If ESPN ultimately wants to become a centralized hub for all live sports, regardless of network affiliation, it will attempt to strike more deals like this one. On Wednesday, ESPN announced a partnership with The CW to bring all of The CW’s live sports to the ESPN app as part of an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

ESPN has overhauled its streaming strategy with two main subscription tiers — ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited — offering varying levels of live sports, network access, and on-demand content. The move comes alongside expanded bundle deals with Disney+ ...

CW Sports events will exclusively stream live within the ESPN App; CW entertainment programming will stream next day on The Roku Channel