ESPN+ Rate Increase to $9.99

[Chin Diesel]

Interesting timing with all the conference realignment and potential increases in payments for rights.

Article says the two bundle packages aren't changing their rates. Might just be a ploy to get more people to pay the $13.99 rate to bundle it with Hulu or $19.99 for the no ads bundle.

Disney to raise ESPN+ price to $9.99 per month in August

ESPN+, which has 22.3 million paid subscribers, currently charges $6.99 per month, or $69.99 per year, for its standalone service.

www.foxbusiness.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

Interesting timing with all the conference realignment and potential increases in payments for rights.

Article says the two bundle packages aren't changing their rates. Might just be a ploy to get more people to pay the $13.99 rate to bundle it with Hulu or $19.99 for the no ads bundle.

Disney to raise ESPN+ price to $9.99 per month in August

ESPN+, which has 22.3 million paid subscribers, currently charges $6.99 per month, or $69.99 per year, for its standalone service.

www.foxbusiness.com

I get it with Disney+ and Hulu. But I almost never use it for anything.

 

[CL82]

I get it with Disney+ and Hulu. But I almost never use it for anything.

Baseball is going to be on it in the upcoming season. I’ll probably break down and get it then.

 

[Greedo]

I had Hulu and ESPN + before I had Disney +. I tried to bundle them and now I just pay 3 separate bills for each. I definitely am overpaying but I can’t get the bundle charge to work properly. It’s driving me nuts. I was considering just dropping the ESPN + since I use it like 3 times a year anymore.

 

[M.S.G.]

I'd think just signing up with a different email along with a different name or significant other's name would be a way around that to make the bundle work.

 

[Chuck]

I had Hulu and ESPN + before I had Disney +. I tried to bundle them and now I just pay 3 separate bills for each. I definitely am overpaying but I can’t get the bundle charge to work properly. It’s driving me nuts. I was considering just dropping the ESPN + since I use it like 3 times a year anymore.

I get the package for free with Verizon Wireless. I was having trouble paying up for Hulu without commercials. When I selected the commercial free, it delinked me from the Verizon deal. I reached out to Hulu and they were shockingly responsive and helpful.

 

[huskyinfl]

Boycott ESPN.

 

[BoukofJames]

Annoying how much pricing power ESPN+ has to a consumer like me who needs top rank boxing and UFC

 

[gampelcrazies]

I remember when people told me ESPN plus would never go up when the AAC signed a deal with them.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I remember when people told me ESPN plus would never go up when the AAC signed a deal with them.

This is a really odd "told you so"

 

[ihatepants]

I had Hulu and ESPN + before I had Disney +. I tried to bundle them and now I just pay 3 separate bills for each. I definitely am overpaying but I can’t get the bundle charge to work properly. It’s driving me nuts. I was considering just dropping the ESPN + since I use it like 3 times a year anymore.

Have you tried calling customer support? I had a similar issue and the problem was that I had already also had paid for them separately at some point before the bundle. They had to cancel my accounts for all of them manually and then I had to wait until my subscription lapsed on all of them before I could resubscribe as part of a bundle. They also said that I needed to sign up for the bundle via Hulu (and not via Disney+) to get it to work. I followed all their steps and have been on the bundle since.

 

[imno1]

Have you tried calling customer support? I had a similar issue and the problem was that I had already also had paid for them separately at some point before the bundle. They had to cancel my accounts for all of them manually and then I had to wait until my subscription lapsed on all of them before I could resubscribe as part of a bundle. They also said that I needed to sign up for the bundle via Hulu (and not via Disney+) to get it to work. I followed all their steps and have been on the bundle since.

I hate when businesses give better deals to new customers than their loyal ones.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

geez, and i felt pissy spending $5.99 / month on it during bball season - just to catch a game if there's nothing else on.

Maybe I'll try the bundle this year - they tend to have great deals on Black Friday. I've gotten Hulu for .99 cents a month two years in a row now.

 

[JohnFSilver]

I had Hulu and ESPN + before I had Disney +. I tried to bundle them and now I just pay 3 separate bills for each. I definitely am overpaying but I can’t get the bundle charge to work properly. It’s driving me nuts. I was considering just dropping the ESPN + since I use it like 3 times a year anymore.

Just pay one bill. Just I. Principle the fact you pay for all three is offensive. Lol.

 

[NowInStorrs]

I already thought it was overpriced. That stinks for anyone who is really into something that's only available on there.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

I already thought it was overpriced. That stinks for anyone who is really into something that's only available on there.

I guess I'll have to find another way to watch the national Cornhole championship

 

[CTBasketball]

I get ESPN sucks, but there was a 0% chance the bill went down. Tech and entertainment markets are hurting right now.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I guess I'll have to find another way to watch the national Cornhole championship

I got bored with ACL so I switched over to watching WATL. That was even more boring. And no way am I watching college spikeball.

Basically I'm holding out for them to bring back metal pointed jarts.

 

[Gutter King]

ESPN is a horrendous app. I wasted two hours of my life trying to get HookC games on any and all devices. No luck. Originally got the thing for UFC....funny how when you pay $75 the thing works flawlessly. It's dead to me now.

 

[noeynox]

I had Hulu and ESPN + before I had Disney +. I tried to bundle them and now I just pay 3 separate bills for each. I definitely am overpaying but I can’t get the bundle charge to work properly. It’s driving me nuts. I was considering just dropping the ESPN + since I use it like 3 times a year anymore.

For whatever reason, going from single sub to a bundle is a nightmare. I was getting double charged at one time. Need to make this ish easier.

 

[huskyinfl]

I get ESPN sucks, but there was a 0% chance the bill went down. Tech and entertainment markets are hurting right now.

They got greedy and now we have to bail them out. We are stuck in this bizzaro arms race between media conglomerates that have huge moats and no competition.