{
  "id": 3078810,
  "title": "ESPN Unlimited Is Celebrating Its First Anniversary With a Price Hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/espn-unlimited-is-celebrating-its-first-anniversary-with-a-price-hike",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:15:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/espn-select-unlimited-streaming-price-increase-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ESPN has announced price increases for its ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited streaming services, effective September 17. Both plans are going up by $2, with ESPN Select moving to $13.99/month from $12.99/month and ESPN Unlimited rising to $31.99/month from $29.99/month. Annual subscriptions will see a $2 increase as well, jumping from $139.99 to $319.99 for ESPN Select and $319.99 to $319.99 for ESPN Unlimited. The ESPN bundle with ESPN Select will not see a change in pricing. This price hike follows similar increases by Disney+ and other streaming services, showing a trend in the industry.",
  "summary": "ESPN Unlimited and ESPN Select are getting price hikes next month, making one Disney+ bundle more valuable than ever.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}