It's time we look at ESPN+, what it costs, what you get and what you'll miss. NBA? NFL? What about Soccer? Please tell me we can watch Squash!
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I admit- It took me WAY too long to figure out what ESPN+ is. It's only been out for about a year now, but I finally did it! And that's what we're going to talk about today. I know i'm a little slow. ESPN+ already has about 2 million subscribers, so many of you probably already have it. If you're not a subscriber yet, let's make you one!
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What is ESPN+? Well, let’s start with what it isn’t.
● Not ESPN. No Sportscenter, no Skip Bayless or Steven A Smith, no marquee live events
● This means not much (if any!) of the big American sports- NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL (You will get a LOT of soccer- MLS & European)
● Not your place to watch the big college football game either
● It’s $5/mo (7-day trial)
● Available on all the major devices- literally!
It’s tempting to think of ESPN+ as ESPN’s warmed-up leftovers. And if you’re only a casual sports fan, that might be accurate enough. But honestly, it’s not. It's complementary. There are two major categories of things to watch on ESPN+. I’ll save the best for last, but let’s start with the live sports.
You get TONS of live sports outside of the big marquee events on ESPN+.
● Soccer - All out-of-market MLS games (just like MLB.TV, NBA.TV and NHL.TV), plus some English and European leagues as well. If you're a soccer fan- this is a GREAT deal!
● Rugby
● Cricket
● Canadian Football
● Some college sports- Mid-tier football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, track & field, field hockey, or … squash
● Boxing, MMA
● You do get at least one MLB and an NHL game-of-the-day, but it’s the same one you’d get for free on MLB.TV or NHL.TV
Outside of live sports, you also get sports-related shows. And this is, in my opinion, the real strength of ESPN+.
● 30 For 30 programs. Like, all of them! And there's WAY more than 30!
● ESPN+ Originals. These are super niche, but really well done.
My favorite of the Originals is a show called Detail, where Kobe Bryant breaks down the skills of NBA stars, or Peyton Manning does the same for NFL plays and players. And there's a lot more where that came from.
So.... is ESPN+ worth $5. ABSOLUTELY!!! If you love sports content, then this is absolutely what you're looking for. And we now know that with Disney buying Hulu, there's potential for a really good bundle coming soon (Hulu, Disney+ & ESPN+). It's going to be pretty great!
But again, if you're only looking for a ton of MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL content, ESPN+ isnt' for you. If you love soccer or the niche sports I mentioned, this is totally worth it for you.
I sometimes say that I’m starting to think the key to saving money on TV service is to divorce ourselves from the notion that we MUST have live TV. Similarly, if you want to save money on your sports content and you can be happy without a ton of marquee sports, then ESPN+ for $5 is a frickin’ steal! You get all the niche sports, a ton of documentaries, so you can have a lot of sports content for cheap- if you're willing to let go of live TV.
Video clip courtesy of ESPN.
23 май 2019
