ESPN

ESPN is an American sports television network owned by ESPN, Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company which owns 72%  Hearst Corporation which owns 18% and the National football League which owns 10%. ESPN is an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. The channel is headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut with other studios in Los Angeles and New York City. ESPN shows sporting events and games. It also has programs for news and highlights of sporting events, as well as talk shows on sports topics. The network has also shown games or events other than sports, such as poker.

In 2018, ESPN launched ESPN+ as an additional streaming service subscription that did not require cable TV.

In 2019, ESPN bought the rights to show games from the German Bundesliga as part of a six year deal beginning in 2020, with many games appearing on ESPN+.

In August 2025, ESPN launched the ESPN Unlimited streaming service, making all of its content available in a streaming subscription that did not require cable TV.  The new service is also included in many cable TV packages, and as a bundle with FOX One. ESPN+ was renamed ESPN Select and continued to be available with more limited content.

In December 2025, ESPN shut down its digital extension channel ESPN3 that was available as part of some TV packages.

The ESPN family of networks
Television
 ESPN (1979–present)
 ESPN on ABC (2006-present, replacing ABC Sports)
 ESPN International (1989–present)
 ESPN2 (1993–present)
 ESPNEWS (1996–present)
 ESPN Classic (1997–2021)
 ESPN PPV (1999–present)
 ESPNU (2005–present)
 ESPN Deportes (2004–present)
 ESPNHD (2003–present)
 ESPN2HD (2005–present)
 SEC Network (2014–present)
 ESPN+ (2018–present)

Internet
 ESPN Motion (2003–present)
 ESPN 360 (2005–present)

Radio
 ESPN Radio (1992–present)
 ESPN Deportes Radio (2005–present)

Films
 Ultimite X with Touchstone Pictures

References

 Other websites 
 Official website 

Category:1979 establishments in the United States
Category:American television networks
Category:Cable television
Category:Sports media
Category:Companies based in Connecticut
Category:The Walt Disney Company