Channels & viewing

Are your Roku channels not working? Find troubleshooting tips for adding/removing channels, logging in, authentication, activation, playback issues, and more.
cancel
Showing results for 
Show  only  | Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Asellus
Streaming Star

Re: ESPN app will not activate on Roku

Jump to solution

I already had this battle when the US Open was on last year. It resulted in a long tech thread of like 90 or something users with the same complaint about activation/authentication. After a few weeks of trying to resolve it, Roku said to contact ESPN. I sent that whole thread link to ESPN support. It never really resulted in anything. I ended up contacting the US Open and explaining the situation to them, asking them to post more free match replays on their YouTube channel. I ended up watching most of the US Open matches on their YouTube channel on my YouTube app for Roku since I couldn't get the ESPN app to work for very long. Granted, most of the matches I wanted to watch at that time were on ESPN 3.

As of December of last year, they made it so ESPN + matches can be watched on the Disney app if you have the Disney bundle, so I am using those for the replays. Hulu always had that functionality as well for the Bundle, but I had issues where it wasn't loading the replays when I clicked, so I will stick with the Disney app. I am watching them live on the ESPN app because I'm not getting a connection error for live stuff. Luckily, like last year, I think all of the Australian Open matches will be on ESPN +, so for this tournament I lucked out.

I have gotten to the point that I am tired of squabbling over it with both companies since it seems like both of them have their hands tied. I just offer workarounds to people like other people who were kind enough to give me suggestions when I had issues.

0 Kudos
Need Assistance?
Welcome to the Roku Community! Feel free to search our Community for answers or post your question to get help.

Become a Roku Streaming Expert!

Share your expertise, help fellow streamers, and unlock exclusive rewards as part of the Roku Community. Learn more.