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ESPN Select and Unlimited monthly fees rise; Disney+/Hulu bundles also increase
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Developers integrating ESPN streaming will face higher subscription costs for Select and Unlimited tiers and associated Disney+/Hulu bundles starting September 17.
The price increase raises the ongoing cost of any application that relies on ESPN streaming for sports content, affecting budgeting for licensing or subscription fees. Engineers must update pricing models and potentially adjust user-facing cost disclosures. The change also impacts bundled offers that combine Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN, requiring a review of any bundled subscription logic.
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ESPN Select monthly rises to $14/month from $13/month; annual to $140/year from $130/year.
ESPN Unlimited monthly rises to $32/month from $30/month; annual to $320/year from $300/year.
Associated Disney+/Hulu bundles increase: ad-supported tier to $22/month from $20/month; ad-free tier to $33/month from $30/month; legacy ad-free bundle to $28/month from $25/month.
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The core change is a uniform price uplift across ESPN’s two main streaming tiers and several Disney+/Hulu bundles that include ESPN. This affects any software that aggregates or resells these services, as the underlying subscription cost basis shifts upward. Developers must therefore recalculate cost-of-goods-sold or subscription revenue forecasts for products that depend on these feeds.
Adopting the new pricing entails updating internal pricing tables, adjusting any automated billing or entitlement systems, and revising user-interface elements that display subscription fees. If an application offers a bundled Disney+/Hulu/ESPN plan, the bundle price must be changed to reflect the new tier costs, which may also require updating promotional or discount logic.
The increase stops working for users who rely on the legacy ad-free Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN Select bundle that is no longer open to new subscribers; existing subscribers will see their price rise from $25 to $28 per month, but new sign-ups cannot access that bundle. Engineers need to handle this eligibility distinction to avoid offering an unavailable plan.
Because only a single feed reported the story, there is limited external corroboration; however, the details are drawn directly from ESPN’s support page and a third-party report, giving confidence in the factual basis. No other feeds contradicted the announcement, so the information can be treated as reliable for planning purposes.
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