(08-09-2017 08:30 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(08-09-2017 07:38 AM)WKUFan518 Wrote:  So that means now ESPN3 is a paid service?

ESPN3 has to this point been a hybrid. There are the free games available through the app and then there is the watchESPN content that has always required a subscription through a cable provider or Sling. Now, you can cut the cable company or Sling out of the equation and just pay ESPN directly for access to their content.

Main thing is the contract model is over. Question is how Disney intends to implement this and at what price point. If it's a money grab I can see folks paying for just the football season and cancelling. Right now I have Sling year round primarily for ESPN. So if they try and get $24.99 a month just for ESPN they may be shooting themselves in the foot especially if certain mid major conferences start moving towards other platforms.

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