ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə nˈeɪʃənwˌaɪd ɹˈoʊlaʊt ʌvðɪ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ˈæp ˌɔn dˈaɪɚk tˌiːvˈiː sˈɛt tˈɑːp bˈɑːksᵻz ɪn fˈaɪv stˈeɪts, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊz kˈʌstəmɚz tə stɹˈiːm θˈaʊzəndz ʌv lˈaɪv ᵻvˈɛnts fɹʌm ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn θɹˈiː ˌɔn ðɛɹ dˈaɪɚk tˌiːvˈiː sˈɛt tˈɑːp bˈɑːksᵻz.
In December 2016, ESPN started the nationwide rollout of the ESPN App on DirecTV set top boxes in five states, which allows customers to stream thousands of live events from ESPN3 on their DirecTV set top boxes.