ESPN+ Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Streaming Service Now Available on Roku Devices
April 16 2018 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
New Service Brings Thousands of Live Sports
Events, Exclusive Original Series, Films and Studio Shows, Plus
Unmatched On-Demand Library to Roku Users
Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) today announced the availability
of ESPN+ through the new ESPN channel on the Roku® platform,
allowing Roku player and Roku TV users to access thousands of
additional live events, on-demand content and original programming
not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. ESPN+ is the
first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer premium subscription
streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer
and International group, in partnership with ESPN.
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ESPN+ on Roku streaming devices (Graphic:
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Available within the newly updated ESPN channel, ESPN+ brings
hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank
boxing, PGA Tour golf, college sports, international rugby,
cricket, the full library of ESPN Films (including 30 for 30)
and more to Roku devices in the U.S. It is available for a 7-day
free trial, followed by a subscription fee of $4.99 a month or
$49.99 a year.
“Roku customers have enjoyed the ESPN channel for years. The
launch of ESPN+ marks an exciting moment for the OTT sports
experience, giving consumers more sports content from their
favorite pastimes than ever,” said Scott Rosenberg, General Manager
of the Platform Business at Roku. “Roku customers that subscribe to
ESPN+ will enjoy access to more live sports events, original shows
and films, exclusive studio programs and ESPN’s unmatched on-demand
library.”
With ESPN+, users can view thousands of games and events from
professional leagues and international sports as well as college
sports from nearly two dozen conferences across the country,
including:
- MLB – A daily game, seven
days per week, throughout the regular season, a total of more than
180 games that will include every MLB team.*
- NHL – Beginning with the
2018-19 season, a daily game throughout the regular season (in
keeping with the NHL schedule), a total of more than 180 hockey
games* — as well as on-demand replays of the 2018 Stanley Cup
Playoffs.
- MLS – the entire MLS
LIVE out-of-market schedule with more than 250 games* this
season, as well as the local-market home for
the Chicago Fire, exclusively bringing 23 Fire matches
to fans in Chicago.
- College
Sports – thousands of live events – including
football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track &
field, gymnastics, swimming & diving, lacrosse, wrestling,
volleyball, golf and more – from 20 conferences across the
country.
- Top Rank
Boxing – Hundreds of live boxing matches, including
18 ESPN+ exclusive Top Rank fight cards throughout the year,
all Top Rank on ESPN undercard fights, re-airs of
all Top Rank on ESPN and Top Rank on ESPN
PPV bouts, plus weigh-ins and more.
- PGA Tour Golf – 50 days of
coverage from 20 PGA tour events, including the RBC Heritage, THE
PLAYERS Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by
Nationwide, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the FedExCup Playoffs and
more.
- Grand Slam Tennis –
Hundreds of men’s and women’s singles, doubles and other matches,
from the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
- Cricket – Hundreds of Test,
ODI and T20 format matches from New Zealand Cricket and
Cricket Ireland.
- Rugby – Hundreds of
matches from SANZAAR Rugby, the HSBC World Rugby Sevens series, and
Major League Rugby.
- Canadian Football
League – Nearly 200 games from Canada’s professional
league.
- English Football League –
Approximately 200 total matches, including an average of four
per week from Sky Bet Championship Playoffs, League 1 and League 2,
plus six matches per month from the EFL Cup (beginning in August)
and 16 matches per month throughout the EFL 2018-19 season.
- UEFA Nations
League – Over 100 live matches from the newly created
tournament. Pay TV customers with an ESPN+ subscription will be
able to access the entire tournament including the 36 UNL matches
on ESPN linear networks and ESPN3.
- United Soccer League –
Approximately 450 USL matches this season.
ORIGINALS – Exclusive, original content developed
specifically for ESPN+, including original documentaries,
docu-series and more.
SHOWS – New and exclusive ESPN studio programming
devoted to multiple sports and sports topics.
LIBRARY – An unmatched sports archive featuring
thousands of hours of on-demand programs and past sporting
events.
ESPN+ is available through the ESPN channel in the Roku Channel
Store. It is accessible to anyone with a current-generation Roku
device.
About Roku, Inc.
Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the
streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and
monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique
capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku
TV models are available around the world through direct retail
sales and licensing arrangements with TV OEMs and service
operators. The company was founded by Anthony Wood, inventor of the
DVR. Roku is headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif. U.S.A.
About ESPN+
ESPN+ is the first-ever multi-sport, direct-to-consumer
subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s
Direct-to-Consumer and International group, in partnership with
ESPN. It offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand
content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV
or digital networks. This includes hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS
games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, college
sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library of ESPN
Films (including 30 for 30) and more. Fans can subscribe to
ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any
time.
Launched on April 12, ESPN+ is an integrated part of a
completely redesigned ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, the
new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital sports platform for
fans and a showcase of the company’s culture of innovation. With a
richer, increasingly more personalized experience, the new ESPN App
curates all of ESPN’s incredible content into an experience unique
to each fan’s individual tastes. ESPN+ is also available through
ESPN.com.
Roku is a registered trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in
other countries.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Roku Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking” statements that
are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information
currently available to us on the date of this press release.
Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These
statements include, but are not limited to descriptions of the
content that will be available on the ESPN+ channel. Except as
required by law, we assume no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future. Important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially are detailed from time to time
in the reports Roku, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Form 10-K for the quarter and year ended
December 31, 2017. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted
on Roku’s website and are available from Roku without charge.
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