Disney's push into sports streaming with new ESPN service and app is expected to drive growth and profitability, reinforced by positive analyst outlook.

ESPN Unlimited is a new and particularly comprehensive sports streaming subscription from ESPN. For context, the more limited plan previously known as ESPN+ has become ESPN Select and continues to cost $11.99/month. Subscribers to the existing Disney+ bundle with ESPN+ will see this change reflected going forward.

Disney's profit and revenue climbed in its fiscal third quarter based on the strength of the entertainment company's streaming service and domestic theme parks.

The sports network's first on-demand streaming platform is available with Disney+ and Hulu starting at only $29.99 per month.

After years of being asked how it would respond to the streaming explosion, ESPN is finally unveiling a new direct-to-consumer app designed to offer its clearest answer yet to that existential question.

Disney and Fox hope new ESPN and Fox One streamers launching Thursday boost their digital revenue without hurting cable fees -- a tricky maneuver

Don't say goodbye to Hulu just yet. Disney isn't axing its streaming service like some reports suggest, but the company will further integrate Hulu and Disney+ in 2026 amid rough terrain in the streaming business. During an earnings call Wednesday, Aug. 6 ...

That may sound like a lot of fanfare, but ESPN’s new direct-to-consumer service has launched with much less of a circus than a media industry watcher might have expected one, three, even five years ago. That’s because ESPN is releasing a revolutionary new project that it doesn’t really want you to buy.

Tom Rogers, Former NBC Cable President and Newsweek Editor-at-Large, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with reaction to Disney's latest push into sports streaming with the ESPN app.