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ESPN’s New Streaming Service Sparks Backlash Over High Price And Confusing Access


The new streaming platform is getting much deserved attention. The network points out five major components in its plan, but really, the...

Let’s start with the basics: an ESPN standalone monthly streaming subscription will give you access to live games, studio shows, and original content without having to subscribe to a traditional cable package. @KentaNeary was spot on: “It’s too expensive and it’s not integrated with ESPN+ sorry but won’t work long term.” And that is a great point; fragmentation is already a massive problem for streaming. Streaming is a bar packed with a million and one servers, each charging big bucks for “make the best deals for umpires, and the pan,” so to speak.

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