How to watch espn plus on directv

By offering three services for the price Netflix charges per month, Disney attempted to prove that its streaming offerings were superior to its chief competitor’s. Two of those services, Hulu and Disney Plus, offer chiefly fictional content. The third offering, though, is ESPN Plus, which many users may have without even realizing. If you’re a sports fan who signed up for the Disney Bundle, or if you subscribe to ESPN Plus separately, you may be interested in the array of documentaries, live sports, and original content that the streaming service has to offer.

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• How to watch ESPN Plus on your PC
• How to watch ESPN Plus on your TV
• How to watch ESPN Plus on a phone or tablet

Even if you want to watch something on ESPN Plus, it may not be readily apparent to you what the best way to do that is. As it turns out, the streaming service is available on a wide variety of devices.

How to watch ESPN Plus on your PC

ESPN Plus should be available in almost all current browsers, and accessing the service is pretty simple.

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• Step 1: Head to plus.espn.com from your web browser.
• Step 2: Click the Log In icon in the upper right corner.
• Step 3: Enter your ESPN Plus password and username and submit them.
• Step 4: Once you’re logged in, click the ESPN Plus icon that should now be visible in the navigation bar on the top left of your screen.

How to watch ESPN Plus on your TV

• Step 1: Download the ESPN app on your streaming device of choice. (The app is available on platforms like Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, and Apple TV).
• Step 2: Open the app.
• Step 3: Navigate to the settings gear icon, which should be located in the top right corner of the screen, and click on it to access the settings menu.
• Step 4: Scroll down to account information.
• Step 5: Log in to your ESPN lus account to get an activation code.
• Step 6: Visit es.pn/activate on your phone, tablet or PC.
• Step 7: Follow the directions on the site to login using your ESPN Plus Account.
• Step 8: Wait for confirmation on your TV screen that your account has been successfully linked.
• Step 9: Return to the main screen of the ESPN app and navigate to ESPN+ in the links at the top.

These steps may seem complicated, but set up is only required the first time. After that, you should be able to quickly navigate to the ESPN app and access ESPN Plus without logging in.

If your streaming devices doesn’t have an ESPN app, there are still a few ways for you to watch on your device. Those with older Apple TVs can use an app called AirPlay ESPN Plus to stream from your phone to the TV. Android users, meanwhile, can cast the feed from their phone to their TV using Google Chromecast.

How to watch ESPN Plus on a phone or tablet

• Step 1: Download the free ESPN app through the App Store or Google Play Store.
• Step 2: Open the app on your device.
• Step 3: Tap the settings gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
• Step 4: Tap on Log in to ESPN Account.
• Step 5: Enter the username and password you use for your ESPN Plus account.
• Step 6: After you have successfully logged in, return to the home screen of your app.
• Step 7: Tap on the ESPN Plus logo at the bottom of the screen.

After you’ve logged in, you’ll be able stream content and read articles from anywhere. There isn’t currently a limit on the number of devices you can have logged in, so feel free to set up any device where you think you may use ESPN Plus. Although it may be a bit time-consuming to set up, once ESPN Plus is ready to go, you should have access to plenty of sports-adjacent content that makes the setup process feel worthwhile.

If you've been wanting to watch live sports on your TV, or maybe catch up with some factual entertainment on your favorite game or team, then you'll probably be looking to watch ESPN Plus on your TV.

ESPN Plus calls itself one of the worldwide leaders in sports entertainment, and it offers live sports, original programs and documentaries that it's created. If you're a sports fan, you've probably already signed up to ESPN Plus.

The live sports available on ESPN Plus range from NFL to college football, the other kind of football, college basketball, MLB, NHL, the PGA, rugby, MMA, boxing, cricket — if there's a sport and it's in season, there's a good chance you can watch it live on ESPN Plus. ESPN Plus also has exclusive rights for entire leagues, like MLS in the United States.

ESPN Plus is more than just live sports. It also has any number of exclusive scripted shows, most notably Peyton's Places, with the Hall of Fame NFL quarterback. You'll also get access to a number of ESPN proper shows as well.

If you want to watch ESPN Plus (opens in new tab) content on your TV, you'll need to understand how to navigate to that special content. The ESPN app is available on Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox, the Roku platforms, smart TVs and in web browsers, too, but the navigation is largely the same on every one of them.

How to watch ESPN Plus on your TV

1. Open the ESPN App on your streaming device. If it's not yet installed, get it from your device app or channel store
2. Highlight the settings gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen
3. Click to enter the settings menu
4. Open Account Information
5. Choose "Login to ESPN Account" to see your activation code
6. Visit es.pn/activate (opens in new tab) on your phone, tablet or PC
7. Follow the directions on the site to login with your ESPN Plus account
8. Your TV will confirm when you've successfully linked your account
9. Back on the ESPN TV App main screen, select ESPN Plus

Now your TV is all set up to watch ESPN Plus content. The ESPN Plus section has live content and original shows including documentaries all waiting for you. Just select the ESPN Plus section each time you open the app to see what's new.

If your streaming device doesn't have an ESPN app, you have options. If you have a Chromecast, you can cast ESPN Plus from your phone to your TV. If you have an older Apple TV, you can use AirPlay ESPN Plus from your iPhone to your TV. Or you can pick up a new streaming device that can run the ESPN app. Make sure to stop back after for help getting everything set up.

ESPN Plus is a great option to stream sports outside of a bundle. You will need to have a subscription to watch ESPN Plus sports and shows on your TV. 

But if you do have an interest in bundling, ESPN Plus has that too, as it is part of the Disney Bundle, pairing it with Disney Plus and Hulu for a monthly fee of $12.99. ESPN Plus is also now a standard feature of the Hulu with Live TV streaming service.

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