ESPN+ launches $4.99 sports streaming service from Disney
https://www.cnet.com/news/espn-launches-disneys-499-sports-streaming-service/
Make no mistake: ESPN+ is not a Netflix-like version of ESPN, nor is it a proxy for the network's WatchESPN sports streaming app for traditional TV subscribers. ESPN+ doesn't have the live sports games or shows you'll find on the traditional ESPN channels. (So: No NFL, no NBA basketball games.) That sets it apart from other TV network streaming services, like those from HBO and Showtime, which essentially unlock all the same programming a traditional TV subscriber gets.
It also presages a more significant streaming service from ESPN's parent company, Disney, late next year. Disney plans to launch its own version of Netflix, a direct-to-consumer digital service that will be the home base for streaming all of Disney's blockbuster movies, multiple Star Wars original series and other programming.