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Here's how much it costs to bundle ESPN and Fox's new streaming services
NEW YORK — The ever-changing landscape of sports streaming options has a new entry. ESPN and Fox are teaming up to offer a bundle of their forthcoming streaming services for a combined price of $39.99, the companies announced Monday. The bundle is set to become available on Oct. 2. That's a little over a month after ESPN is scheduled to release a new service that houses all of its networks' live sports and studio programming on Aug. 21. Fox One — a streaming service that houses Fox Sports, Fox News and other Fox Corporation brands — is also scheduled to debut on Aug. 21. Both are set to be among the more expensive streaming services, with ESPN to cost $29.99 per month and Fox One to cost $19.99 per month without the bundle. Other streaming services that offer live sports include Amazon Prime, which costs $14.99 per month; Peacock, which is $10.99; Apple TV+, which is $9.99; Paramount+, which starts at $7.99; NFL+, which starts $6.99; and Netflix, whose plans range from $7.99 to $24.99. Of course, different services offer different programming, which contributes to a common complaint among sports fans who pay for numerous services in order to watch games. For example, a cord-cutting customer who sought to stream NFL games on a given week would pay at least $84 per month if they subscribed separately to ESPN, Fox One, Paramount+, Peacock and Prime. Bundling ESPN and Fox One would drop that sum to $74. That scenario doesn't account for NFL+, which streams NFL Network games, or Netflix, which will air two games on Christmas Day. Most of those services offer more than sports, while ESPN, which is owned by Disney, is home to the NBA playoffs, 'Monday Night Football' and the SEC and ACC Networks, among other entities. 'Working with Fox One on this bundle offer allows us to bring ESPN's world-class sports content to even more fans in a seamless and innovative way,' Sean Breen, the EVP of Disney Platform Distribution, said in a statement. 'This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to delivering premium experiences across platforms and meeting consumers where they are — anytime, anywhere.' Last year, Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery — which owns TNT Sports — announced plans to launch a joint sports streaming service called Venu, but the project was canceled in January. Venu had been tabbed at $42.99 per month.
CNA
5 days ago
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- CNA
ESPN, Fox to bundle upcoming streaming services in new sports-heavy deal
Upcoming streaming services of ESPN and Fox will be bundled for $39.99 per month starting October 2, the companies said on Monday, offering sports fans a wide range of major events including the NFL and NBA at a discounted rate. The bundle is the first significant deal involving major sports rights holders after Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery abandoned plans to launch their live sports joint venture, Venu Sports, after it ran into substantial legal opposition. Media companies are pairing their streaming services to offer bundled deals and boost customer stickiness, as viewers face steep price hikes and an overload of choice. The new package brings together Fox One, which offers Fox's sports, news, and entertainment content, and ESPN's new direct-to-consumer network, featuring professional and college football and basketball games. Both platforms are launching on August 21. "We continue to look for opportunities to streamline the user experience, especially for the ultimate sports fan," said Tony Billetter, senior vice president, strategy and business development at Fox Direct to Consumer.
Reuters
5 days ago
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ESPN, Fox to bundle upcoming streaming services in new sports-heavy deal
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Upcoming streaming services of ESPN (DIS.N), opens new tab and Fox (FOXA.O), opens new tab will be bundled for $39.99 per month starting October 2, the companies said on Monday, offering sports fans a wide range of major events including the NFL and NBA at a discounted rate. The bundle is the first significant deal involving major sports rights holders after Disney, Fox and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab abandoned plans to launch their live sports joint venture, Venu Sports, after it ran into substantial legal opposition. Media companies are pairing their streaming services to offer bundled deals and boost customer stickiness, as viewers face steep price hikes and an overload of choice. The new package brings together Fox One, which offers Fox's sports, news, and entertainment content, and ESPN's new direct-to-consumer network, featuring professional and college football and basketball games. Both platforms are launching on August 21. "We continue to look for opportunities to streamline the user experience, especially for the ultimate sports fan," said Tony Billetter, senior vice president, strategy and business development at Fox Direct to Consumer. Fox's new subscription-based service is expected to help the company expand its audience beyond the mainstay cable television business.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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ESPN, Fox Rejoin Forces for Sports-Focused Streaming Bundle
ESPN and Fox's previous effort at a sports-centric streaming service was a nonstarter, but the two companies are teaming up again. The Disney-owned ESPN and Fox announced a plan on Monday to bundle their forthcoming direct-to-consumer offerings. The ESPN streaming service (just called 'ESPN') and Fox One will be offered as a bundle beginning Oct. 2. (Both platforms are set to go live on Aug. 21.) More from The Hollywood Reporter Dick's Sporting Goods Launches Entertainment Studio Disney Revenue and Profits Rise as It's "Experimenting Like Crazy" in New Streaming Push ESPN Adds WWE Events and More NFL Content, as Streaming Service Sets Aug. 21 Launch The ESPN-Fox One bundle will cost subscribers $40 per month; separately, ESPN streaming will run for $30 monthly and Fox One, $20 per month. The bundle offering comes seven months after the death of Venu, a proposed sports-only streaming service that Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery had planned. The companies scuttled the service amid legal challenges and Disney's decision to press forward with its standalone ESPN service. The ESPN-Fox One bundle will give subscribers a wealth of sports options from the two companies, including the ESPN networks and Fox's sports networks FS1 and FS2. Fox One also includes programming from Fox News, the Fox broadcast network and its local stations. 'Working with Fox One on this bundle offer allows us to bring ESPN's world-class sports content to even more fans in a seamless and innovative way,' said Sean Breen, executive vp Disney Platform Distribution. 'This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to delivering premium experiences across platforms and meeting consumers where they are — anytime, anywhere.' Said Tony Billeter, senior vp strategy and business development for Fox Direct to Consumer, 'Announcing ESPN as our first bundle partner is evidence of our desire to deliver the best possible value and viewing experience to our shared customers. Viewers will have access to an incredible portfolio of content through this bundle, including NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, college football and basketball, NASCAR, Indycar, as well as the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and more as we continue to look for opportunities to streamline the user experience, especially for the ultimate sports fan.'Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
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ESPN, Fox Offer Streaming Sports Bundle With New Services
You can't call it Venu, but a new offer from Disney's ESPN and Fox Corp. aims to provide some of the scope of that scuttled streaming project that would have included sports offerings from those two companies, as well as Warner Bros Discovery. Disney and Fox plan to offer their new streaming services — Fox One and ESPN — as a bundle in an offer that will become available October 2 and cost $39.99 a month. Both fledging broadband offers debut as stand-alone services on August 21, with ESPN seeking $29.99 a month and Fox charging $19.99 per month. Deadline previously reported the bundled offer, which does not include any of Warner Bros. Discovery's products. More from Variety ESPN Taps John Cena to Boost Launch of New Streaming Service, Features How to Watch UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez Live Online Without Cable for Free ESPN Sets Launch Date for Standalone Streaming Service, Priced at $30 Monthly The new bundle suggests Disney and Fox seek a competitive edge as they launch similar services in the same time frame. Fox One will make available not only Fox's NFL and Major League Baseball telecasts, but also Fox News Channel, Fox Weather, Fox Business Network, Fox's broadcasting network and Fox's local stations. The new ESPN stand-alone service gives subscribers access to all of ESPN's many feeds, including its flagship cable network and its regional sports outlets. The two companies last year worked with Warner Bros. Discovery to bundle all three conglomerates' sports products under a single umbrella, but were prevented from doing so by the courts. By the time the legalities were ironed out, Disney agreed to take a stake in the plaintiff, the Fubo streaming service, and fold its Hulu live-TV service into it, and others were planning similar court maneuvers. Fox and ESPN portrayed the new offer as being in the interest of sports fans. 'This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to delivering premium experiences across platforms and meeting consumers where they are – anytime, anywhere,' said Sean Breen, executive vice president of Disney Platform Distribution, in a prepared statement. Fox sees the alliance as 'evidence of our desire to deliver the best possible value and viewing experience to our shared customers,' said Tony Billetter, senior vice president of strategy and business development of Fox's direct to consumer operations, in a statement. More to come… Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in August 2025 What's Coming to Netflix in August 2025
