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- Launched: September 7, 1979
- Slogan: The Worldwide Leader in Sports
- President: George Bodenheimer
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The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, or ESPN, is the premiere American sports cable television network. Including 16 television and three radio stations, ESPN is broadcast to over 150 countries worldwide. They also produce a bi-weekly print edition, "ESPN The Magazine" and operate ESPN Zone, a chain of sports themed restaurants across the United States.
On December 4, 2008, ESPN.com changed their website design. The site now features more interactive tools and customizable headlines.
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Programming
It's identity has grown through development of programming on three fronts: coverage of live sporting events, expansion of coverage through multiple networks within the ESPN family, and development of signature shows like SportsCenter. ESPN currently holds the broadcasting rights to several live sporting events including Monday Night Football, the Little League World Series, and a variety of other events such as basketball, soccer, golf, and auto racing.History
Founded by Scott and Bill Rasmussen as the first cable television network devoted solely to sports, ESPN aired its first program SportsCenter on September 7, 1979. In 1985, Capital Cities Communications purchased ABC and ESPN in separate deals, then sold the properties to The Walt Disney Company in 1996. In 2006, ABC Sports, which had existed for 45 years, was integrated into ESPN, so now all ABC sports related programming appears as "ESPN on ABC".On November 18, 2008, ESPN and the BCS announced that the Bowl championship series games would be televised on ESPN starting on 2011 and last through the 2014 season . The deal includes the Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Sugar Bowl and the BCS title game. ESPN has exclusive television, radio and digital rights.ESPN.com: ESPN, BCS agree to four-year deal for television, radio and digital rights(November 18, 2008)
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ESPN Questions
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What is the email address for ESPNs The Sports Guy Bill Simmons? 4 AnswersI did a search engine search for his name and the word email and got the message that that information had been removed. If he has had his email removed from al... read more -
Do you think Stacey Dales made the right decision leaving ESPN? 1 AnswerIf she truly does have comparable job offers from other networks and a majority of her peers, including people like Erin Andrews who have similar jobs, are flyi... read more -
Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable punched out his assistant, breaking his jaw, ESPN reports. Does Cable have a history of violence? 2 AnswersBeing a long time UCLA fan, where Cable was offensive coordinator I don't ever remember him having any history of violence. It's not surprising though that he p... read more
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ESPN Network Programming
- ESPNTV.com: All shows and times for ESPN programming
- Game Programming:
- Monday Night Football
- Sunday Night Baseball
- NBA on ESPN
- Other Programming:
- SportsCenter
- Baseball Tonight
- College GameDay Football
- Sunday NFL Countdown
- Pardon the Interruption
- The Sports Reporters
- Monday Night Countdown
- Outside the Lines
- Jim Rome is Burning
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Wahoo! They just mentioned Camp Goodtimes on ESPN! Go Zags!
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BigD Michael Barrett Pleads Not Guilty in ESPN's Erin Andrews Videos Case - MyFox Atlanta: Michael Barrett Pleads N... http://bit.ly/5Kf0VF
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Interesting article on how ESPN refreshes their page and why http://bit.ly/5NcZcW
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Troubled players deserve a Sporting Chance@http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=702812&sec=england&root=england&cc=5901
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