WatchESPN

WatchESPN
Type of site	Sports broadcasting
Owner	ESPN Inc.
Revenue	unknown
URL	www.espn.com/watch/
Launched	October 25, 2010
Current status	Defunct (selected territories); functionality transferred to ESPN.com, ESPN app, ESPN+ and ESPN Player

ESPN began offering a TV Everywhere platform in 2010, allowing subscribers on participating television providers in the United States to stream programming from ESPN's linear television channels online, on mobile devices, and on digital media players. The platform currently offers live streams of programming from ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ACC Network, and SEC Network, as well as supplemental programming from the channels (including alternate feeds and live events not carried on linear television).

The service first launched as a website known as ESPN Networks, with a pilot initially involving Time Warner Cable, and later Bright House Networks and Verizon Fios. In April 2011, ESPN launched a mobile app with similar functionality known as WatchESPN; in August 2011, the ESPN Networks website was brought under the WatchESPN branding as well. In 2015, ESPN began to integrate WatchESPN's streaming functionality into the main ESPN mobile app. In 2017, ESPN began to phase out the WatchESPN branding, and began an on-air promotional campaign directing viewers to the ESPN app. The standalone WatchESPN app and website were discontinued in 2019, with its functionality now contained within ESPN.com and the ESPN app.

In 2018, ESPN launched a standalone direct-to-consumer (DTC) product known as ESPN+, which primarily carries live events similar to ESPN3 that are not available on ESPN's linear networks, as well as other original studio and documentary programs. The service does not include content from the main ESPN networks, which can only be obtained via a television subscription, and are not currently available on a DTC basis.

In May 2025, ESPN announced a major revamp of its streaming operations to launch in late-2025, which will see ESPN+ content become available to existing ESPN subscribers, and the main ESPN networks become available on a direct-to-consumer basis for the first time.