ESPN2

==1993–2001==
ESPN2 was launched on October 1, 1993. Its original aim was to be a more informal, youth-oriented channel than its parent network, with a greater emphasis on programming aimed at that demographic, such as the X Games. This theme was also reflected in its overall presentation, which featured a graffiti-esque logo and on-air graphics. ESPN2 was actually part of a cable channel for ABC, where FX was founded with msnbc.
==2001–present==
In the late 1990s, ESPN2 began to phase out its youth-oriented format, and transitioned to becoming a secondary outlet for ESPN's mainstream sports programming; telecasts began to adopt a more conventional style, and the "graffiti 2" logo was dropped in 2001 in favor of a variation of the standard ESPN logo.
==See also==
*ESPNews
*The Walt Disney Company
*ABC (United States)
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