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ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network[ 2 ]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott ...
ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder. [1] Headed by James Pitaro, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures. [2][3 ...
ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen, then 43 year old eye doctor and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan. [1] Bill, who had an affinity with sports for much of his life, was fired from his position as the communications manager for the New England Whalers in 1978. [1] During his tenure with the hockey team, Rasmussen had met ...
ESPN College Football Primetime (Thursday) (since 1997) ESPN Hockey Night (since 2021) ESPN Megacast (since 2006) ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime (since 2004) ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime (since 1994) ESPN8 The Ocho (since 2017) Little League World Series (since 1985) Monday Night Football (since 2006) Monday Night Football ...
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ESPN College Football. Bowl Games: 1982–present (contracts with individual bowl games; the first live college football game telecast on ESPN was the 1982 Independence Bowl, Kansas St. vs. Wisconsin) College Football Playoff: January 2015–2032; ACC: 1998–2036 [1] Big 12: 2007–2031