ESPN Streaming Prices Jump Across the Board, Unlimited Plan Climbs to $32/Month

Just over a year after launching, ESPN is raising prices for the first time—and it's hitting everything at once. According to Sports Media Watch, the changes take effect September 17 and will make every subscription tier more expensive, with the ripple effect also touching certain bundle plans with Disney+.

The flagship ESPN Unlimited plan is jumping from $30 to $32 a month, with the annual plan rising from $300 to $320. This tier unlocks the entire streaming platform's content plus live feeds from all of ESPN's TV channels. Meanwhile, the entry-level Select plan—which covers most ad-supported live events, bonus content, original documentaries, and studio shows, but not live channel feeds—is going from $13 to $14 a month, with the annual price moving from $130 to $140.

The Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Select bundle is also getting pricier. The ad-supported version is rising from $20 to $22 a month, while the ad-free version climbs from $30 to $33.

Notably, bundle plans that include ESPN Unlimited aren't seeing any price changes this round. Reports suggest this might be tied to a recently revealed stat: 80% of Unlimited subscribers actually signed up through bundles with Disney+ and Hulu, rather than buying it standalone.

This marks the first price increase for ESPN's streaming platform since it launched. The report notes that services like Peacock and Netflix have kept up a pattern of annual price hikes in recent years, but whether ESPN will follow the same cadence remains unclear based on available information.