$29/month for all ESPN channels, including ESPN+.
Or $29/month for first twelve months gets you the above as well as Disney/Hulu (then it's more expensive after the year is up).
Sign up here:
Read about it here:
I'm not seeing any free trial options.
Has anybody tried it out yet? Probably not, it just launched yesterday.
That's a no for me dawg.
ESPN Unlimited is Coming to DIRECTV! | DIRECTV Insider https://share.google/cn6DwQyPRNaeK78uQ
Oh, and FOX is going to get bundled up with it as well. They had been talking about this for a few years.
"Bristol, CT and Los Angeles, CA – August 11, 2025 – ESPN’s upcoming direct-to-consumer service and FOX One, Fox Corporation’s (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX; “FOX” or the “Company”) wholly-owned direct to consumer streaming service, today announced an agreement that will give consumers the opportunity to purchase the two services bundled together starting October 2 for $39.99 per month."
"FOX One will bring all of FOX’s leading News, Sports and Entertainment branded content together in one dynamic streaming platform. For the first time, cord-cutters and cord-nevers will have live streaming and on-demand access to the real-time thrills, bold voices, and defining stories across the full portfolio of FOX brands including FOX News Channel, FOX Business, FOX Weather, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, FOX Deportes, FOX Local Stations and the FOX Network as well as the option to bundle FOX Nation and B1G+ within one platform. The latest updates and information about the upcoming FOX One service are available at www.FOXOne.com."
Fox One might get a spike in subscribers this weekend.
this bundle is really enticing to me: already enrolled in Fox One to get the Fox Sports channels plus Big10. Add in the ESPN channels plus OTA and I'm covered for much of what I watch for $40 per month.
Exactly.
Throw in Philo for $28 and now you are $15 cheaper than YouTube TV or Hulu Live TV.
Is there a way to get the ESPN DTC to show up in the Channels guide and record also?
Not via the normal methods, not yet at least.
Hopefully, Getchannels looks into it asap.
I sort of doubt it'll work out though.
We can't get ESPN+ the normal way either.
Hi there, I also have the ESPN Unlimited Hulu/Disney Plus subscription for $29.95 a month.
Been testing the past few weeks a way to add the linear channels to Channels DVR.
I see that @tonywagner mentioned in the E+Plus TV community that the ESPN Unlimited linear channels have DRM encryption and TV Everywhere is not an option for ESPN DTC/Unlimited.
I found a workaround to add (1) of the ESPN unlimited linear channels using Custom Channels and Chrome Capture.
I set "chrome://localhost:5589/stream?url=" to "https:// www.hulu.com/live"
When you then login with your Disney credentials and then play the ESPN channel on Hulu, it will remember that channel and always pull it back up live when you go to https:// www.hulu.com/live
Tested for a few days and still works.
At least you can get (1) of the ESPN channels until there is another fix.
Chrome Capture still appears to have a bug on my Mac Mini M1 so I'm running Chrome version 138.0.7204.93 until there is a solve. Just avoid updating Chrome or it will stop working.
BTW I added the ESPN guidedata (West Coast) using the tvlistings website (DirecTV Channel Guide) as you will see in the screen attachment.
https://tvlistings.gracenote.com/grid-affiliates.html?aid=orbebb
Hope this is helpful!
