Tag: ESPN
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ESPN Is Now Paying the Price For Living in Cord Cutting Denial
Ever wonder why ESPN and other networks got caught off guard by cord cutting? According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, many of the executives were in denial. According to the report, in 2014, ESPN’s research department presented data arguing that cord cutting was unlikely to become widespread. One former ESPN executive went…
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ESPN Adds Alexa Support to Their Fire TV App
Earlier today ESPN rolled out an update to their Fire TV app. With this update, ESPN adds Alexa support for ESPN and ESPN+. After the update Fire TV owners are greeted with a splash screen announcing the new Alexa support. Now with this update, you can use your Alexa powered remote to control the ESPN…
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Exclusive UFC Events Are Coming to ESPN+
Today Disney and UFC announced a deal to stream 15 live UFC events exclusively on ESPN+. This deal gives the new subscription streaming service ESPN+ more explosive events starting in January 2019. Kevin Mayer, Chairman, Direct to Consumer and International, The Walt Disney Company said: “One of our goals for ESPN+ is to bring sports fans…
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ESPN Is Losing Nearly 17,000 Subscribers Every Day
ESPN has had a really bad April. It is reported that they lost 500,000 subscribers in April 2018. According to reports, that works out to be a $48 million loss every year from fewer subscribers, which works out to be about 17,000 subscribers every day. The problem for ESPN is unlike that of many other…
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How to Watch ESPN Without Paying for Cable TV (April 2018 Update)
Last week the new streaming service from ESPN rolled out. This new service called ESPN+ gives you access to a ton of additional sporting content. Yet many people have been upset that it does not offer ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc. Many had hoped to use this service to replace their current cable TV bill. There…
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First Look: ESPN+ The New Streaming Service From ESPN
After about a year of waiting ESPN+ the subscription streaming service from ESPN launched last week. With this service you will be able to access a huge list of additional sporting events on top of what you can get with ESPN. Since launch, there seems to be a lot of confusion over what ESPN+ is…
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ESPN+ Is Not Targeting Cord Cutters
Last week ESPN+ came out and many are calling it a service targeted at cord cutters. While cord cutters can enjoy ESPN+, it is not targeted at cord cutters. The truth is ESPN+ is a service for sports fans. They could be cord cutters but they also could be cable TV subscribers. ESPN+ shows no…
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ESPN+ Arrives on Roku Streaming Players
Today ESPN announced that they have updated their ESPN Roku Channel to add support for ESPN+. “Roku customers have enjoyed the ESPN channel for years. The launch of ESPN+ marks an exciting moment for the OTT sports experience, giving consumers more sports content from their favorite pastimes than ever,” said Scott Rosenberg, General Manager of…
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ESPN Is Moving Games From ESPN3 to ESPN+
Ever since ESPN+ was announced, many feared that ESPN would take away all the free games that aired on ESPN3. Now that fear has become a reality. ESPN3 gave streamers free access to a ton of games not airing on ESPN’s traditional cable networks. Especially during college football you would find games from conferences like…
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ESPN+ Launches Today Just $4.99 a Month
After about a year of waiting ESPN+ the subscription streaming service from ESPN launches today. With this service you will be able to access a huge list of additional sporting events on top of what you can get with ESPN. “With ESPN+, fans have access to thousands more live games, world class original programs and on-demand sports content, all at a…