ESPN+ bundle deal being advertised here and there. If they'd let us trade out the ESPN+ for making Hulu the ad-free tier I would go for it.

...Just get the ad-free bundle...

 

[BuffaloTF]

Save yourself the money and watch Jomboy instead.

Just give me more lip syncing, which is almost 100% accurate each time... like his work on Donnie Baseball's response to Pablo Lopez getting ejected after 1 pitch. In fact, I'm going to go watch that again now.

 

[dguisinger]

Why am I not surprised? Its a well known fact that the forced bundling Fox and Disney did with their sports channels on cable TV was one of the reason CableTV prices kept jumping every year....

 

[ProVideo]

Death, Taxes, and a dramatic price increase for anything that has anything to do with ESPN.

 

[UnusedLoginID]

Who’s watching ESPN+ anyway? Nothing interesting there in professional sports. Does not even include ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3

 

[Solomani]

Embrace the subscription model they said. It's gonna be affordable they said. It's the way of the future they said.

 

[aaronhead14]

Ah, yes, ESPN+. The streaming service that everyone thinks has ESPN content on it, but doesn't.

 

[Solomani]

The anti-trust regulators could soon go after Disney, exactly like they go after Apple and Google for being "too big" and dominating their own spheres. Disney owns almost every corner of entertainment content.... Star Wars (Lucasfilm), Marvel (comics), its own Disney brand, ABC, Pixar, The History Channel, and then you have ESPN (premium sports channels), etc.

It's no wonder Disney is able to raise subscription prices with impunity.

 

[JMacHack]

Sportsball fans get what they deserve.