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ESPN
Launched
September 7, 1979; 35 years ago (1979-09-07)
Owned by
ESPN Inc.
(The Walt Disney Company, 80%
Hearst Corporation, 20%)
Picture format
720p (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV sets)
Slogan
The Worldwide Leader In Sports
Country
United States
Language
English
Broadcast area
Worldwide
Headquarters
Bristol, Connecticut
Sister channel(s)
ESPN2
ESPN3
ESPN+
ESPN Latin America
ESPN Films
ESPNews
ESPNU
ESPN Classic
ESPN Deportes
Longhorn Network
SEC Network
Website
espn.go.com
Satellite
DirecTV
206 (HD/SD)
209-1 (alternate feed; HD/SD)
1206 (VOD)
Dish Network
140 (HD/SD)
145, 146, 147, 148 (alternate feeds)
Cable
Available on most U.S. cable systems
Consult your local cable provider for channel availability
IPTV
AT&T U-verse
1602 (HD)
602 (SD)
Verizon FiOS
570 (HD)
70 (SD)
Google Fiber
21 (HD)
Streaming media
WatchESPN
Watch live
(U.S. cable Internet subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)
Sling TV
Internet Protocol television
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite television channel that is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Corporation (which holds the remaining 20% interest). The channel focuses on sports-related programming including live and recorded event telecasts, sports news and talk shows, and other original programming.ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices in Miami, New York City, Seattle, Charlotte, and Los Angeles. John Skipper currently serves as president of ESPN, a position he has held since January 1, 2012. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, it has been subject to criticism, which includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts.
ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut
As of February 2015, ESPN is available to approximately 94,396,000 pay television households (81.1% of households with at least one television set) in the United States. In addition to the flagship channel and its seven related channels in the United States, ESPN broadcasts in more than 200 countries, operating regional channels in Australia, Brazil, Latin America and the United Kingdom, and owning a 20% interest in The Sports Network (TSN) as well as its five sister networks and NHL Network in Canada.
^ Geography lesson: Breaking down the bias in ESPN's coverage, ESPN.com, August 15, 2008.
^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^ ESPN Inc Encyclopedia Britannica.
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