ESPN is a streaming service that gives you access to various sports content. You can watch it on your smartphone and PC. Furthermore, it’s also available on Vizio TVs. You can install the ESPN app and enjoy your favorite content almost in the same way as on other devices.
Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find the ESPN Plus app on Vizio TV App Store. In other words, there’s no native app for Vizio SmartCast. However, you can still watch ESPN content using AirPlay, Chromecast, or an external streaming device. So, here’s how you watch ESPN on your Vizio TV.
How to watch ESPN on Vizio TV
Due to the fact that the software that comes with Vizio TV is developing quite slowly, this leads to the fact that various apps don’t appear on the platform right away either. Right now, you can use Disney Plus, Netflix, and even TikTok apps on your Vizio TV via SmartCast. But ESPN is still missing. We just have to wait for it to be added. In the meantime, you can use other options to watch ESPN Plus content.
Some of those options are the Chromecast and AirPlay features that are available on Vizio TV. All you have to do is to launch the ESPN Plus app on your smartphone, for example, and start watching the video. Then click on either the Chromecast icon or the AirPlay icon and select your Vizio TV as the target. The video will move from your phone to your TV.
You can also use a third-party streaming device to get ESPN Plus on your Vizio TV. For example, you can watch ESPN content on streaming devices such as Roku or Amazon Fire TV.
How to watch ESPN on Vizio TV via AirPlay
AirPlay is the ability to duplicate an image from your Mac screen or iOS gadget to a TV that supports this feature. Although mirroring can be used to stream video and audio files, some content may be restricted due to the risk of copyright infringement (always keep this in mind).
If you want to watch ESPN Plus on your Vizio TV via Airplay, follow these steps:
- First, sign up for ESPN Plus.
- Then, download and install the ESPN Plus app on your iPhone or iPad.
- After that, open the app and sign in to your ESPN Plus account using your credentials.
- Next, you have to ensure that your Vizio TV is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone or iPad.
- Now, find and start to play the content in the ESPN Plus app on your iOS device and tap on the AirPlay icon.
- Finally, just select your Vizio TV model from the list and it should start displaying the ESPN Plus content.
If you have Apple TV at home connected to your Vizio TV, you can add ESPN Plus app to it. In this case, you don’t need to install the app on your iPhone or iPad. The only thing you have to do is install it on your Apple TV.
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How much does it cost to subscribe to ESPN Plus?
ESPN’s streaming service subscription is quite affordable. After all, for only $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year you get unlimited viewing of almost any sports-related content. In addition, you can watch ESPN on multiple devices at once, and there’s no limit to the number of such devices.
However, it was recently reported in the Sports Business Journal that the subscription price will increase by almost half. To be more precise, the price is scheduled to increase by 43% as of August 23. This means that the price will be $9.99 for a month and $99.99 for a year, respectively.
If you subscribe to Disney Bundle, however, which includes Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu with ad support for $13.99 per month (the price goes up to $19.99 per month if you include Hulu without ads), the price will remain the same.
The ESPN website and service support pages haven’t yet been updated to reflect the increase, but a statement sent by Disney spokesman Paul Melvin says subscribers will be notified next week.
