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vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Programming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Programming</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Programming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Related_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Related_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Related channels</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Related_channels-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Related channels subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Related_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-ESPN_on_ABC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPN_on_ABC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>ESPN on ABC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPN_on_ABC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPN2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPN2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>ESPN2</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPN2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPNews" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPNews"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>ESPNews</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPNews-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPN_Deportes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPN_Deportes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>ESPN Deportes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPN_Deportes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPNU" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPNU"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>ESPNU</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPNU-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-SEC_Network" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#SEC_Network"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>SEC Network</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-SEC_Network-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ACC_Network" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ACC_Network"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>ACC Network</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ACC_Network-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPN+" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPN+"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>ESPN+</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPN+-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>Other services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>Former services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_channels" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_channels"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>International channels</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-International_channels-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ESPN_Bet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ESPN_Bet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>ESPN Bet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ESPN_Bet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Criticism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Criticism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Criticism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Criticism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" 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Available in 54 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-54" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">54 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%86" title="إي إس بي إن – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إي إس بي إن" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8" title="ইএসপিএন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইএসপিএন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ای‌اس‌پی‌ان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ای‌اس‌پی‌ان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_(cha%C3%AEne_de_t%C3%A9l%C3%A9vision)" title="ESPN (chaîne de télévision) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="ESPN (chaîne de télévision)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8" title="ईएसपीएन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ईएसपीएन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%8E%E0%B5%BB" title="ഇഎസ്‌പിഎൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഇഎസ്‌പിഎൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8" title="ईएसपीएन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="ईएसपीएन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="ESPN" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" 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For the company and other channels of the same name, see <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a> For the railroad, see <a href="/wiki/East_Penn_Railroad" title="East Penn Railroad">East Penn Railroad</a>. For the gene, see <a href="/wiki/Espin_(protein)" title="Espin (protein)">ESPN (gene)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Television channel</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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.infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-tv-channel-availability .infobox-header,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-tv-channel-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-tv-channel-infobox-header{background-color:hsl(0,0%,10%);color:inherit}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-tv-channel-availability .infobox-header,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-tv-channel-embed-header .infobox-header{background-color:hsl(210,100%,10%);color:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard ib-tv-channel"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">ESPN</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size ib-tv-channel-logo" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:ESPN_wordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESPN_wordmark.svg/220px-ESPN_wordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESPN_wordmark.svg/330px-ESPN_wordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/ESPN_wordmark.svg/440px-ESPN_wordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="137" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut" title="Bristol, Connecticut">Bristol, Connecticut</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Programming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language(s)</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picture format</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/720p" title="720p">720p</a> (<a href="/wiki/HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a>)<br />(selected matches are upscaled to <a href="/wiki/4K_resolution#2160p_resolution" title="4K resolution">2160p</a> <a href="/wiki/Ultra-high-definition_television" title="Ultra-high-definition television">4K UHD</a> broadcasts on selected platforms)<br />(downscaled to <a href="/wiki/Letterboxed" class="mw-redirect" title="Letterboxed">letterboxed</a> <a href="/wiki/480i" title="480i">480i</a> for the <a href="/wiki/SDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="SDTV">SDTV</a> feed)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Ownership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister channels</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPNews" title="ESPNews">ESPNews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACC Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEC_Network" title="SEC Network">SEC Network</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">September 7, 1979<span class="noprint">; 45 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1979-09-07</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/">espn.com</a></span></td></tr><tr class="ib-tv-channel-availability"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Availability</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #202122;"><a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">Streaming media</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/espnplus">espn.com/espnplus</a></span><br />(U.S. pay-TV subscribers only)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DirecTV_Stream" title="DirecTV Stream">DirecTV Stream</a>, <a href="/wiki/FuboTV" title="FuboTV">FuboTV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu with Live TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sling_TV" title="Sling TV">Sling TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>ESPN</b> (an initialism of their original name, which was the <b>Entertainment and Sports Programming Network</b><sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_meaning_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_meaning-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is an American international <a href="/wiki/Basic_cable" class="mw-redirect" title="Basic cable">basic cable</a> <a href="/wiki/Sports_channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports channel">sports channel</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">the Walt Disney Company</a> (80% and operational control) and <a href="/wiki/Hearst_Communications" title="Hearst Communications">Hearst Communications</a> (20%) through the joint venture <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a> The company was founded in 1979 by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rasmussen" title="Bill Rasmussen">Bill Rasmussen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rasmussen" title="Scott Rasmussen">Scott Rasmussen</a> and Ed Eagan.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_meaning_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN_meaning-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut" title="Bristol, Connecticut">Bristol, Connecticut</a>. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>. <a href="/wiki/James_Pitaro" title="James Pitaro">James Pitaro</a> has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/John_Skipper" title="John Skipper">John Skipper</a> on December 18, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of December 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Canada, it owns a 20% interest in <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">The Sports Network</a> (TSN) and its five sister networks. Despite the network's success, <a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_ESPN" title="Criticism of ESPN">criticism of ESPN</a> includes accusations of biased coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_ESPN" title="History of ESPN">History of ESPN</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background_and_Launch">Background and Launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background and Launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ESPN_HQ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ESPN_HQ.jpg/220px-ESPN_HQ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ESPN_HQ.jpg/330px-ESPN_HQ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ESPN_HQ.jpg/440px-ESPN_HQ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2453" data-file-height="646" /></a><figcaption>Headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut" title="Bristol, Connecticut">Bristol, Connecticut</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Bill_Rasmussen" title="Bill Rasmussen">Bill Rasmussen</a> came up with the concept of ESPN in May 1978, after he was fired from his job with the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a>. Rasmussen and his ESPN co-founder Ed Eagan, joined by Rasmussen's son <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rasmussen" title="Scott Rasmussen">Scott</a> (who had also been let go by the Whalers), first rented office space in <a href="/wiki/Plainville,_Connecticut" title="Plainville, Connecticut">Plainville, Connecticut</a>. However, the plan to base ESPN there was put on hold because of a local ordinance prohibiting buildings from bearing rooftop <a href="/wiki/Satellite_dish" title="Satellite dish">satellite dishes</a>. Available land to build their own facility on was quickly found in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Connecticut" title="Bristol, Connecticut">Bristol, Connecticut</a> (where the channel remains headquartered to this day), with funding to buy the property provided by <a href="/wiki/Getty_Oil" title="Getty Oil">Getty Oil</a>, which purchased 85% of the company from Bill Rasmussen on February 22, 1979, in an attempt to diversify the company's holdings. This helped the credibility of the fledgling company; however, there were still many doubters about the viability of their sports channel concept. Another event that helped build ESPN's credibility was securing an advertising agreement with <a href="/wiki/Anheuser-Busch" title="Anheuser-Busch">Anheuser-Busch</a> in the spring of 1979; the company invested $1 million to be the "exclusive beer advertised on the network".<sup id="cite_ref-A_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png/220px-ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png/330px-ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png/440px-ESPN%27s_Old_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>ESPN's first logo, used from 1979 to 1985</figcaption></figure> <p>ESPN launched on September 7, 1979, beginning with the first telecast of what would become the channel's flagship program, <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i>. Taped in front of a small live audience inside the Bristol studios, it was broadcast to 1.4 million cable subscribers throughout the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One month after launch, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Berman" title="Chris Berman">Chris Berman</a> joined the network; he would continue to be an on-air fixture for decades. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s_to_2000s">1980s to 2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1980s to 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>ESPN's next big step forward came when the channel acquired the rights to broadcast coverage of the early rounds of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a>. It first aired its games in March 1980, helping bring attention to what is today known as "<a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">March Madness</a>". The channel's tournament coverage also launched the broadcasting career of <a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Dick Vitale</a>, who at the time he joined ESPN had just been fired as head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>. </p><p>In April of that year ESPN began televising the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="National Football League Draft">NFL Draft</a>, bringing it also to a mass audience and over time creating a television "event". That same month the network began broadcasting <a href="/wiki/Boxing_on_ESPN" title="Boxing on ESPN">Top Rank Boxing on ESPN</a>, marking the beginning of its involvement with televised <a href="/wiki/Professional_boxing" title="Professional boxing">professional boxing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show lasted 16 years, and ESPN has since shown boxing live intermittently with other shows including <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Friday_Night_Fights" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN Friday Night Fights">ESPN Friday Night Fights</a> and others. For a period during the 1980s, the network had boxing tournaments, crowning champions in different boxing weight divisions as "ESPN champions". </p><p>The next major stepping stone for ESPN came throughout a couple of months in 1984. During this period, the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">American Broadcasting Company</a> (ABC) purchased 100% of ESPN from the Rasmussens and Getty Oil.<sup id="cite_ref-A_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Getty ownership, the channel was unable to compete for the television rights to major sports events contracts as its majority corporate parent would not provide the funding, leading ESPN to lose out for broadcast deals with the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (to <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a>) and <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_college_football" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA Division I college football">NCAA Division I college football</a> (to <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a>). For years, the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> refused to consider cable as a means of broadcasting some of their games.<sup id="cite_ref-B_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, with the backing of ABC, ESPN's ability to compete for major sports contracts greatly increased, and gave it credibility within the sports broadcasting industry. </p><p>Later that year, the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">U.S. Supreme Court</a> ruled in <i><a href="/wiki/NCAA_v._Board_of_Regents_of_the_University_of_Oklahoma" title="NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma">NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma</a></i> (1984) that the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> could no longer monopolize the rights to negotiate the contracts for college football games, allowing each school to negotiate broadcast deals on their own. ESPN took full advantage and began to broadcast a large number of NCAA football games, creating an opportunity for fans to be able to view multiple games each weekend (instead of just one), the same deal that the NCAA had previously negotiated with TBS.<sup id="cite_ref-B_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN's breakthrough moment occurred in 1987 when it secured a contract with the NFL to broadcast eight games during <a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">that year's regular season</a> – all of which aired on Sunday nights, marking the first broadcasts of Sunday NFL primetime games. ESPN's <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Sunday_Night_Football" title="ESPN Sunday Night Football">Sunday Night Football</a></i> games would become the highest-rated NFL telecasts for the next 17 years (before losing the rights to <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> in 2006).<sup id="cite_ref-C_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The channel's decision to broadcast NFL games on Sunday evenings resulted in a decline in viewership for the daytime games shown on the major broadcast networks, marking the first time that ESPN had been a legitimate competitor to NBC and CBS, which had long dominated the sports television market. </p><p>In 1992, ESPN launched <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a>, a national <a href="/wiki/Sports_talk_radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports talk radio">sports talk radio</a> network providing analysis and commentary programs (including shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Mike_and_Mike_in_the_Morning" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike and Mike in the Morning">Mike and Mike in the Morning</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Herd_with_Colin_Cowherd" title="The Herd with Colin Cowherd">The Herd</a></i>) as well as audio play-by-play of sporting events (including some simulcast with the ESPN television channel).<sup id="cite_ref-A_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 10, 1993, <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> – a secondary channel that originally was programmed with a separate lineup of niche sports popular with males 18–49 years old (with <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding" title="Snowboarding">snowboarding</a> and the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_of_Poker" title="World Series of Poker">World Series of Poker</a> as its headliners) as well as serving as an overflow channel for ESPN – launched on cable systems reaching to 10 million subscribers.<sup id="cite_ref-A_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became the fastest-growing cable channel in the U.S. during the 1990s, eventually expanding its national reach to 75 million subscribers.<sup id="cite_ref-A_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ownership of ABC, and thus control of ESPN, was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Capital_Cities_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital Cities Communications">Capital Cities Communications</a> in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN's parent company renamed themselves as Capital Cities/ABC Inc. Capital Cities/ABC Inc. was then acquired by <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">the Walt Disney Company</a> in 1996<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was re-branded as <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Television" title="Walt Disney Television">Walt Disney Television</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Challenges began to appear in the 2000s. ESPN began to shed viewers, more than 10 million over a period of several years in the 2010s even while paying large sums of money for the broadcast rights to properties like the NFL, <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> and <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 26, 2017, approximately 100 ESPN employees were notified that their positions with the sports network had been terminated, among them athletes-turned-analysts <a href="/wiki/Trent_Dilfer" title="Trent Dilfer">Trent Dilfer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Kanell" title="Danny Kanell">Danny Kanell</a>, and noted journalists like <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> <a href="/wiki/Beat_reporting" title="Beat reporting">beat reporter</a> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Werder" title="Ed Werder">Ed Werder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> expert <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Stark" title="Jayson Stark">Jayson Stark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further cost-cutting measures taken included moving the studio operations of <a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a> to Bristol from <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reducing its longtime MLB studio show <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Tonight" title="Baseball Tonight">Baseball Tonight</a></i> to Sundays as a lead-in to the <a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball">primetime game</a> and adding the <a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a>-produced <i><a href="/wiki/Intentional_Talk" title="Intentional Talk">Intentional Talk</a></i> to <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a>'s daily lineup.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 12, 2018, ESPN began a supplemental <a href="/wiki/Over-the-top_content" class="mw-redirect" title="Over-the-top content">over-the-top</a> streaming service known as <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-espnplusapril_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-espnplusapril-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having last carried national-televised <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> games in 2004, ESPN and ABC agreed in March 2021 on a seven-year contract to televise games, with some airing on <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a>. The contract also awarded four of the seven Stanley Cup Finals to both ESPN and ABC. All other nationally televised games would air on <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a> and <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a> under a separate deal the league struck with <a href="/wiki/Turner_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Sports">Turner Sports</a> the following month.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 8, 2023, ESPN and <a href="/wiki/Penn_Entertainment" title="Penn Entertainment">Penn Entertainment</a> announced a deal to brand Penn's sportsbooks with ESPN branding. Penn's existing Barstool Sportsbook would be rebranded as <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Bet" title="ESPN Bet">ESPN Bet</a> in fall 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 6, 2024, ESPN announced a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_States)" title="TNT Sports (United States)">TNT Sports</a> to offer <a href="/wiki/Venu_Sports" title="Venu Sports">Venu Sports</a>, including the three organizations' main linear sports channels and associated media rights, planned to launch in fall 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service was ultimately cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-THR2025_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THR2025-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the company plans to launch a <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Flagship" title="ESPN Flagship">"flagship" standalone streaming offering</a>, including the ESPN and ESPN2 linear channels, in late summer or fall 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Programming">Programming</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Programming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_ESPN" title="List of programs broadcast by ESPN">List of programs broadcast by ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_ESPN_sports_broadcasting_rights" title="List of ESPN sports broadcasting rights">List of ESPN sports broadcasting rights</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_UFC_events" title="List of UFC events">List of UFC events</a></div> <p>Alongside its live sports broadcasts, ESPN also airs a variety of sports highlight, talk, and documentary-styled shows. These include: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Around_the_Horn" title="Around the Horn">Around the Horn</a></i> – Competitive debating between four sports writers across the country</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(basketball_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (basketball TV program)">College GameDay</a></i> (basketball) – Weekly <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> show airing from the <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Primetime" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Primetime">Saturday Primetime</a></i> game of the week site</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (football TV program)">College GameDay</a></i> (football) – Weekly college football preview show airing from the site of a major college football game</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/E:60" title="E:60">E:60</a></i> – An <a href="/wiki/Investigative_journalism" title="Investigative journalism">investigative</a> <a href="/wiki/Newsmagazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Newsmagazine">newsmagazine</a> program focusing on American and international sports</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/First_Take_(talk_show)" title="First Take (talk show)">First Take</a></i> – A daily morning talk show with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Molly_Qerim" title="Molly Qerim">Molly Qerim</a> (moved from ESPN2 on January 3, 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Get_Up_(TV_program)" title="Get Up (TV program)">Get Up!</a></i> – A daily morning show, focusing on the previous night's game results and the burning sports issues of the day</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Countdown" title="Monday Night Countdown">Monday Night Countdown</a></i> – Weekly recap show aired on Monday evenings during the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> season, also serves as the pre-game show for <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">Monday Night Football</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pardon_the_Interruption" title="Pardon the Interruption">Pardon the Interruption</a></i> – A daily afternoon talk show where <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kornheiser" title="Tony Kornheiser">Tony Kornheiser</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilbon" title="Michael Wilbon">Michael Wilbon</a> debate an array of sports topics</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i> – The flagship program of ESPN, a daily sports news program delivering the latest sports news and highlights</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_NFL_Countdown" title="Sunday NFL Countdown">Sunday NFL Countdown</a></i> – Weekly preview show that airs on Sunday mornings during the NFL season</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pat_McAfee_Show" title="The Pat McAfee Show">The Pat McAfee Show</a></i> – A daily afternoon talk show with news, opinion, and analysis</li></ul> <p>Many of ESPN's documentary programs (such as <i><a href="/wiki/30_for_30" title="30 for 30">30 for 30</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Nine_for_IX" title="Nine for IX">Nine for IX</a></i>) are produced by <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Films" title="ESPN Films">ESPN Films</a>, a film division created in March 2008 as a restructuring of ESPN Original Entertainment, a programming division that was originally formed in 2001. 30 for 30 started airing in 2009 and continues airing to this day. Each episode is through the eyes of a well known filmmaker and has featured some of the biggest directors in Hollywood.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>30 for 30</i> film <i><a href="/wiki/O.J.:_Made_in_America" title="O.J.: Made in America">O.J.: Made in America</a></i> won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature">Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature</a> in <a href="/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards" title="89th Academy Awards">2017</a>, the first such Oscar for ESPN.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> signed a five-year contract with ESPN starting 2019<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on ESPN and ESPN+ which estimate every quarter 2 event on UFC on ESPN and 6 events on UFC Fight Night on ESPN+.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2019, ESPN announced a new betting-themed daily program, <i>Daily Wager</i>, hosted by the network's gambling analyst Doug Kezirian.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program was ESPN's first regularly scheduled program solely dedicated to gaming-related content. On May 14, 2019, ESPN announced a deal with casino operator <a href="/wiki/Caesars_Entertainment_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesars Entertainment Corporation">Caesars Entertainment</a> to establish an ESPN-branded studio at <a href="/wiki/The_LINQ_Hotel_%26_Casino" class="mw-redirect" title="The LINQ Hotel & Casino">The LINQ Hotel & Casino</a> in Las Vegas to produce betting-themed content.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In order to help offset the impact of COVID-19 on its business, Walt Disney CEO <a href="/wiki/Bob_Chapek" title="Bob Chapek">Bob Chapek</a> indicated during a 4th quarter fiscal year 2021 earnings conference that the company would increase its presence in online sports betting, including in partnership with third parties.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pat_McAfee_Show" title="The Pat McAfee Show">The Pat McAfee Show</a></i> moved to ESPN as part of a five-year $85 million deal. The show replaced the Noon ET airing of <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/This_Just_In_with_Max_Kellerman" class="mw-redirect" title="This Just In with Max Kellerman">This Just In with Max Kellerman</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_channels">Related channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Related channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPN_on_ABC">ESPN on ABC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: ESPN on ABC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a></div> <p>Since September 2006, ESPN has been integrated with the sports division of sister broadcast network <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, with sports events televised on that network airing under the banner <a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> much of ABC's sports coverage since the rebranding has become increasingly limited to secondary coverage of sporting events whose broadcast rights are held by ESPN (such as <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> games, <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> games, and the <a href="/wiki/X_Games" title="X Games">X Games</a> and its related qualifying events) as well as a limited array of events not broadcast on ESPN (most notably, the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPN2">ESPN2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: ESPN2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></div> <p><b>ESPN2</b> was launched on October 1, 1993. It carried a broad mix of event coverage from conventional sports—including <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a>, <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> hockey—to <a href="/wiki/Extreme_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme sports">extreme sports</a>—such as <a href="/wiki/BMX" title="BMX">BMX</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skateboarding" title="Skateboarding">skateboarding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Motocross" title="Motocross">motocross</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-baltimoresun-espn2_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baltimoresun-espn2-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "<a href="/wiki/ESPN_BottomLine" title="ESPN BottomLine">ESPN BottomLine</a>", a <a href="/wiki/News_ticker" title="News ticker">ticker</a> displaying sports news and scores during all programming that is now used by all of ESPN's networks, originated on ESPN2 in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-USA_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USA-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1990s, ESPN2 was gradually reformatted to serve as a secondary outlet for ESPN's mainstream sports programming.<sup id="cite_ref-Deadspin-last_days_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadspin-last_days-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPNews">ESPNews</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: ESPNews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPNews" title="ESPNews">ESPNews</a></div> <p><b>ESPNews</b> is a subscription television network that was launched on November 1, 1996, originally focusing solely on sports news, highlights, and <a href="/wiki/Press_conference" title="Press conference">press conferences</a>. Since August 2010, the network has gradually incorporated encores of ESPN's various sports debate and entertainment shows and video <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcasts</a> of <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> shows, in addition to sports news programming. Since the 2013 cancellation of <i>Highlight Express</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> programming consists mainly of rebroadcasts of <i>SportsCenter</i>. ESPNews also serves as an overflow feed due to programming conflicts caused by sporting events on the other ESPN networks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPN_Deportes">ESPN Deportes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: ESPN Deportes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a></div> <p><b>ESPN Deportes</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Spanish pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="es-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish" title="Help:IPA/Spanish">[i.es.piˈen<span class="wrap"> </span>deˈpoɾtes]</a></span>, "ESPN Sports") is a subscription television network that was originally launched in July 2001 to provide Spanish simulcasts of certain Major League Baseball telecasts from ESPN. It became a 24-hour sports channel in January 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPNU">ESPNU</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: ESPNU"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a></div> <p><b>ESPNU</b> is a subscription television network that launched on March 4, 2005, that focuses on <a href="/wiki/College_athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="College athletics">college athletics</a> including basketball, football, <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">baseball</a>, college swimming, and <a href="/wiki/College_ice_hockey" title="College ice hockey">ice hockey</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SEC_Network">SEC Network</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: SEC Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/SEC_Network" title="SEC Network">SEC Network</a></div> <p><b>SEC Network</b> is a subscription television network that launched on August 14, 2014, focusing on the coverage of sporting events sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>. Created as a result of a 20-year broadcast partnership between the two entities, the network is a <a href="/wiki/Joint_venture" title="Joint venture">joint venture</a> between the conference and ESPN Inc., which operates the network.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-secdigitalnetwork1_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-secdigitalnetwork1-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ACC_Network">ACC Network</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: ACC Network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACC Network</a></div> <p>Launching on August 22, 2019, the <b>ACC Network</b> is a subscription television network that focuses on the sporting events of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> as part of a current agreement extending to the 2036–37 academic term as a joint venture of network operator ESPN Inc. and the ACC.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ESPN+"><span id="ESPN.2B"></span>ESPN+</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: ESPN+"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a></div> <p>ESPN+ is an American over-the-top subscription video streaming service available in the United States, owned by the ESPN division of the Walt Disney Company, in partnership with ESPN Inc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_services">Other services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>ESPN HD</dt></dl> <p>ESPN launched its <a href="/wiki/High-definition_television" title="High-definition television">high definition</a> <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcast</a> feed, originally branded as <b>ESPNHD</b>, on March 30, 2003, with an <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> broadcast of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="Anaheim Angels">Anaheim Angels</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All studio shows based in Bristol and at L. A. Live, along with most live event telecasts on ESPN, are broadcast in high definition. ESPN is one of the few television networks with an all-digital infrastructure. Archived non-HD programming is presented in <a href="/wiki/4:3" class="mw-redirect" title="4:3">4:3</a> <a href="/wiki/Standard-definition_television" title="Standard-definition television">standard definition</a> with <a href="/wiki/Pillarbox#Stylized_pillarboxing_on_television" title="Pillarbox">stylized pillarboxing</a>. <i>Pardon the Interruption</i> and <i>Around the Horn</i> began airing in HD on September 27, 2010, with the relocation of the production of both shows into the facility housing the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, bureau for <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>ESPN broadcasts HD programming in the <a href="/wiki/720p" title="720p">720p</a> resolution format, because ABC executives proposed a <a href="/wiki/Progressive_scan" title="Progressive scan">progressive scan</a> signal that resolves fluid and high-speed motion in sports better, particularly during slow-motion replays.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The network's Digital Center itself natively holds <a href="/wiki/4K_resolution" title="4K resolution">2160p</a> <a href="/wiki/Ultra-high-definition_television" title="Ultra-high-definition television">UHD/4K</a> operations and equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, ESPNHD began to downplay its distinct promotional logo in preparation for the conversion of its standard definition feed from a <a href="/wiki/4:3" class="mw-redirect" title="4:3">4:3</a> full-screen to a letterboxed format (via the application of the <a href="/wiki/Active_Format_Description" title="Active Format Description">AFD</a> #10 display flag), which occurred on June 1 of that year. </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/WatchESPN" title="WatchESPN">WatchESPN</a></dt></dl> <p>WatchESPN was a website for <a href="/wiki/Desktop_computer" title="Desktop computer">desktop computers</a>, as well as an <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">application</a> for <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tablet_computer" title="Tablet computer">tablet computers</a> that allowed subscribers of participating pay-TV providers to watch live streams of programming from ESPN and its sister networks (except for ESPN Classic), including most sporting events, on computers, mobile devices, <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV" title="Apple TV">Apple TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roku" title="Roku">Roku</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a> via their <a href="/wiki/TV_Everywhere" title="TV Everywhere">TV Everywhere</a> login provided by their cable provider. The service originally launched on October 25, 2010, as ESPN Networks, a streaming service that provided a live stream of ESPN exclusive to <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable" title="Time Warner Cable">Time Warner Cable</a> subscribers.<sup id="cite_ref-Phillips1_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Phillips1-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/ESPN3" title="ESPN3">ESPN3</a>, an online streaming service providing live streams and replays of global sports events that launched in 2005 as a separate website,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was incorporated into the WatchESPN platform on August 31, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Nagle_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nagle-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Likewise, <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> was launched in April 2018 as an add-on subscription for $4.99 per month.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 1, 2019, WatchESPN was discontinued with the service's full merger into the ESPN app.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Events" title="ESPN Events">ESPN Events</a></dt></dl> <p>ESPN Regional Television (formerly branded as ESPN Plus) is the network's <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">syndication</a> arm, which produces collegiate sporting events for free-to-air television stations throughout the United States (primarily those affiliated with networks such as <a href="/wiki/The_CW" title="The CW">The CW</a> and <a href="/wiki/MyNetworkTV" title="MyNetworkTV">MyNetworkTV</a> or <a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">independent stations</a>). ESPN Plus syndicates college football and basketball games from the <a href="/wiki/American_Athletic_Conference" title="American Athletic Conference">American Athletic Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big 12 Conference</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metro_Atlantic_Athletic_Conference" title="Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference">Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt_Conference" title="Sun Belt Conference">Sun Belt Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Western_Athletic_Conference" title="Western Athletic Conference">Western Athletic Conference</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <dl><dt>ESPN on <a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a></dt></dl> <p>ESPN distributes various content on <a href="/wiki/Snapchat" title="Snapchat">Snapchat</a> Discover, including a Snapchat-only version of <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/ESPN_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN MVP">ESPN MVP</a></dt></dl> <p>ESPN MVP (initially known as Mobile ESPN) was a 2005 attempt at operating a <a href="/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator" title="Mobile virtual network operator">mobile virtual network operator</a> with exclusive mobile content, first as a phone feature, then after its termination into a <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Wireless" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Wireless">Verizon Wireless</a> paid service. Technologies developed for it have since been transferred to the network's successful mobile strategy in the <a href="/wiki/Smartphone" title="Smartphone">smartphone</a> era.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_services">Former services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Former services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>ESPN Classic</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Classic" title="ESPN Classic">ESPN Classic</a></div> <p><b>ESPN Classic</b> was a subscription television network that launched in 1995 as Classic Sports Network, founded by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bedol" title="Brian Bedol">Brian Bedol</a> and Steve Greenberg. ESPN Inc. purchased Classic Sports Network in 1997 for $175 million,<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rebranding the channel as "ESPN Classic" in 1998. The channel broadcast notable archived sporting events (originally including events from earlier decades, but later focusing mainly on events from the 1990s and later), as well as sports documentaries and sports-themed movies. It was discontinued on December 31, 2021. </p> <dl><dt>Longhorn Network</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Longhorn_Network" title="Longhorn Network">Longhorn Network</a></div> <p>The <b>Longhorn Network</b> was a subscription television network that launched on August 26, 2011, focusing on events from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns" title="Texas Longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> varsity sports teams of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin" title="University of Texas at Austin">University of Texas at Austin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It features events from the 20 sports sanctioned by the Texas athletic department, along with original programming (including historical, academic and cultural content). It was discontinued on June 30, 2024, a day before the Longhorns' move to the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_channels">International channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: International channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_International" title="ESPN International">ESPN International</a></div> <p>ESPN owns and operates regional channels in Brazil, <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a>, Netherlands, <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan Africa</a>. In Canada, ESPN is a minority owner of <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">The Sports Network</a> (TSN) and the French-language <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">Réseau des sports</a> (RDS). ESPN also has a minority stake in <a href="/wiki/J_Sports" title="J Sports">J Sports</a> in Japan. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="ESPN_Bet">ESPN Bet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: ESPN Bet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Bet" title="ESPN Bet">ESPN Bet</a></div> <p>ESPN moved into the <a href="/wiki/Sports_betting" title="Sports betting">sports betting</a> scene in November 2023 with plans to launch their sportsbook app "ESPN Bet" on November 14.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a partnership with Penn Entertainment, ESPN Bet began in 17 states.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once live, ESPN featured betting odds from their own sportsbook on their content. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_ESPN" title="Criticism of ESPN">Criticism of ESPN</a></div> <p>ESPN has been criticized for focusing too much on men's college and professional sports (particularly the NBA and NFL), and very little on women's sports or extreme sports.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> fans have also criticized ESPN for not giving their respective sports more coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other criticism has focused on ethnicity in ESPN's varying mediated forms, as well as carriage fees and issues regarding the exportation of ESPN content.<sup id="cite_ref-afterword_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afterword-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some critics argue that ESPN's success is their ability to provide other enterprise and investigative sports news while competing with other hard sports-news-producing outlets such as <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Sports">Yahoo! Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some scholars have challenged ESPN's journalistic integrity, calling for an expanded standard of professionalism to prevent biased coverage and conflicts of interest.<sup id="cite_ref-ethics_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethics-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 8, 2019, <i><a href="/wiki/Deadspin" title="Deadspin">Deadspin</a></i> reported that an internal memo was sent to ESPN employees instructing them to avoid any political discussions regarding the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of China">People's Republic of China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> in the aftermath of a tweet by <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> general manager <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Morey" title="Daryl Morey">Daryl Morey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>National Hispanic Media Coalition's "Outstanding Commitment and Outreach to the Latino Community", 2016<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>ESPN has won 232 Sports Emmy Awards in 35 years of eligibility. <sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, ESPN apologized for submitting fake names for Sports Emmy award consideration over many years, and returned 37 trophies that had been awarded to ineligible recipients to the <a href="/wiki/National_Academy_of_Television_Arts_and_Sciences" title="National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences">National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=ESPN&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ESPN_personalities" title="List of ESPN personalities">List of ESPN personalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_past_ESPN_personalities" title="List of past ESPN personalities">List of past ESPN personalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)" title="Walt Disney Studios (division)">Studios</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disneynature" title="Disneynature">Disneynature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Animation_Studios" title="Walt Disney Animation Studios">Walt Disney Animation Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Studios" title="Marvel Studios">Marvel Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucasfilm" title="Lucasfilm">Lucasfilm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Studios" title="20th Century Studios">20th Century Studios</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Animation" title="20th Century Animation">20th Century Animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Family" title="20th Century Family">20th Century Family</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Searchlight_Pictures" title="Searchlight Pictures">Searchlight Pictures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Searchlight_Television" title="Searchlight Television">Searchlight Television</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Motion_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures">Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Buena Vista International">Buena Vista International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Distribution" class="mw-redirect" title="Star Distribution">Star Distribution</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Music_Group" title="Disney Music Group">Disney Music Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Records" title="Walt Disney Records">Walt Disney Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Records" title="Hollywood Records">Hollywood Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Curve_Records" title="S-Curve Records">S-Curve Records</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Theatrical_Group" title="Disney Theatrical Group">Disney Theatrical Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Theatrical_Productions" title="Disney Theatrical Productions">Disney Theatrical Productions</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_General_Entertainment_Content" title="Disney General Entertainment Content">General<br />Entertainment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_Branded_Television" title="Disney Branded Television">Disney Branded<br />Television</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Channel" title="Disney Channel">Disney Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Jr." title="Disney Jr.">Disney Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_XD" title="Disney XD">Disney XD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_production_companies_owned_by_the_American_Broadcasting_Company" title="List of production companies owned by the American Broadcasting Company">ABC Entertainment<br />Group</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Daytime" title="ABC Daytime">ABC Daytime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Audio" title="ABC Audio">ABC Audio</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_News_Radio" title="ABC News Radio">ABC News Radio</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Square_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Square Productions">Lincoln Square Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_News_Live" title="ABC News Live">ABC News Live</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_Worldwide" title="ABC Family Worldwide">ABC Family Worldwide</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freeform_(TV_channel)" title="Freeform (TV channel)">Freeform</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/FX_Networks" title="FX Networks">FX Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FX_(TV_channel)" title="FX (TV channel)">FX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FXX" title="FXX">FXX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FX_Movie_Channel" title="FX Movie Channel">FXM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FX_Productions" title="FX Productions">FXP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onyx_Collective" title="Onyx Collective">Onyx Collective</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Global_Networks" title="National Geographic Global Networks">National Geographic<br />Global Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_(American_TV_channel)" title="National Geographic (American TV channel)">National Geographic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Wild" class="mw-redirect" title="National Geographic Wild">National Geographic Wild</a></li> <li>Nat Geo Mundo</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Branded_Television" title="Disney Branded Television">Disney Branded Television</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Television_Animation" title="Disney Television Animation">Disney Television Animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Laugh_Productions" title="It's a Laugh Productions">It's a Laugh Productions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Television_Studios" title="Disney Television Studios">Disney Television Studios</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/20th_Television" title="20th Television">20th Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Television_Animation" title="20th Television Animation">20th Television Animation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Family_Worldwide" title="ABC Family Worldwide">ABC Family Worldwide</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saban_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Saban Entertainment">BVS Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BabyTV" title="BabyTV">BabyTV</a> (US distribution)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A%26E_Networks" title="A&E Networks">A&E Networks</a> (50%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_Streaming" title="Disney Streaming">Streaming</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Star_(Disney%2B)" title="Star (Disney+)">Star</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_Platform_Distribution" title="Disney Platform Distribution">Distribution</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney%E2%80%93ABC_Domestic_Television" title="Disney–ABC Domestic Television">Disney–ABC Domestic Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Studios_Home_Entertainment" title="Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment">Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>EMEA <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_France" title="The Walt Disney Company France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_Italy" title="The Walt Disney Company Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_CIS" title="The Walt Disney Company CIS">CIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_Portugal" title="The Walt Disney Company Portugal">Portugal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_India" class="mw-redirect" title="The Walt Disney Company India">India</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Star" title="Disney Star">Disney Star</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney%2B_Hotstar" title="Disney+ Hotstar">Disney+ Hotstar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Studios" title="Star Studios">Star Studios</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company_Latin_America" title="The Walt Disney Company Latin America">Latin America</a> <ul><li>Argentina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patagonik_Film_Group" title="Patagonik Film Group">Patagonik Film Group</a> (33.3%)</li></ul></li> <li>Brazil <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rede_Telecine" title="Rede Telecine">Rede Telecine</a> (12.5%)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Owned_Television_Stations" title="ABC Owned Television Stations">ABC TV Stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KABC-TV" title="KABC-TV">KABC-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFSN-TV" title="KFSN-TV">KFSN-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KGO-TV" title="KGO-TV">KGO-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTRK-TV" title="KTRK-TV">KTRK-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WABC-TV" title="WABC-TV">WABC-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-TV" title="WLS-TV">WLS-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTVD" title="WTVD">WTVD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Localish" title="Localish">Localish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other assets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Movies_Anywhere" title="Movies Anywhere">Movies Anywhere</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_Experiences" title="Disney Experiences">Experiences</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parks and<br />resorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disneyland_Resort" title="Disneyland Resort">Disneyland Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disneyland_Paris" title="Disneyland Paris">Disneyland Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Disneyland_Resort" title="Hong Kong Disneyland Resort">Hong Kong Disneyland Resort</a> (43%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Disney_Resort" title="Shanghai Disney Resort">Shanghai Disney Resort</a> (43%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Attractions_Japan" title="Walt Disney Attractions Japan">Walt Disney Attractions Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_World" title="Walt Disney World">Walt Disney World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Imagineering" title="Walt Disney Imagineering">Imagineering</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Muppets_Studio" title="The Muppets Studio">The Muppets Studio</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experiences</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adventures_by_Disney" title="Adventures by Disney">Adventures by Disney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Partners" title="National Geographic Partners">National Geographic Expeditions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Cruise_Line" title="Disney Cruise Line">Disney Cruise Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Vacation_Club" title="Disney Vacation Club">Disney Vacation Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storyliving_by_Disney" title="Storyliving by Disney">Storyliving by Disney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Disney_Consumer_Products" title="Disney Consumer Products">Consumer<br />Products</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Store" title="Disney Store">Disney Store</a> (Outside US & Canada)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Publishing_Worldwide" title="Disney Publishing Worldwide">Disney Publishing Worldwide</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_English" title="Disney English">Disney English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Partners#NG_Media" title="National Geographic Partners">NG Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney.com" title="Disney.com">Disney Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Interactive" title="Disney Interactive">Disney Interactive</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a> <small><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="ESPN is majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications owning the remaining 20%.">(80%)</span></small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">ESPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPNews" title="ESPNews">ESPNews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_PPV" title="ESPN PPV">ESPN PPV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Classic" title="ESPN Classic">ESPN Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Events" title="ESPN Events">ESPN Events</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Films" title="ESPN Films">ESPN Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_International" title="ESPN International">ESPN International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACC Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longhorn_Network" title="Longhorn Network">Longhorn Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEC_Network" title="SEC Network">SEC Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other assets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista_(brand)" title="Buena Vista (brand)">Buena Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D23_(Disney)" title="D23 (Disney)">D23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Institute" title="Disney Institute">Disney Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Archives" title="Walt Disney Archives">Walt Disney Archives</a></li> <li>Disney Programs <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_College_Program" title="Disney College Program">Disney College Program</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_International_Programs" title="Disney International Programs">Disney International Programs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_University" title="Disney University">Disney University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Energy_Services" title="Reedy Creek Energy Services">Reedy Creek Energy Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former/defunct<br />units and<br />predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Kids_(TV_programming_block)" title="ABC Kids (TV programming block)">ABC Kids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABC_Signature" title="ABC Signature">ABC Signature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baby_Einstein" title="Baby Einstein">Baby Einstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Network" title="Blue Network">Blue Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Sky_Studios" title="Blue Sky Studios">Blue Sky Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting-Paramount_Theatres" title="American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres">American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caravan_Pictures" title="Caravan Pictures">Caravan Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Cities/ABC" title="Capital Cities/ABC">Capital Cities/ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS/Fox_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS/Fox Video">CBS/Fox Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinergi_Pictures" title="Cinergi Pictures">Cinergi Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circle_7_Animation" class="mw-redirect" title="Circle 7 Animation">Circle 7 Animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Interactive_Studios" title="Disney Interactive Studios">Disney Interactive Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DIC_Entertainment" title="DIC Entertainment">DIC Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Digital_Network" title="Disney Digital Network">Disney Digital Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Store" title="Disney Store">Disney Store</a> (US & Canada)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_One_Too" title="Disney's One Too">Disney's One Too</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endemol_Shine_Group" title="Endemol Shine Group">Endemol Shine Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_2000_Pictures" title="Fox 2000 Pictures">Fox 2000 Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Animation_Studios" title="Fox Animation Studios">Fox Animation Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Networks_Group" title="Fox Networks Group">Fox Networks Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Fox Sports Networks">Fox Sports Networks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FoxNext" title="FoxNext">FoxNext</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMTV" title="GMTV">GMTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Pictures" title="Hollywood Pictures">Hollywood Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jetix" title="Jetix">Jetix</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jetix_Animation_Concepts" class="mw-redirect" title="Jetix Animation Concepts">Jetix Animation Concepts</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Entertainment" title="Marvel Entertainment">Marvel Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_Pictures" title="New World Pictures">New World Pictures</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four_Star_Television" title="Four Star Television">Four Star Television</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metromedia" title="Metromedia">Metromedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miramax" title="Miramax">Miramax</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miramax_Books" title="Miramax Books">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimension_Films" title="Dimension Films">Dimension Films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talk_(magazine)" title="Talk (magazine)">Talk</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTM_Enterprises" title="MTM Enterprises">MTM Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Playhouse_Disney" title="Playhouse Disney">Playhouse Disney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio_Disney" title="Radio Disney">Radio Disney</a></li> <li>Saban Entertainment <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saban_International_Paris" class="mw-redirect" title="Saban International Paris">SIP Animation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cr%C3%A9ativit%C3%A9_et_D%C3%A9veloppement" title="Créativité et Développement">Créativité et Développement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Kids" title="Fox Kids">Fox Children's Productions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Productions" title="Marvel Productions">Marvel Productions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DePatie%E2%80%93Freleng_Enterprises" title="DePatie–Freleng Enterprises">DePatie–Freleng Enterprises</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star%2B" title="Star+">Star+</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toon_Disney" title="Toon Disney">Toon Disney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchstone_Pictures" title="Touchstone Pictures">Touchstone Pictures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Touchstone_Television" title="Touchstone Television">Touchstone Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TeleColombia" class="mw-redirect" title="TeleColombia">TeleColombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tata_Play" title="Tata Play">Tata Play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Television" title="Walt Disney Television">Walt Disney Television</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_21st_Century_Fox_by_Disney" title="Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney">Acquisition of 21st Century Fox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney_and_Florida%27s_Parental_Rights_in_Education_Act" title="Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act">Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Improvement_Act" title="Reedy Creek Improvement Act">Reedy Creek Improvement Act</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_v._DeSantis" title="Disney v. DeSantis">Disney v. DeSantis</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Disney_Lorcana" title="Disney Lorcana">Disney Lorcana</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Central_Airport_(California)" title="Grand Central Airport (California)">Grand Central Creative Campus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_the_Walt_Disney_Company" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Walt Disney Company">Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney%E2%80%93Charter_Communications_dispute" title="Disney–Charter Communications dispute">Disney–Charter dispute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_acquisition_of_Disney_by_Apple" title="Potential acquisition of Disney by Apple">Potential acquisition by Apple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Retlaw_Enterprises" title="Retlaw Enterprises">Retlaw Enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_White_Cafe" title="Snow White Cafe">Snow White Cafe</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Productions_v._Air_Pirates" title="Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates">Walt Disney Productions v. 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Sports">CW Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ESPN on ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scripps_Sports" title="Scripps Sports">Scripps Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telemundo_Deportes" title="Telemundo Deportes">Telemundo Deportes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TUDN_(brand)" title="TUDN (brand)">TUDN on Univision</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cable / Linear</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pro league affiliated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Extra_Innings" title="MLB Extra Innings">Extra Innings</a><sup>O</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Network#MLB_Strike_Zone" title="MLB Network">Strike Zone</a><sup>P</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBA_League_Pass" title="NBA League Pass">NBA League Pass</a><sup>O</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_RedZone" title="NFL RedZone">NFL RedZone</a><sup>P</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Network_(American_TV_channel)" title="NHL Network (American TV channel)">NHL Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Center_Ice" title="NHL Center Ice">NHL Center Ice</a><sup>O</sup></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Occasional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AXS_TV" title="AXS TV">AXS TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Nickelodeon" title="NFL on Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Group" title="NBC Sports Group">NBC Sports</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_on_CNBC" class="mw-redirect" title="NBC Sports on CNBC">CNBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_on_USA_Network" title="NBC Sports on USA Network">USA Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universo_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Universo (TV network)">Universo</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_States)" title="TNT Sports (United States)">TNT Sports</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TruTV" title="TruTV">TruTV</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">College specific</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ACC_Network" title="ACC Network">ACC Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Network" title="Big Ten Network">Big Ten Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPNU" title="ESPNU">ESPNU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SEC_Network" title="SEC Network">SEC Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Niche</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Get_After_It_Media" title="Get After It Media">The Action Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BeIN_Sports_(American_TV_channel)" title="BeIN Sports (American TV channel)">beIN Sports</a><sup>P</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BeIN_Sports_(American_TV_channel)" title="BeIN Sports (American TV channel)">beIN Sports en Español</a><sup>P</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Cowboy_Channel" title="The Cowboy Channel">The Cowboy Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FanDuel_TV" title="FanDuel TV">FanDuel TV</a><sup>P</sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FanDuel_Racing" title="FanDuel Racing">FanDuel Racing</a><sup>P</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Plus" title="Fox Soccer Plus">Fox Soccer Plus</a><sup>P</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golf_Channel" title="Golf Channel">Golf Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MAVTV" title="MAVTV">MAVTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Level_Sports" title="Next Level Sports">Next Level Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outdoor_Channel" title="Outdoor Channel">Outdoor Channel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sportsman_Channel" title="Sportsman Channel">Sportsman Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Fishing_Network" title="World Fishing Network">World Fishing Network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pursuit_Channel" title="Pursuit Channel">Pursuit Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Racetrack_Television_Network" title="Racetrack Television Network">Racetrack Television Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennis_Channel" title="Tennis Channel">Tennis Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TyC_Sports" title="TyC Sports">TyC Sports</a><sup>P</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_(TV_channel)" title="Willow (TV channel)">Willow</a><sup>P</sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Streaming</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table 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class="mw-selflink selflink">ESPN</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_(streaming_service)" title="Max (streaming service)">Max</a> (<a href="/wiki/TNT_Sports_(United_States)" title="TNT Sports (United States)">TNT Sports</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount%2B" title="Paramount+">Paramount+</a> (<a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peacock_(streaming_service)" title="Peacock (streaming service)">Peacock</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_on_Prime_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports on Prime Video">Prime Video</a> (<a href="/wiki/MGM%2B" title="MGM+">MGM+</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Roku_Channel" title="The Roku Channel">The Roku Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tubi" title="Tubi">Tubi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a>)</li></ul> 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Sportsnet">MSGSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MSG_Western_New_York" title="MSG Western New York">MSG Western NY</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Regional_Networks" title="NBC Sports Regional Networks">NBC Sports Regional Networks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Current</b>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Bay_Area" title="NBC Sports Bay Area">Bay Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Boston" title="NBC Sports Boston">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_California" title="NBC Sports California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Philadelphia" title="NBC Sports Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNY" title="SNY">SportsNet New York</a> (part ownership)</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Former</b>: <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Chicago" title="NBC Sports Chicago">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_Northwest" title="NBC Sports Northwest">Northwest</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group" title="Sinclair Broadcast Group">Sinclair Broadcast Group</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KNSN-TV" title="KNSN-TV">Nevada Sports Net</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marquee_Sports_Network" title="Marquee Sports Network">Marquee Sports Network</a> (part-ownership)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports" title="Spectrum Sports">Spectrum Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Current</b>: <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_OC16" title="Spectrum OC16">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Kansas_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Sports (Kansas City)">Kansas City</a></li> <li>Los Angeles <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_SportsNet_(Los_Angeles)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)">Spectrum SportsNet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_SportsNet_LA" title="Spectrum SportsNet LA">SportsNet LA</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SNY_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="SNY (TV network)">SportsNet New York</a> (part ownership)</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Former</b>: <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Carolinas)" title="Spectrum Sports (Carolinas)">Carolinas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Florida)" title="Spectrum Sports (Florida)">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(New_York)" title="Spectrum Sports (New York)">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Ohio)" title="Spectrum Sports (Ohio)">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Wisconsin)" title="Spectrum Sports (Wisconsin)">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Texas)" title="Spectrum Sports (Texas)">Texas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Gray_Media" title="Gray Media">Gray Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_Family_Sports" title="Arizona's Family Sports">Arizona's Family Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Sports_%26_Entertainment_Network" title="Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network">Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matrix_Midwest" class="mw-redirect" title="Matrix Midwest">Matrix Midwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmetto_Sports_%26_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmetto Sports & Entertainment">Palmetto Sports & Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peachtree_Sports_Network" title="Peachtree Sports Network">Peachtree Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Entertainment_Sports_Network" title="Rock Entertainment Sports Network">Rock Entertainment Sports Network</a> (part ownership)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Sports_Entertainment_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Valley Sports Entertainment Network">Tennessee Valley Sports Entertainment Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KVVU-TV#Silver_State_Sports_&_Entertainment_Network" title="KVVU-TV">Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altitude_Sports_and_Entertainment" title="Altitude Sports and Entertainment">Altitude Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckeye_Cable_Sports_Network" title="Buckeye Cable Sports Network">Buckeye Cable Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BYU_TV" title="BYU TV">BYU TV Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sports_Network" title="Chicago Sports Network">Chicago Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclones.tv" title="Cyclones.tv">Cyclones.tv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Flames_Sports_Network" title="Liberty Flames Sports Network">LFSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MASN" title="MASN">MASN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Local_Media" title="MLB Local Media">MLB Local Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monumental_Sports_Network" title="Monumental Sports Network">Monumental Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangers_Sports_Network" title="Rangers Sports Network">Rangers Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Northwest" title="Root Sports Northwest">Root Sports Northwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_City_Home_Network" title="Space City Home Network">Space City Home Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midco#Midco_Sports_Network" title="Midco">Midco Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scripps_Sports" title="Scripps Sports">Scripps Sports</a> (local broadcast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SWX_Right_Now" title="SWX Right Now">SWX Right Now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victory%2B" title="Victory+">Victory+</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_SportsNet_Rocky_Mountain" title="AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain">AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comcast/Charter_Sports_Southeast" title="Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast">Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comcast_Entertainment_Television" title="Comcast Entertainment Television">Comcast Entertainment Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comcast_Network" title="Comcast Network">Comcast Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Sports_Network" title="Empire Sports Network">Empire Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MountainWest_Sports_Network" title="MountainWest Sports Network">MountainWest Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Sports" title="Prime Sports">Prime Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/La_Cadena_Deportiva" title="La Cadena Deportiva">La Cadena Deportiva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Sports_Upper_Midwest" title="Prime Sports Upper Midwest">Upper Midwest</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM_(TV_channel)" title="PRISM (TV channel)">PRISM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Am_Sports_System" title="Pro-Am Sports System">Pro-Am Sports System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Utah" title="Root Sports Utah">Root Sports Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsChannel" title="SportsChannel">SportsChannel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_Cincinnati" title="SportsChannel Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_Los_Angeles" title="SportsChannel Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SportsChannel_Philadelphia" title="SportsChannel Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_Time" title="Sports Time">Sports Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner_South" title="Turner South">Turner South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victory_Sports_One" title="Victory Sports One">Victory Sports One</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sports_television_in_the_United_States_(defunct)" title="Template:Sports television in the United States (defunct)"><abbr title="View this 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title="America One">America One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NewSport#American_Sports_Classics" title="NewSport">American Sports Classics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Sports_Network" title="American Sports Network">American Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Back9Network" title="Back9Network">Back9Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network" title="The Baseball Network">Baseball Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CNN/SI" title="CNN/SI">CNN/SI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_3D" title="ESPN 3D">ESPN 3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Classic" title="ESPN Classic">ESPN Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Goal_Line_%26_Bases_Loaded" title="ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded">ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Events" title="ESPN Events">ESPN Events</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_Network" title="Football Network">Football Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer" title="Fox Soccer">Fox Soccer</a></li> <li><a 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Sports">Stadium College Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_Television_Network" title="Hughes Television Network">Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Sports" title="Universal Sports">Universal Sports Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/YurView_California" title="YurView California">4SD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ACC_on_Regional_Sports_Networks" title="ACC on Regional Sports Networks">ACC RSN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YurView_Arizona" title="YurView Arizona">Arizona Sports Programming Network/Cox Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_SportsNet" title="AT&T SportsNet">AT&T SportsNet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Root_Sports_Utah" title="Root Sports Utah">Root Sports Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AT%26T_SportsNet_Rocky_Mountain" title="AT&T 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Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Network" title="Pac-12 Network">Pac-12 Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro-Am_Sports_System" title="Pro-Am Sports System">PASS Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Sports" title="Prime Sports">Prime Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Sports_Upper_Midwest" title="Prime Sports Upper Midwest">Prime Sports Upper Midwest</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PRISM_(TV_channel)" title="PRISM (TV channel)">PRISM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royals_Sports_Television_Network" title="Royals Sports Television Network">Royals Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Cable_Sports_Network" title="San Diego Cable Sports Network">San Diego Cable Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(TV_channel)" title="Spectrum (TV channel)">Spectrum</a></li> <li>Spectrum Sports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Carolinas)" title="Spectrum Sports (Carolinas)">Carolinas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Sports_(Florida)" 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