Edit via Liam McGuireESPN formally acquired NFL Network on April 1, and starting July 30 the network is available directly to ESPN subscribers. On Thursday, ESPN announced that NFL Network programming is now available to all ESPN subscribers with access to the Unlimited tier of the ESPN app. It also means that anyone who purchases ESPN Unlimited directly or in one of Disney’s bundled streaming offerings can now access NFL Network content at no additional charge. NFL Network is now fully under its purview and available to ESPN subscribers in the same season ESPN is set to air its first-ever Super Bowl broadcast. No longer will NFL fans need to subscribe separately to ESPN and NFL Network; they’ll both be available in one place and one one app.