ESPN Finally Enters Its Streaming Tomorrowland, Taking Wraps Off Long-Awaited Direct-To-Consumer App
ESPN introduces a $29.99 monthly app with AI-driven personalized SportsCenter, TikTok-style video feed, and integrated betting, fantasy, and commerce features to engage streaming sports fans.
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Disney is launching its long-planned sports streaming app ESPN+ on Thursday. For the entertainment giant, it's a crucial piece of the puzzle to become a must-have platform in hundreds of millions of living rooms, just like Netflix. Sports brings in new subscribers and keeps them on board, but you also have to make money.
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Read Full ArticleESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro bets big on streaming after eight years of planning, calling the new DTC app launch “the first inning” with more features to come
Andrew Marchand / The Athletic: ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro bets big on streaming after eight years of planning, calling the new DTC app launch “the first inning” with more features to come — ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro's big bet is not all-or-nothing. — On Thursday, Pitaro and the sports media behemoth …
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