ESPN for cord-cutters is lastly coming. Right here’s when, and for a way a lot

After years of teases, hints, and imprecise guarantees, standalone streaming ESPN is lastly, actually coming, and we even understand how a lot it’s going to value. 

The brand new streaming service, known as merely ESPN, will debut in “early” fall, at a wide range of worth factors relying on whether or not you get it on a standalone foundation or as a part of a bundle. 

To stream an “final” model of ESPN that features all its linear networks in addition to broadcasts on ABC, it’s going to value you $29.99 a month, or $299.99 a 12 months—yep, kinda steep, however just about in keeping with expectations forward of Tuesday’s announcement. 

You’ll additionally be capable of get ESPN in a bundle together with Disney+ and Hulu with advertisements for $35.99 a month, whereas an ESPN bundle with ad-free Disney+ and Hulu will run you $44.99 a month. 

As a part of a particular introductory supply, Disney will serve up the with-ads model of the Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN bundle for $29.99 for the primary 12 months. 

The “final” tier of the brand new ESPN streaming service will embody—finally—every part ESPN, together with all its linear networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ESPNEWS, and ESPN Deportes) together with all ESPN broadcasts on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX. 

You’ll additionally get such signature ESPN reveals as SportsCenter, Get Up, First Take, NFL Stay, The Pat McAfee Present, Pardon the Interruption, School GameDay, and NBA As we speak. 

That’s an enormous change from the ESPN+ streaming service, which solely ever supplied a sliver of ESPN’s linear content material. Certainly, loads of ESPN+ signups have discovered themselves caught off guard after they discovered that SportsCenter, Monday Night time Soccer (save for infrequent one-off video games), and different key ESPN reveals weren’t included. 

Talking of ESPN+, that service will morph into what Disney is looking “choose” ESPN. The “choose” tier will value $11.99 a month, or $119.99 a 12 months, whereas bundles go for $16.99 a month (with ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu) or $26.99/month (with the ad-free variations of the latter two streamers). 

Those that are nonetheless ESPN+ subscribers when the brand new ESPN streaming service arrives will mechanically be moved over to the “choose” model of the brand new service, which means the previous ESPN+ is successfully going away. 

Information of the approaching ESPN streaming service comes only a day after Fox introduced its personal new streamer, Fox One. The upcoming Fox service will supply a wide range of content material, together with sports activities, and like streaming ESPN, it’s slated to tee off within the fall. 

The arrival of a standalone streaming ESPN has been years within the making, with Disney execs lastly confirming the service final 12 months. 

Up till now, the one approach to get the full-on ESPN expertise has been by means of a cable or reside streaming TV service, neither of which come low-cost. There was ESPN+, however as I discussed earlier, it was a poor substitute for the actual deal.