Earlier this year, ESPN announced a new all-access streaming service to deliver endless sports content to fans. Today, we learned that it’ll be included free with several DirecTV bundles. Yes, DirecTV is dishing out free access to ESPN Unlimited in its MySports bundle and other goodies for select customers.
In an announcement this week, DirecTV called this “The Great Rebundling,” as it’ll be handing out access toESPN’s upcoming serviceto its millions of customers, alongside Disney+ and Hulu. We weren’t sure what to expect now thatDirecTV has a new owner, but this is certainly good news.
In case you weren’t aware, ESPN plans to charge around $29.99 monthly for the service. Additionally, DirecTV Satellite and U-Verse customers can expect the same treatment, although it’ll arrive a little bit later in the fall. What this means is DirecTV customers with select bundles, like the MySports bundle, will get access to everything ESPN’s new service has to offer, with no extra charge.
The company said in a statement, “DIRECTV continues to make it simple for customers to access all their content in a seamless personalized experience without having to search across multiple apps. With unmatched choice and flexibility, our customers can control their entertainment and pay only for the programming they value.” — Vince Torres, Chief Marketing Officer at DirecTV.
From the sounds of it, DirecTV wants to be your one-stop shop for all things live sports, movies, and TV without switching between apps and having multiple different subscriptions. I don’t know about you guys, but with all the endless streaming services these days, I almost wish old-school cable would make a comeback.
Between offering all of its core packages,cheaper plans for under $50, andgenre packs for kids, DirecTV has something for everyone. I’m interested in seeing if YouTube TV, Sling, and other similar services offer something similar regarding ESPN’s new plan. We’ll have to wait and see.
