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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch Pillow Fight Championship: Time, TV schedule, channel, live stream for ESPN8 The Ocho event
After sitting out last year's "ESPN8: The Ocho" takeover, the Pillow Fight Championship is once again part of the programming schedule. On Friday, Pillow Fight Championship matches will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and air in front of a national audience as part of the 2025 "ESPN8: The Ocho" showcase. The wacky, wild sporting event will feature professional fighters with backgrounds in various martial arts disciplines going head-to-head with pillow-smacking supremacy on the line. Are you ready for some cushion combat? Here is everything you need to know about the Pillow Fight Championship event ahead of this weekend's "ESPN8: The Ocho" marathon. How to watch Pillow Fight Championship: TV channel, live stream TV channel: ESPN2 Live stream:Fubo Pillow Fight Championship matches will air live on ESPN2. You can also stream the event on Fubo. Fubo carries all the top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 100-plus top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.) fubo Pillow Fight Championship schedule: Date, start time Date: Friday, Aug. 1 Time: 10 p.m. ET The Pillow Fight Championship broadcast will start at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 1, as part of the "Ocho" weekend marathon. The event will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida. Pillow Fight Championship rules, scoring system Pillow Fight Championship rules A fighter cannot hit an opponent with anything other than a pillow. A fighter cannot push or charge toward an opponent. A fighter cannot grab an opponent or an opponent's pillow. A fighter is allowed to use the non-pillow holding arm to push or move the opponent's non-pillow holding arm, but grabbing the arm is not permitted. A fighter is allowed to deliver an overhead hit as long as only one hand is on the pillow. A fighter cannot stand still for more than three seconds. Fighters must stand at least four feet apart in order to prevent crowding. A fighter who has been knocked down has 10 seconds to stand up before the match ends in a knockout. A fighter cannot have open wounds or long fingernails. A fighter cannot wear any jewelry. A fighter cannot spit or use foul language. Referees will deduct one point for a violation, and three points will be deducted for a second violation. If a fighter commits a violation for a third time, that fighter will forfeit the match. A fighter will also forfeit the match if that fighter damages the pillow in any way other than striking an opponent. Pillow Fight Championship scoring system A Pillow Fight Championship match consists of three rounds. Each round lasts 90 seconds, and there is a one-minute break between each round. Three judges score each match. One point is awarded for a strike to the head. Three points are awarded for a 360-degree strike to the head, which occurs when a fighter performs a full spin followed by a strike. Five points are awarded for a knockdown as long as the strike itself caused a fighter to fall down. One point is awarded for a leg strike that causes an opponent to become unbalanced, and three points are awarded if a fighter breaks the pillow. A fighter can also earn a point for showmanship (dodging multiple strike attempts, acrobatic moves, jumping strikes, etc.). All strikes must connect at full force in order for a fighter to earn points. The only way to avoid a strike to the head is to dodge it. If a fighter attempts to block a strike to the head but the opponent still connects on the strike with full force, a point is awarded. If a match ends in a tie, a 30-second tiebreaker round will be held under the same scoring system as the previous rounds.
Engadget
13-05-2025
- Business
- Engadget
ESPN's streaming service will cost up to $30 per month and be called... ESPN
Disney isn't quite ready to reveal exactly when you'll be able to start using ESPN's long-awaited standalone streaming service , but it has announced some key details. For one thing, the company isn't rocking the boat in terms of branding. The service will simply be called ESPN. That was the best and most obvious option, especially considering that the unlimited plan includes all of ESPN's offerings, albeit via the internet instead of satellite or cable. "As we thought about the name, we kept returning to the fact that, across every generation, ESPN is the most trusted, loved and recognized name in sports, and that we should keep it simple and double down on the power of ESPN," ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement . There are two plans that will be available through the revamped ESPN app: an unlimited subscription for $30 per month and a select plan for $12 per month. The former includes all of ESPN's linear networks. You'll be able to watch (deep breath) ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes live, as well as ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+ and ACCNX. ESPN's press release does not mention the inclusion of ESPN8 The Ocho, a free ad-supported streaming channel that features all kinds of strange and wonderful sports. Along with studio shows and original programming like the 30 for 30 films, the unlimited plan offers access to 47,000 live events every year plus on-demand replays, ESPN says. That includes games from the big four North American sports leagues, along with the NWSL, PGA Tour, UFC, Big 12, the College Football Playoff, dozens of NCAA championships, major European soccer leagues, three of the tennis grand slam tournaments and much more. The select plan, meanwhile, is basically what ESPN+ is now. There are other payment options available. An annual unlimited membership will run you $300. If you also use Disney+ and/or Hulu, though, a bundle will likely be the best way to go. Disney is trying to sweeten the deal for newcomers with a launch offer that includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN unlimited for $30 per month for 12 months. That effectively gets you Disney+ and Hulu for free for a year, but it'll be the ad-supported version of each. After that, the bundle will cost you $36 per month for a plan with ads on Disney+ and Hulu. To go ad-free on those services, you'll pay $45 per month for the bundle. As for the select plan, that's $120 for an annual subscription. The bundle of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN select will be $17 per month with ads on Disney+ and Hulu, and $27 to go ad-free. Bundle subscribers will be able to access ESPN content from the Disney+ app . Current ESPN+ subscribers will be moved over to the ESPN service on the select plan (but expect a lot of attempts to upsell you on the unlimited offering). If you have a bundle with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, you'll soon find yourself with the ESPN select bundle. The transition will happen when the ESPN streaming service debuts sometime in early fall. Disney will announce more details, including the date when the service goes live, later this summer as the cable-ization of streaming TV continues . The standalone ESPN service had been in the works for years, but it's not the only sports streaming platform Disney had been putting together. The company teamed up with Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox with the intention to start a joint offering called Venu Sports, but that plan vaporized earlier this year amid legal challenges from competitors. Still, Fubo agreed to drop its case against Venu Sports after it reached a deal with Disney on a joint venture that combines FuboTV with Hulu + Live TV.
