bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə lˈɑːntʃ ʌv sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən ˌoʊvɚðətˈɑːp kˈɑːntɛnt sˈɜːvɪs ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn plˈʌs ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ɐ səbstˈænʃəl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz ðæt hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn ɐvˈeɪləbəl ˌɔn ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn θɹˈiː hɐvbɪn pˈeɪwɔːld ænd nˈaʊ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹ ɐn ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn plˈʌs sʌbskɹˈɪpʃən ɔːlðˈoʊ, ʌnlˈaɪk ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn θɹˈiː, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn plˈʌs ɪz ɐ sˈɛpɹət sˈɜːvɪs wˌɪtʃ dʌznˌɑːt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ ðə jˈuːzɚ təbi ɐn ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn səbskɹˈaɪbɚ.
Beginning with the launch of subscription over-the-top content service ESPN+ in April 2018, a substantial number of programs that had previously been available on ESPN3 have been paywalled and now require an ESPN+ subscription (although, unlike ESPN3, ESPN+ is a separate service which does not require the user to be an ESPN subscriber).