Disney+ Introduces Live Sport and News Parental Control Setting

This new setting comes as the streaming service introduces a dedicated ESPN tile.

With the introduction of the dedicated ESPN tile on Disney+, the streaming service has introduced a new sports and news parental control setting.

What’s Happening:

  • After the successful launch of a Hulu tile, Disney+ introduced a new ESPN tile and hub last week.
  • This new feature provides a centralized location for a variety of ESPN+ streaming sports content, enabling subscribers to enjoy sports, general entertainment, and programming for children and families, all within a single app.
  • With some of the arguably less filtered content in the sports world, parents now have the option to disallow tiles without ratings, such as live sports and news.
  • The option to allow this content is turned on by default, unless the profile is set in Junior Mode.
  • Programs outside these categories (for example, programs with content ratings and some other programs without ratings) will still adhere to the content ratings and maturity settings of your profile.
  • To turn this setting off or back on, follow these steps:
    • Navigate to your profiles and select Edit Profiles
    • Select your profile
    • Under “Parental Controls,” find the setting “Allow titles without ratings like live sports, news, and more” and switch it to OFF or ON
      • Please note that if you want to switch the setting ON, you will be prompted to enter your account password

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Luke Manning
Luke is a fan of all things theme parks and self-proclaimed #1 fan of Joffrey’s Coffee, who lives in Kissimmee, FL