ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) was founded in the late 1970s by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott and Ed Eagan (How it all started). It was designed as the first and only 24-hour sports cable channel that serves millions of households in the United States. The company headquarters are established in Bristol, Connecticut. ESP Network was officially launched on September 7, 1979, and SportsCenter was its flagship program. At the very beginning the broadcasting was on a limited-time basis which evolved in a 24/7 coverage the following year. As of today, ESPN expanded as the Worldwide Leader in Sports, launching other networks such as ESPNU (for collegiate sporting events), ESPNews, ESPN Plus, ESPN on ABC, ESPN UK, ESPN America and their official website: ESPN.com, reaching more than 100 million US households and delivering in many languages to countless countries around the world.
ESPN.com - the #1 most popular sports website
As the #1 most popular Sports Website to date (source), ESPN.com is serving sports fans around the globe (football, basketball, cricket, rugby, baseball, hockey, MMA, e-sports and many more…) with live coverage and latest news from all professional leagues (NFL, NBA, NCAAM, MLS, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga etc.)ESP Network channels
- Official website: ESPN.com
- ESPN
- ESPN2
- ESPN3
- ESPNews
- ESPNU
- ESPN on ABC
- ESPN Deportes
- ESPN Classic
- Longhorn Network
- SEC Network
- ACC Network
- ESPN+ streaming service
- ESPN Radio
Interesting facts about ESPN
- The idea of ESPN came to the mind of Bill Rasmussen after being fired from his job as Communications Director for the New England Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes).
- The ESPN concept sprang from an irritable discussion between a father and his son, Scott, while caught in a Connecticut traffic jam in August 1978.
- ESPN is broadcast in over 200 countries and has regional channels in Latin America, UK, Brazil and Australia.
- As many as 22 children have been named after the sports network by their parents.
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