In 2017, ESPN began to significantly downplay the WatchESPN branding on-air, in favor of promoting the ESPN app. ESPN withdrew the WatchESPN app from the App Store and Google Play on July 1, 2019, and redirected the web presence of WatchESPN to an equivalent section on ESPN.com.

The ESPN app is your destination for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, SEC Network +, Longhorn Network, ACC Network Extra, ESPN Goal Line, and ESPN Bases Loaded Networks. The app also contains ESPN+ content. ESPN+ is a direct-to-consumer premium subscription service.

If you were wondering where the WatchESPN app went in the App Stores, well it is now the ESPN app! You can also access ESPN3 with specific Internet Service Providers. ESPN+ access is also included in the ESPN app. NOTE: ESPN+ is a separate direct-to-consumer product.

It's compatible with Xbox and PlayStation gaming consoles, and you can also stream directly to your Amazon Fire, Android/Google phone, and Samsung Smart TVs using the app. ESPN+ is available to watch on your iOS or Android mobile devices using the app or on your Mac or PC in your browser.

Is there a cost to download the "WatchESPN" app? WatchESPN is free. However, you must be a subscriber of AT&T U-Verse, BendBroadband, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast XFINITY, Cox, Midcontinent Communications, Optimum, Time Warner Cable or Verizon FIOS with the appropriate ESPN video/TV channel packages.

We also value Disney's partnership and willingness to work towards an agreement," the company wrote. YouTube TV and Disney were unable to reach a new carriage agreement before their current deal expired Friday and the result is ESPN, ABC and other channels disappearing from the streaming service.

Outside of its streaming coverage, ESPN Plus grants access to premium articles from within the ESPN app, including content from popular writers like Bill Barnwell, Heather Dinich, Dan Graziano and Mel Kiper Jr. You'll also get access to podcasts, sports radio, scores and news.

ESPN, the world's leading multiplatform sports entertainment brand, features eight U.S. television networks, the leading sports app, direct-to-consumer ESPN+, leading social and digital platforms, ESPN.com, ESPN Audio, endeavors on every continent around the world, and more.

Outside of its streaming coverage, ESPN Plus grants access to premium articles from within the ESPN app, including content from popular writers like Bill Barnwell, Heather Dinich, Dan Graziano and Mel Kiper Jr. You'll also get access to podcasts, sports radio, scores and news.

While you can access some normal ESPN programming, ESPN+ is like its own channel. Therefore, you'll need a separate TV subscription that includes the traditional ESPN networks in order to watch all your ESPN content.

Smart TVs. You can access your ESPN+ account on smart TVs from Android, Apple, Samsung, and Amazon (Fire TVs). These TVs all allow you to download the ESPN+ app for your home screen. Some models, including many new Samsung Smart TVs, will even let you sign up for an ESPN+ subscription right on the TV itself.

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.