ESPN is also launching a promotional launch price of $29.99 for the bundle of all three services for the first 12 months. In connection with the launch, ESPN will rebrand ESPN+ as ESPN select, and will still cost $11.99. The company is also offering an annual plan for $299.99, and a no-ads option (for Disney+ and Hulu) for $44.99 per month.

Longtime ESPN host Rich Eisen is returning to the network after 20 years. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, he will bring his daily show to ESPN, and it is expected to play the primary role in the network’s new direct-to-consumer platform.

Eisen — known for hilariously running the 40-yard dash at various NFL combines — left ESPN in 2003 to join the NFL Network, becoming its primary host. He was drawn to the opportunity to be the “tip of the spear” of a new channel dedicated to the NFL.

Ahead of the launch of the new app, ESPN also made a major addition to its on-air talent with the return of Rich Eisen. The post Here’s How Much ESPN’s New Stand-Alone App Will Cost first appeared on Mediaite.

ESPN is about to welcome back one of its most recognizable personalities. Rich Eisen, who first captured audience attention during his ESPN tenure two decades ago, is set to make a surprising return to the network where his career took off.

Rich Eisen weighs in on Draymond Green lashing out at the NBA and his critics after his latest technical foul for striking an opponent in the head.