From CNET: After launching Hulu on Disney Plus in March for US subscribers, the ESPN hub addition is landing on the streaming service in December, the company shared in its third-quarter executive summary on Wednesday. CEO Bob Iger initially announced the news about adding ESPN content to Disney Plus during Walt Disney Co.'s second-quarter earnings call in May.
"By the end of this calendar year, we will be adding an ESPN tile to Disney Plus, giving all US subscribers access to select live games and studio programming within the Disney Plus app," Iger said. "We see this as a first step to bringing ESPN to Disney Plus viewers, as we ready the launch of our enhanced standalone ESPN streaming service in the fall of 2025."
The rollout of Hulu titles on the Disney Plus app brought a dedicated hub for the platform as well as Hulu content that surfaces on the home screen. Users must have a Disney Bundle or have standalone subscriptions for both streaming services in order to access Hulu on Disney Plus. The ESPN tile will function in a similar format, but the selection of content will be smaller.
During the May earnings call, Iger said the ESPN tile "will have a modest amount of programming. But it's a start in terms of essentially conditioning the audience, or subscribers to Disney Plus and Hulu, to the fact that sports is going to be there. And it also will help us in terms of overall engagement with our bundle." He also said that "our current plan is ... if you're an ESPN Plus subscriber, you'll be able to get ESPN Plus through that tile."
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