ESPN+

ESPN+ (pronounced ESPN Plus) is a streaming service owned by the the Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications. It runs with Disney+ and Hulu as a joint package, or can be purchased by itself.https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20757626/disney-plus-espn-hulu-bundle-price-date-streaming-service It launched on April 12, 2018.
==Description==
===Offical Description===
ESPN+ is a sports streaming platform with original video content, live games, and in-depth news and analysis. The service is also home to special UFC events.https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-espn-plus.
==History==
In August 2016, The Walt Disney Company, a spin-off of MLB Advanced Media's streaming technology business, for $1 billion,https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/disney-major-league-baseball-digital-deal-1201838818/ with an option to acquire a majority stake in the future. It was also announced that Disney subsidiary ESPN was planning to develop an over-the-top service based on BAMTech technology, drawing primarily from ESPN-owned rights for events not broadcast on television. Disney CEO Bob Iger remarked that despite declines in the pay television industry due to cord-cutting.https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-disney-earnings-20160809-snap-story.html
In February 2018, Bob Iger stated that ESPN was aiming for a monthly price of $4.99. On April 2, 2018, ESPN announced that ESPN+ would officially launch on April 12, 2018, and confirmed its $4.99 per-month pricing.https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/2/17188752/espn-plus-launching-april-12th-pricing-features-content
On August 21, 2018, ESPN announced that it had merged its existing ESPN Insider subscription service into ESPN+, adding access to premium ESPN.com content to the service.https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/espn-insider-switched-to-espn-plus-streaming-1202911642/
On August 6, 2019, Disney announced that it will offer a bundle of ESPN+ with Disney+ and Hulu for $12.99 per-month. The bundle was officially released on November 12, the same day of the launch of Disney+.https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20757626/disney-plus-espn-hulu-bundle-price-date-streaming-service
On October 2019, ESPN+ began to add pre-roll advertising to the content of the service. https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20929372/espn-plus-pre-roll-advertising-app-bugs-crashes-subscribers
==References==
==External links==
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Category:ESPN
Category:TV channels
Category:Sports
Category:The Walt Disney Company