ESPN says its direct-to-consumer streaming service will debut in September at $29.99 a month

By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press NEW YORK AP ESPN reported Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming system will take on a familiar name ESPN and launch in September at an initial price of per month The system will enable consumers to view all of ESPN s various networks including ones devoted to the SEC Big and ACC college leagues as well as content from the current ESPN streaming function which will be folded in to the new product The framework also promised enhancements to its ESPN app for mobile devices including using artificial intelligence to create a personalized SportsCenter for consumers that concentrates on news and highlights for their favorite teams sports and athletes Related Articles Stanley Tucci returns to Italy with National Geographic series and vows to go more in depth Healthcare provider Who and Eurovision will unite for a night of music and intergalactic adventure The Eurovision Song Contest is back Here s how and who to watch Andor is ending It brought untold stories of trauma and humanity to Star Wars The Four Seasons review Tina Fey is no Alan Alda but at least there s the Vivaldi September will represent a big moment for ESPN on par with the cable sports setup s launch in the introduction of ESPN in and launch of the ESPN com website two years later disclosed Jimmy Pitaro ESPN chairman The exact date it will become available will be reported later It s also a pivotal enhancement in the accelerating industry shift from television to streaming ESPN and its sister channels will remain available on cable and satellite systems After kicking around several ideas for what to call the amenity which was known informally as Flagship during the developmental stages Pitaro commented executives decided to keep it simple There s power in our name and there s trust in our name he commented All live events shown on ESPN networks along with sports shown on broadcast sister ABC-TV will be available through the streaming organization So will its other offerings like SportsCenter Pardon the Interruption First Take The Pat McAfee Show NFL Live and original films ESPN released Tuesday that a former grid personality Rich Eisen will bring his daily project to ESPN even as he continues to work at the NFL System ESPN s streaming system will be available for per year The Disney-owned infrastructure commented it will also allow people to bundle ESPN along with Hulu and Disney for a month or a month for the first year Although consumers will be able to buy the more limited slate of activities available now on ESPN for a month Pitaro reported ESPN decided against offering other lower-cost alternatives containing particular but not all of the company s various services It would be too confusing for consumers he noted Pitaro mentioned ESPN remains open to other acquisitions or partnerships to build initiatives That includes potentially taking on chosen struggling regional sports networks that show baseball even though ESPN decided earlier this year to opt out of the final three years of its contract to show Major League Baseball at the end of this season When the league is ready to have a conversation we are ready to listen Pitaro noted David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP Follow him at http x com dbauder and https bsky app profile dbauder bsky social