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ESPN's new app features include a personalized Sports Center, fantasy and betting integrations, shopping, and short-form video feed "Verts"
This article was originally published on thebiglead.com as Rich Eisen's shocking ESPN ratings test the limits of 'SportsCenter' nostalgia. Rich Eisen returned to anchor SportsCenter on Monday, with more fanfare (and a bit less hair) than his last turn hosting ESPN's signature highlights show 22 years ago.
ESPN rolled out their direct-to-consumer streaming service this week and is pulling out all of the marketing stops to promote it. One of those promotions,
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ESPN just dropped a bundle with free Disney+ and Hulu for a year—Here’s what you need to know
For a limited time, you can subscribe or upgrade to a bundle that includes ESPN Unlimited, Disney+ with ads, and Hulu with ads, and lock in your first year at $29.99/month; after the first year your bundle price will increase to $35.99/month.
A new feature called “StreamCenter” will sync a user’s ESPN app and TV, allowing viewers to follow real-time stats, betting odds and shopping deals alongside a sporting event. The synced-up platforms will also enable viewers to use their mobile device as a secondary controller for the program that appears on their TV screen, the company said.
Disney and ESPN’s perfect-world scenario and bet is to offer it in a way that attracts cord cutters or -nevers but doesn’t lose linear customers. That brings us to the introductory pricing. This is where things get a little complicated,
Triple H announced Pat McAfee will return to WWE at Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis as ESPN launches its new deal.
Rich Eisen is returning to ESPN. Here's what to know about the popular anchor's return to the network, including The Rich Eisen Show, SportsCenter.