Editing ESPN (section)

===Other services===
;ESPN HD

ESPN launched its [[High-definition television|high definition]] [[simulcast]] feed, originally branded as '''ESPNHD''', on March 30, 2003, with an [[Opening Day]] broadcast of the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] and [[Anaheim Angels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2016/03/on-this-day-in-espn-history-espn-hd-debuts/|title=On This Day in ESPN History: ESPN HD debuts – ESPN Front Row|date=March 30, 2016|access-date=November 8, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070802/https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2016/03/on-this-day-in-espn-history-espn-hd-debuts/|url-status=live}}</ref> All studio shows based in Bristol and at L. A. Live, along with most live event telecasts on ESPN, are broadcast in high definition. ESPN is one of the few television networks with an all-digital infrastructure. Archived non-HD programming is presented in [[4:3]] [[Standard-definition television|standard definition]] with [[Pillarbox#Stylized pillarboxing on television|stylized pillarboxing]]. ''Pardon the Interruption'' and ''Around the Horn'' began airing in HD on September 27, 2010, with the relocation of the production of both shows into the facility housing the [[Washington, D.C.]], bureau for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]].<ref>[http://www.tvpredictions.com/newhd092010.htm ESPN Yakkers Go HD Next Week] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922210429/http://www.tvpredictions.com/newhd092010.htm |date=September 22, 2010 }} TVPredictions.com September 20, 2010.</ref>

ESPN broadcasts HD programming in the [[720p]] resolution format, because ABC executives proposed a [[progressive scan]] signal that resolves fluid and high-speed motion in sports better, particularly during slow-motion replays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hd.espn.com/hd/pdfs/playbook.pdf|title=The HD Experience|work=ESPN|archive-date=March 9, 2008|access-date=July 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309195610/http://hd.espn.com/hd/pdfs/playbook.pdf}}</ref> The network's Digital Center itself natively holds [[4K resolution|2160p]] [[Ultra-high-definition television|UHD/4K]] operations and equipment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/espn-opens-new-digital-center/270611|title=ESPN Opens New Digital Center|last=Butts|first=Tom|date=May 28, 2014|work=TV Technology|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818132620/http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0002/espn-opens-new-digital-center/270611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3060717/the-technology-behind-espns-digital-transformation|title=The Technology Behind ESPN'S Digital Transformation|last=McCracken|first=Harry|date=June 13, 2016|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|access-date=August 18, 2017|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818135018/https://www.fastcompany.com/3060717/the-technology-behind-espns-digital-transformation|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, ESPNHD began to downplay its distinct promotional logo in preparation for the conversion of its standard definition feed from a [[4:3]] full-screen to a letterboxed format (via the application of the [[Active Format Description|AFD]] #10 display flag), which occurred on June 1 of that year.

; [[WatchESPN]]

WatchESPN was a website for [[desktop computer]]s, as well as an [[Mobile app|application]] for [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer]]s that allowed subscribers of participating pay-TV providers to watch live streams of programming from ESPN and its sister networks (except for ESPN Classic), including most sporting events, on computers, mobile devices, [[Apple TV]], [[Roku]] and [[Xbox Live]] via their [[TV Everywhere]] login provided by their cable provider. The service originally launched on October 25, 2010, as ESPN Networks, a streaming service that provided a live stream of ESPN exclusive to [[Time Warner Cable]] subscribers.<ref name="Phillips1">{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=Amy|title=Time Warner Cable Customers Can Now Watch ESPN and ESPN3.com On Their Computer|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/10/twc-espn-online/|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|access-date=September 6, 2012|date=October 22, 2010|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105053915/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2010/10/twc-espn-online/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[ESPN3]], an online streaming service providing live streams and replays of global sports events that launched in 2005 as a separate website,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Roberts|first1=Daniel|title=ESPN's secret web weapon: ESPN3|url=http://fortune.com/2014/01/22/espns-secret-web-weapon-espn3/|access-date=August 20, 2014|magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=August 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821230030/http://fortune.com/2014/01/22/espns-secret-web-weapon-espn3/|url-status=live}}</ref> was incorporated into the WatchESPN platform on August 31, 2011.<ref name="Nagle">{{cite web|last=Nagle|first=Dave|title=ESPN, Inc.: 2011 in Review|url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/01/espn-inc-2011-in-review/|publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]]|access-date=September 6, 2012|date=January 6, 2012|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105052813/http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/01/espn-inc-2011-in-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Likewise, [[ESPN+]] was launched in April 2018 as an add-on subscription for $4.99 per month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/2/17188752/espn-plus-launching-april-12th-pricing-features-content|title=ESPN+ will launch on April 12th for $4.99 per month|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=October 3, 2018|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030157/https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/2/17188752/espn-plus-launching-april-12th-pricing-features-content|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 1, 2019, WatchESPN was discontinued with the service's full merger into the ESPN app.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

; [[ESPN Events]]

ESPN Regional Television (formerly branded as ESPN Plus) is the network's [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] arm, which produces collegiate sporting events for free-to-air television stations throughout the United States (primarily those affiliated with networks such as [[The CW]] and [[MyNetworkTV]] or [[Independent station (North America)|independent stations]]). ESPN Plus syndicates college football and basketball games from the [[American Athletic Conference]], [[Big 12 Conference]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1523043|title=Men抯 Basketball Television FAQ|work=Big12Sports.com|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903060657/http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1523043|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mid-American Conference]], [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]], [[Sun Belt Conference]] and the [[Western Athletic Conference]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

; ESPN on [[Snapchat]]

ESPN distributes various content on [[Snapchat]] Discover, including a Snapchat-only version of ''[[SportsCenter]]''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

; [[ESPN MVP]]

ESPN MVP (initially known as Mobile ESPN) was a 2005 attempt at operating a [[mobile virtual network operator]] with exclusive mobile content, first as a phone feature, then after its termination into a [[Verizon Wireless]] paid service. Technologies developed for it have since been transferred to the network's successful mobile strategy in the [[smartphone]] era.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}