How to Watch ESPN+ on LG Smart TV
You can stream ESPN+ on LG Smart TV. Here’s how to sign up, download, install, and start streaming ESPN+ using your LG Smart TV. Learn how to get the most out of your LG Smart TV while using ESPN+.
ESPN+
ESPN+ is a live TV streaming service that gives access to thousands of live sporting events including NFL, MLB, NHL, UFC, College Football, F1, Bundesliga, PGA Tour, La Liga, and more. Users can see sports documentaries and select archived events. Subscribers can access exclusive articles from top ESPN insiders.
LG Smart TV
LG Smart TV can be used to watch Live TV Streaming Services and On Demand Streaming Services.
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Can you stream ESPN+ on LG Smart TV?
How to Sign Up and Download ESPN+ on LG Smart TV
Unfortunately, ESPN+ is not currently available natively using LG Smart TV. ESPN+ may launch a native app for LG Smart TV in the future, but for now you can only stream using Apple AirPlay (2018+ (webOS 4.0+) models).
You can still sign up for ESPN+ and use it on other devices like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.
Apple AirPlay
- Click here to sign up for ESPN+.
- Install the ESPN+ iPhone/iPad app.
- Once installed, log in using your ESPN+ credentials.
- Make sure your Smart TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone/iPad.
- Start playing the content in the ESPN+ app and select the AirPlay icon.
- Choose your LG Smart TV and it will start displaying on your Smart TV.
If you have a compatible TV and you don’t see AirPlay as an option, make sure you update to the latest LG Smart TV firmware.
How to Sign Up for ESPN+ on Other Streaming Devices
If you have other devices, you can learn how to sign up for and use ESPN+ on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, Android TV, iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Tablet, Mac, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, Samsung Smart TV, Sony Smart TV, and VIZIO Smart TV.
What features are available on ESPN+?
No Parental Controls
There are no parental controls for ESPN+.
Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, and STARZ have parental control features.
Up to 5 Devices
ESPN+ allows you to stream on up to 5 devices simultaneously.
Ads
ESPN+ will get no display ads and no pre-rolls ads in video content on the entire ESPN App and website. You will still see ads during natural advertising breaks.
ESPN Insider Feature
You will get exclusive written insights from analysts like Mel Kiper and Todd McShay, as well as premium Fantasy Tools & PickCenter.
Sports Marketplace Feature
Subscribers will be able to purchase and watch MLB.TV, NHL.TV, and UFC Fight Pass directly from within the ESPN App.
Multicast Feature
If you watch using an Apple TV or Xbox, you can access a live “multicast” view to watch up to four live events at once. The app can connect to your live TV provider to pull in broadcasts not normally available on ESPN+.
Nationally Televised Live Sports
ESPN+ provides access to additional games that you wouldn’t normally get including hockey, soccer, boxing, UFC, college sports, and more.
College Sports
Thousands of live events – including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, track & field, gymnastics, swimming & diving, lacrosse, wrestling, volleyball, golf and more – from 20 conferences across the country.
NBA G League
Over 200 games per season from the NBA’s official minor league.
Emirates FA Cup
The service will bring 79 FA Cup matches starting in November through the Final match. They will also air the FA Community Shield, annual match between the FA Cup and Premier League winners.
Serie A
Over 340 matches of Italy’s top soccer league including coverage of Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus. ESPN+ will also carry weekly Series A preview and highlight shows.
UFC
Starting in 2019, ESPN+ will be the home to 15 exclusive UFC events branded ESPN+ Fight Night. The will also air new seasons of Dana White’s Contender Series starting in June 2019.
Top Rank Boxing
Hundreds of live boxing matches, including 18 ESPN+ exclusive Top Rank fight cards throughout the year, all Top Rank on ESPN undercard fights, re-airs of all Top Rank on ESPN and Top Rank on ESPN PPV bouts, plus weigh-ins and more.
PGA Tour Golf
50 days of coverage from 20 PGA tour events, including the RBC Heritage, THE PLAYERS Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, the FedExCup Playoffs and more.
Grand Slam Tennis
Hundreds of men’s and women’s singles, doubles and other matches, from the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
Cricket
Hundreds of Test, ODI and T20 format matches from New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Ireland.
Rugby
Hundreds of matches from SANZAAR Rugby, the HSBC World Rugby Sevens series, and Major League Rugby.
Canadian Football League
Nearly 200 games from Canada’s professional league.
English Football League
Approximately 200 total matches, including an average of four per week from Sky Bet Championship Playoffs, League 1 and League 2, plus six matches per month from the EFL Cup (beginning in August) and 16 matches per month throughout the EFL 2018-19 season.
UEFA Nations League
Over 100 live matches from the newly created tournament. Pay TV customers with an ESPN+ subscription will be able to access the entire tournament including the 36 UNL matches on ESPN linear networks and ESPN3.
United Soccer League
Approximately 450 USL matches this season.
Out-of-Market Live Sports
ESPN+ provides access to live sports, but not the games that you would normally on ESPN.
MLB
A daily game, seven days per week, throughout the regular season, a total of more than 180 games that will include every MLB team.*
NHL
A daily game throughout the regular season for a total of more than 180 hockey games — as well as on-demand replays of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
MLS
The entire MLS LIVE out-of-market schedule with more than 250 games this season, as well as the local-market home for the Chicago Fire, exclusively bringing 23 Fire matches to fans in Chicago.
You won’t get access to live games on ESPN or ESPN2 like Monday Night Football, national NBA and MLB games, UEFA Champions League, and more.
Originals
ESPN has started to produce original shows that are available exclusively to ESPN+ subscribers.
For new subscribers, we put together a guide for the best shows and documentaries on ESPN+.
- Always Late w/ Kate Nolan : Daily late night show starring Katie Nolan.
- Detail: Kobe Bryant hosted NBA analysis show
- In the Crease: Nightly NHL highlights show with Barry Melrose & Linda Cohn
- ESPN FC: Daily soccer news and highlights show hosted by Dan Thomas
ESPN Originals
ESPN+ becomes the only place you can access the entire archive of 30 for 30, as well as exclusive access to the 30 for 30: “The Last Days of Knight.”
You’ll also get access to original shows Draft Academy, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the 2018 NFL Draft and Quest for the Stanley Cup, a behind-the-scenes documentary of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Additionally, you’ll get on demand access to E:60 and SC Featured, as well as annual recaps of The Masters dating back to 1960.