Disney’s already been forging links between Disney Plus and Hulu, its other streaming service. Now the company has announced it’s taking things a step further, and will be rolling ESPN content into Disney Plus later this year. This means live sports is coming to Disney Plus.
This news was announced by CEO Bob Iger in the latest Disney earnings call. According to Iger this will be the “first step to bringing ESPN to Disney Plus viewers'' ahead of the launch of an enhanced ESPN streaming service in the fall of 2025. The specifics of what content will make the transition weren’t clear, only that a “modest” amount of ESPN content would be available to Disney Plus subscribers.
