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hey everybody Today I'm breaking down
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five things you need to know about
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ESPN's new standalone streaming app
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Starting with number one it's a new era
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for ESPN streaming For the first time
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Disney is making all of ESPN's content
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available outside of the pay TV bundle
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and that's through a new service that
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will be called Simply ESPN Now you
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probably already know there's already an
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ESPN app but it's going to be getting a
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major faceelift New features and
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personalization they'll be added to the
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existing app in the months ahead The new
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direct to consumer service it's going to
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launch in early fall Number two how much
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will it cost and there's going to be two
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tiers unlimited and select The unlimited
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plan will launch at $30 a month and it
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will include access to all of ESPN's
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linear networks ESPN Plus and more
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There's also an annual payment option
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$300 You will be able to bundle the
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unlimited plan with Disney Plus and Hulu
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at a discount $36 or $45 a month
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depending on if you want the ad free
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versions of Disney Plus and Hulu At
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launch there's also going to be a
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special promo offer the ESPN unlimited
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plan bundled with ad supported Disney
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Plus and Hulu just $30 a month for 12
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months There's also the Select plan It's
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going to offer ESPN Plus content only
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for $12 a month or $120 a year and it
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too can be bundled with Disney Plus and
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Hulu So what do you think about what
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I've said so far here are the results of
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my YouTube poll Curious what you think
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about the new ESPN app pricing Let's
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keep it moving And number three today
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pay TV subscribers will still get access
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If you already get ESPN through cable
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satellite or a live TV streaming service
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don't worry You're not being left out
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Your ESPN channels aren't going anywhere
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And you can also access the new app
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You'll be able to log into the refreshed
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ESPN app at no additional cost and using
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your existing pay TV credentials just
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like you can today with the current
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version of the app Number four it's ESPN
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but not all sports This new ESPN service
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is a major move No question about it but
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it's not the only one Remember when we
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talked about the failed venue sports
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venture that was supposed to combine
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ESPN Fox and Warner Brothers Discovery
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under one roof But now the three
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companies are going it alone ESPN is
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doing its own thing with this new app
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Fox is launching Fox 1 which will
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include sports entertainment and news as
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well as your local station and Warner
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Brothers Discovery It's already got Max
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which includes live sports as part of
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the standard and premium streaming plans
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So what does this all mean well without
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a bundle some sports fans are now going
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to have to juggle three or maybe even
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more apps to follow their favorite games
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That brings me to number five today Who
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should consider it if you're paying for
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a live TV streaming service just for
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ESPN well this app is a no-brainer
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especially if you pair it with an
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antenna to get your locals for free The
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$30 ESPN plan it's about a third of the
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cost of YouTube TV which includes a full
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bundle of sports news and entertainment
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But that's just the trade-off A lot of
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households watch more than just ESPN and
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they'll prefer the convenience of live
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TV bundles like YouTube TV but others
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especially price-sensitive customers are
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going to try to build their own bundles
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using standalone apps And I'll also be
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watching for some new non-traditional
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bundles that may emerge after this news
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