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Also known as ESPN Plus

ESPN+ is a brand of streaming-only sports programming primarily distributed through the ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, both owned by ESPN, which is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (which owns 72% via indirect subsidiary ABC Inc.) and Hearst Communications (which owns 18%), and the National Football League (which owns 10%). The service launched on April 12, 2018.

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Website.name
ESPN+
Website.logo
ESPN Plus.svg
Website.logo_size
250px
Website.logo_alt
ESPN+'s logo
Website.location_city
Bristol, Connecticut
Website.location_country
U.S.
Website.area_served
United States
Website.owner
ESPN (via ABC Inc.)
Website.parent
Disney Streaming
Website.users
24.1 million ()
Website.current_status
Streaming product rebranded to ESPN Select on August 21, 2025Active as programming brand

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Official website
plus.espn.com
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inception
2018-04-12
social media followers
3006
Commons category
ESPN+ (streaming service)
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ESPN+ is a brand of streaming-only sports programming primarily distributed through the ESPN direct-to-consumer streaming service, both owned by ESPN, which is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company (which owns 72% via indirect subsidiary ABC Inc.) and Hearst Communications (which owns 18%), and the National Football League (which owns 10%). The service launched on April 12, 2018.

From April 2018 to August 2025, ESPN+ was an over-the-top subscription video streaming service available in the United States, operating using technology of Disney subsidiary BAMTech, now known as Disney Streaming. As a streaming service, ESPN+ was marketed as an add-on to ESPN's core linear networks, with some of ESPN+'s content previously offered exclusively to cable subscribers via ESPN3 and the ESPN app. ESPN+ did not include access to these services, as they continued to only be available through television providers. Thus, some of ESPN's sports rights were not carried on ESPN+.

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