CEO Bob Iger initially revealed the launch date during the company’sfourth-quarter earnings calllast month.
He announced the news about adding ESPN content to Disney Plus during Disney’s second-quarter earnings call in May.
During the May earnings call, Iger said the ESPN tile “will have a modest amount of programming.
And it also will help us in terms of overall engagement with our bundle.”
The debut of ESPN on Disney Plus arrives afternew price increasesin October across its array of streaming platforms.
Rates increased for Hulu, Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu with Live TV.
Monthly pricing for most Disney bundle offerings also went up.
The Venu Sports streaming venture, a collaboration between Disney, Fox and Warner Bros.
Discovery, has been shelved due to an injunction issued in August.
The platform was supposed to roll out this fall.
So it will remain on linear.
