ESPN Inc.
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| Type | Joint Venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports broadcasting |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder(s) | Bill Rasmussen |
| Headquarters | Bristol, Connecticut, United States |
| Key people |
George Bodenheimer (Executive Chairman) John Skipper (President) |
| Owner(s) |
The Walt Disney Company (1996-present; 80%) Hearst Corporation (1990-present; 20%) |
| Website | espn.go.com |
ESPN Inc. is an American sports media conglomerate based in Bristol, Connecticut. Jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation (who owns a 20% minority share), it owns various sports broadcasting operations, including cable channels, a sports radio network, an accompanying website, and other assets.
ESPN markets itself as "The Worldwide Leader in Sports". Most programming on ESPN networks consist of live or tape-delayed sporting events, sports news programming, sports talk shows, and original series and documentaries.
Assets
Television
- ESPN (1979–present)
- ESPN International (1989–present)
- ESPN2 (1993–present)
- ESPN Australia (1995–present)
- ESPN Brasil (1995–1999, partnered with TVA)(1999–present, wholly owned by ESPN Inc.)
- ESPN Star Sports (1995–present)
- ESPNews (1996–present)
- ESPN Classic (1997–present)
- ESPN PPV (1999–present)
- CTV Specialty Television (2001–present, owns 20% of this subsidiary of Bell Media)
- TSN/TSN2
- RDS
- RDS2
- RIS
- ESPN Classic Canada
- Through CTV Specialty Television, ESPN also has an indirect interest in several channels operated in partnership with Discovery Communications, and Canadian pay-per-view service Viewers Choice. ESPN is not believed to be directly involved with these operations.
- ESPN Films (2001–present)
- ESPNU (2005–present)
- ESPN America (2007–present)
- ESPN UK (2009–present)
- ESPN 3D (2010–present)
- ESPN Goal Line (2010–present)
- ESPN Plus
- Longhorn Network (2011–present, joint venture with The University of Texas at Austin and IMG College)
Radio
- ESPN Radio (1992–present)
- ESPN Deportes Radio (2005–present)
- ESPN Xtra (2008–present)
- Rádio Eldorado ESPN (2007–2011)
- Rádio Estadão ESPN (2011–present)
- KESN (FM 103.3, Dallas-Fort Worth)
- KSPN (AM 710, Los Angeles)
- WEPN (AM 1050, New York City)
- WMVP (AM 1000, Chicago)
- ESPN TalkSPORT (2012–present)
Internet
- ESPN Motion (2003–present)
- ESPN3 (2005–present), was ESPN360.com from 2005–2010
- ESPN.com
- espnW.com, sports coverage from a woman's perspective
- ESPN.mobi
- ESPNdeportes.com
- ESPN.com in Portuguese for Brazil
- Soccernet
- Cricinfo
- ESPNScrum.com (rugby union)
- EXPN.com
- SportsCenter.com
- ESPNChicago.com
- ESPNAmerica.com
- ESPNBoston.com
- ESPNDallas.com
- ESPNLosAngeles.com
- ESPNNewYork.com
- ESPNF1.com
Other
- ESPY Awards (1993–present)
- ESPN The Magazine (1998–present)
- The ESPN Sports Poll (1994–present)
- ESPN Broadband (2002–present)
- ESPN Star Sports (2002–present)
- ESPN Books (2004–present)
- ESPNU.com (2005–present)
- ESPN Deportes La Revista (2005–present)
- ESPN Integration (2006–present)
- ESPN MVP (2006–present, 2006–2007 as Mobile ESPN)
- ESPN Online Games (2006–present)
