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The best streaming deals of the week include ESPN's new streaming service bundle and more

There are loads of streaming discounts out there if you know where to find them.

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The best streaming deals of the week include ESPN's new streaming service bundle and more

It can get expensive subscribing to multiple streaming services and exhausting figuring out which ones have the best shows and movies that suit your tastes. Luckily, streaming is sort of our area of expertise, and we've figured out how you can find some great discounts, either through sales or bundling options, so you'll save serious money while keeping up with your favorite shows and movies. Whether you’re a fan of sports, prestige dramas, or guilty-pleasure reality TV, these deals include offers for every taste and budget.

Some of the best streaming deals this week include some fantastic student discounts on Prime Video (try it free for six whole months!) and up to 50% off platforms like HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock and more, along with the debut of ESPN's new streaming service – if you sign up now, you can bundle it with Disney+ and Hulu for a pretty steep discount. Scroll down how to take advantage of all this week's best deals.

Get the ESPN/Disney+/Hulu bundle for $29.99/month

Paid for by ESPN

ESPN's new streaming service has officially launched. The new way to stream ESPN is divided into two tiers: the ESPN unlimited package and the ESPN select package. 

For $29.99, the ESPN unlimited package includes access to all of ESPN's linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, plus access to programming on ABC, ESPN+ content, ESPN3, SECN+ and ACCNX. That means fans will get coverage of more than 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, original programming and more. 

Right now, for a limited time, you can bundle ESPN unlimited with Disney+ and Hulu and pay $29.99/month for 12 months — that's like getting those other services free for a year! Even if you're a current subscriber to Disney+, Hulu or even the bundle, you can still upgrade to this great deal. 

Not interested in a bundle? ESPN select (the service formerly known as ESPN+) is still an option. For $11.99/month, you can tune in and get exclusive access to events like select NCAA football games, F1 driver cams, simulcasts of certain sports that air on other channels and PPV access to UFC fights. 

$29.99/month at ESPN

Get a Sling Day Pass for just $4.99

Paid for by Sling

Sling TV's new Day Pass gives consumers the freedom to watch what they want, when they want, without committing to a monthly streaming subscription.  

Sign up for a single day ($4.99), a weekend ($9.99), or a full week ($14.99) and watch every channel available through Sling Orange, which includes ESPN, TNT, Disney Channel, and 30 more. No strings attached.

Want to catch a specific sporting event or binge a show that's not on Sling Orange? You can customize your channel lineup with add-ons that are sorted by category. Current Sling Extra packages include Sports Extra, News Extra, Entertainment Extra, Hollywood Extra, Lifestyle Extra, Heartland Extra and Kids Extra. Fans can add Sling Extras to their passes for $1 for Day Pass, $2 for Weekend Pass and $3 for Week Pass.

$4.99/day at Sling

Get HBO Max free with the DashPass Annual Plan

There's really nothing as comforting as nestling on the couch watching a show with some takeout in hand, and with this new perk from DashPass, you can do just that....for less. DashPass annual subscribers will now receive a subscription to HBO Max Basic with Ads free with their delivery plan.

The monthly HBO Max Basic with Ads plan is included at no additional cost for DashPass Annual Plan members, or if you want to upgrade to Max Standard, the ad-free plan, you can do so at a discounted monthly rate $10.99/month plus taxes (as opposed to the regular$16.99/month). 

A DashPass annual plan costs $96, billed monthly at $8/month — that's less than the cost of an HBO Max Basic subscription alone, so you'll get all the great delivery and grocery perks that come with DashPass and all the great shows, movies and sports available on HBO Max.

Free with DashPass at DoorDash

New subscribers get NFL Sunday Ticket for up to 40% off

NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV gives football fans the chance to watch live NFL games every week throughout the season. While a regular NFL Sunday Ticket subscription costs $60/month for returning NFL Sunday Ticket users, new NFL Sunday Ticket users can get a great deal this season on an 8 month subscription for $34.50/month for out-of-market games.
Want to watch every single Sunday game of the NFL season with no blackouts? You'll need to subscribe to a YouTube TV Base Plan for an additional $82.99 /month, but you'll still be able to grab the $34.50/month NFL Sunday Ticket deal, a discount over the regular subscription price. Note that once you sign up, subscriptions to NFL Sunday Ticket are non-cancellable.

This offer ends 8/31.

$34.50/month at YouTube TV

Get Starz for $5/month for 3 months

A subscription to Starz includes access to thousands of great movies, plus access to original series like Power, Sweetpea, Gaslit, Minx and more. A monthly subscription typically costs $10.99/month, but for a limited time, you can sign up for the whole year for just $30. (or pay just $5/month for your first 3 months). 

$5/month for 3 months at Starz

Best deals for students: HBO Max, Hulu and Peacock

If you're a student (and aren't already on a family streaming plan), a few services offer great limited-time discounts, including HBO Max, which offers 50% off its ad-supported plan (so you'll pay $4.99, though the offer is only good for one 12-month period), and Peacock, which costs students $2.99 a month, a good deal since the service just raised their regular rates by 40%. But the best streaming offer for students might just be Hulu's: They offer students a rate of just $1.99/month for as long as you offer proof of enrollment.

More streaming deals you can score

Save over $250 on a new DirecTV subscription for a limited time

DIRECTV offers loads of great live channels, which means you can watch thousands of live sporting events, live TV and more with a regular subscription. And right now, for a limited time, you can get a $20 bill credit off your first month when you sign up, plus at least $10 more off per month for your first 24 months with a DirecTV Choice, Ultimate or Premier package — that's over $250 in savings. You can find information on every package here. 

$30 off your first month at DIRECTV

Try YouTube TV for over 25% off

A YouTube TV Base Plan provides access to over 100 live channels, including ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, Bravo, CNN and more. While a regular subscription to YouTube TV costs $82.99, you can get it for $59.99 for the first two months with the current offer. It's available only to new customers, and it expires on July 31.

$60/month for 2 months at YouTube

The best way to watch sports: 3 months of Sling for $99.99

Sling doesn't offer a free trial these days, but you can get a deal that will give you access to over 40 channels for a price that even cable can't beat. It's a great way to get access to most of the channels that broadcast the NBA, MLB, NHL and more.

Customers who prepay $99.99 will get three months of Sling Orange and Blue, where you can catch sports on ESPN, ABC, FOX, TNT, and FS1 and entertainment on channels like FX, Comedy Central, Food Network and many more. That's over half off the regular price. Just want to take advantage of this deal without committing? You can cancel at any time. This isn't the only Sling deal around, though. For less of a commitment, you can try Sling for a month and get 50% off the typical rate. After a month, you can cancel or start getting billed at the regular monthly rate.

$100 for 3 months at Sling

Watch MLS for 50% off

As of July 1, MLS fans can sign up for a seasonal subscription to MLS Season Pass for $49 for the remainder of the 2025 season (that's 50% off the original price of $99). Plus, Apple TV+ subscribers can sign up for a seasonal subscription to MLS Season Pass for $39 for the remainder of the 2025 season.

With MLS Season Pass, fans can watch every game live in English or Spanish, and they can access MLS 360, the matchday show that features live look-ins and highlights from around the league as well as pre-match coverage, post-match analysis, highlights, and more.

MLS Season Pass is available through the Apple TV app on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes and game consoles, as well as on the web at tv.apple.com.

$49 for the season at MLS Season Pass

Best overall bundle: Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max Bundle

The Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max bundle gets you access to all three popular streamers. You can go for ads ($16.99/month) or go ad-free ($29.99/month), saving up to 38% compared with individually paying for all three services.

If you don't already have access to these platforms, this is an option that really covers your bases. You’ll get three vast content libraries, fully stocked with everything Marvel and Disney princesses (new and old). You're also getting Hulu's robust catalog of shows on demand the day after they air, including the latest episodes of Abbott Elementary, Grey's Anatomy. With HBO Max, you'll get the most recent seasons of And Just Like That The Pitt and White Lotus, and plenty more.

$16.99/month at Disney+

Best alternative to cable: Fubo Essential

Fubo gives you access to NBC, ESPN, Fox, CBS, ABC and over 100 live channels, including dozens of sports channels. Fubo subscribers also get unlimited cloud DVR storage. The platform not only offers a free trial period, but you can also get $20 off your first month of the Fubo Pro and Fubo Elite plans.

$20 off your first month at Fubo

Check for discounts through your cell phone providers

Some of the best streaming discounts around aren't through special sales, but your cell phone provider. T-Mobile offers discounts or free subscriptions to Apple TV+, Hulu and Netflix (standard plan with ads), Verizon offers discounted $10 subscriptions to the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle, a Netflix/Max bundle, and YouTube Premium, and select Cricket Wireless plans get Max (with ads) for free.

This bundle has all the benefits of Disney+ and Hulu plus access to ESPN+, which means UFC content, select F1 races, some MLB content, tennis matches and more.

You can get all three for just $10/month with an eligible monthly plan at Verizon.

$10/month at Disney+

Don't cut the cord — bundle cable and streaming together!

If you have or want to switch to Xfinity for your internet or cable provider, you can add the $15 Xfinity Streamsaver bundle into the mix, which includes three streamers putting out some of the best original content around: Apple TV+, Netflix (standard plan with ads) and Peacock. Xfinity internet plans start at $30/month, bringing your total for the Streamsaver bundle to $45/month (that’s $10 of savings vs. subscribing to all those services individually).

If you're a Spectrum customer, there's a similar cable and streaming bundle available and it won't even cost you anything: If you subscribe to Spectrum and opt for a TV Select cable plan or higher, you'll receive free ad-supported subscriptions to Disney+, ViX, Paramount+ and HBO Max, which was just recently added to their offerings.

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