Last week, fuboTV announced that the service would be adding Disney-owned media networks including ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, FX, and Nat Geo.
At the time, they said that the channels would be added sometime this summer. Now the company confirms that the full set of Disney-owned channels will be added in August.
fuboTV’s standard base package will have access to ABC, ABC News Live, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Freeform, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, in-market for SEC Network and ACC Network, FX, FXX and National Geographic, the announcement said.
| Fubo | YouTube | Hulu | AT&T NOW | Sling TV | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “fubo” | “YouTube TV” | “Hulu Live TV” | “PLUS” | “Orange” | “Blue” | ||
| Free Trial | Sign Up | Free Trial | Sign Up | Get 50% Off | Get 50% Off | ||
| $74.99 | $72.99 | $76.99 | $54.99 | $40 | $40 | ||
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| ABC News Live | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | |
| ACC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | |
| Disney Channel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Disney Junior | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | + $6 | - | |
| Disney XD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | + $6 | - | |
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| ESPN3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| Freeform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | |
| FX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| FXX | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | + $6 | |
| SEC Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | + $11 | - | |
Additional networks will also be available on fuboTV’s other packages, including out-of-market for SEC Network and ACC Network, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, FXM, Fox Life, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo and BabyTV. The deal includes both live television and VOD.
While that’s the good news, the company has also raised the price of the service from $54.99 to $59.99 a month, while also dropping WarnerMedia-owned channels (TNT, TBS, CNN, etc.). The comes one day after YouTube TV announced that they would be raising the price of their service from $49.99 to $64.99.
With channel changes, fuboTV will now offer 30 of the 35 Top Cable Channels, one fewer than YouTube TV (31), but more than Hulu Live TV (26), AT&T TV NOW (23), & Sling TV (17-25).