ESPN+ initially focused on overflow content, similar to that of ESPN3 (which is distributed to subscribers of participating internet and television subscribers). Some of ESPN3's content has since moved to ESPN+. It has since been incorporated more extensively into ESPN's later media rights deals.

Subscribers can watch ESPN+ in the ESPN+ tab of the latest version of the ESPN App, on the web, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV (Generation 3 & 4), Android Handset, Roku, Chromecast, FireTV, XBOX One, Playstation 4, and Samsung connected TVs (Tizen).

ESPN+ is a subscription streaming service that offers live sporting events, classic games, studio shows, original programming, and premium written content. It's a standalone service that provides different content than what you'll find on ESPN or ESPN2. It requires its own subscription, even if you have ESPN.

However it still offers a substantial amount of sports coverage. Making it a valuable addition for sports enthusiasts. ESPN is currently owned by the Walt Disney Company.

ESPN Plus vs. the competition

Blackouts work by determining a user's location and then blocking that user from receiving certain video streams. Live sports streaming services like ESPN+ determine your location using your real IP address and, if you have one on your device, your GPS location.

Can I get ESPN Plus on my TV, or is it just on phones on computers? ESPN Plus is not a TV channel, so you will have to access it through the ESPN app. If you have a smart TV that is hooked up to wifi or connected to the internet with an ethernet cable, you should have no problem downloading the ESPN app.

Does ESPN Plus have a free trial? The answer is no. Though ESPN Plus had a seven-day free trial when it launched in 2018, the service has since ended the option. However, that doesn't mean that there isn't a way to watch ESPN Plus for free.

Does ESPN Plus have a free trial? The answer is no. Though ESPN Plus had a seven-day free trial when it launched in 2018, the service has since ended the option.

ESPN Plus offers live streams of professional sports including Major League Baseball, NHL hockey, professional golf, grand slam tennis, international soccer, UFC (including exclusive fight nights and PPV events), XFL, cricket, lacrosse and more.

ESPN Plus is separate from the ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNews cable networks, so a subscription will not grant you access to live broadcasts of those channels. To get live streaming access to ESPN's cable channels, you'll need to sign up for a live TV streaming service like Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, or FuboTV.

Though you can't watch ESPN Plus for free, you can try it out for just one month. A month of ESPN Plus is $10.99, which is a small price to pay to try out the streamer's vast library of content. With ESPN Plus, you'll get a lot of what's on the ESPN network but so much more.