ESPN’s new over-the-top streaming service, ESPN+, which recently became available with a Netflix-like interface of original and live programming through the upgraded ESPN app, launched officially on Tuesday as a Roku channel. The service, available for $4.99 a month or $49.99 for the year, can be streamed through a newly-upgraded ESPN channel on the Roku […]
You may have noticed a change within your ESPN app late last week. The update marked the arrival of a new BAMTech-powered OTT streaming service called ESPN+. The live sports/Netflix-like creation is ESPN’s offer of a middle ground between cord-cutters and paid-TV subscribers and represents the network’s desire to bring more content to more fans. Here’s what […]
Itay Filiba, a TV executive of 22 years, has spent his career working in news and entertainment, most recently as head of product for Israel’s largest news broadcaster. Then esports came calling, looking to claw Filiba away from traditional TV. It’s a trend Filiba says is only beginning to pick up, and one he is […]
Formula One fans will have a new way to watch races starting in May via its subscription streaming service, F1 TV, and at least part of that initiative may have been spawned by interactions between the league and the Reddit community. In October of last year, Formula One took to Reddit to ask the “/r/Formula1” community what they […]
Two days after inking a partnership with the NHL to stream the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Hulu announced Friday a marketing push that will feature its logo splashed across TNT’s broadcast of the NBA Playoffs. Hulu’s ad spots will begin airing this Sunday and will last through TNT’s First Round, Conference Semifinals and Western Conference Finals […]
