Talk:ESPN on ABC

What did Disney own first?

Did they get ESPN or ABC first? WAVY 10 17:39, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Both. Disney bought Capital Cities, which owned ABC, which owned ESPN.Khan_singh 01:46, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

So ESPN and ABC were always "related", if you will? WAVY 10 17:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

You were right. ABC grabbed ESPN in '84 (a year before the purchase by Capital Cities). WAVY 10 17:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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Comment by Ron Franklin during Texas / Texas Tech football game on 11/10/07

Mr. Franklin stated that xxx (the referee) and Mr. xxx (another referee) were the best referees in xxx (Big 12, all of college football, etc.) (Sorry for not having the details. I think this comment is inappropriate. Had he said 'one of the best' or 'among the best', that would have probably slipped by --- but to say these 2 are the best is judgemental, and very demeaning to the other referees.

TMH —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.219.108.222 (talk) 04:12, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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General critique of the entry

This entry is considered to be of poor quality because it ignores everything prior to Disney's purchase of the entity. The absence of any mention of Roone Arledge renders this thoroughly unreadable. Because almost all of the information provided is of rather recent vintage, this is simply a regurgitation with no educational value. A complete overhaul is expected. The Ink Daddy! (talk) 06:09, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

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