ESPN released its first direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service, ESPN+, on Thursday.
The service is now available for $4.99 per month or an annual fee of $
ESPN+ has been conceived as an add-on to ESPN's current cable coverage, so its service lacks access to any of the content on ESPN's core channels, including ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN Classic.
ESPN said in a release that ESPN+ includes "thousands" of live games from a wide variety of sports, as well as a library of original shows, films, and other on-demand content. The service also features limited ads on its app, with the exception of traditional ad breaks on live sports broadcasts.
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ESPN+ is available now through an update to the ESPN app, which the company's president James Pitaro has described as "
Here's a rundown of all the live sporting events that ESPN+ includes:
MLB — "More than 180 games"
ESPN said the service will feature an MLB game
NHL — "More than 180 games"
ESPN said the service will include "
Boxing — "Year-round schedule"
ESPN+ will feature "
MLS — "More than 250 games"
ESPN+ will include "
College sports, including football
ESPN+ will include thousands of college sports events, and hundreds of football games, from conferences including: "
College basketball
The service will feature hundreds of college basketball games from
College baseball and softball
The service will exclusively stream hundreds of college baseball and softball games.
College lacrosse, tennis, and track & field
The service will carry "
College men's and women's soccer, volleyball, and field hockey
The service will have hundreds of games from college soccer, volleyball, and field hockey.
College wrestling, swimming & diving, gymnastics, and ice hockey
The service will exclusively stream hundreds of games in the above sports.
PGA Tour live golf — "More than 100 days of coverage"
Year-round golf coverage will include 31 PGA tour events.
Grand Slam tennis — "Hundreds of tennis matches"
The service will feature matches from Wimbledon, the US Open, and Australian Open.
Rugby and cricket — "Hundreds of matches"
The service will feature international matches including the