Editing ESPN (section)

==Related channels==
===ESPN on ABC===
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Since September 2006, ESPN has been integrated with the sports division of sister broadcast network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], with sports events televised on that network airing under the banner [[ESPN on ABC]];<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2545817&type=story|work=ESPN|title='ESPN on ABC' to debut during college football season|date=August 10, 2006|agency=Associated Press|access-date=July 1, 2019|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617044041/https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=2545817&type=story|url-status=live}}</ref> much of ABC's sports coverage since the rebranding has become increasingly limited to secondary coverage of sporting events whose broadcast rights are held by ESPN (such as [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] games, [[National Hockey League|NHL]] games, and the [[X Games]] and its related qualifying events) as well as a limited array of events not broadcast on ESPN (most notably, the [[NBA Finals]]).

===ESPN2===
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'''ESPN2''' was launched on October 1, 1993. It carried a broad mix of event coverage from conventional sports—including [[auto racing]], [[college basketball]] and [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey—to [[extreme sports]]—such as [[BMX]], [[skateboarding]] and [[motocross]].<ref name="baltimoresun-espn2">{{cite news |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/10/01/whether-you-get-it-or-not-espn2-has-no-tie-to-the-tried-and-true/ |title=Whether you get it or not, ESPN2 has no tie to the tried and true |newspaper=Baltimore Sun |access-date=September 25, 2012 |date=October 1, 1993 |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001232654/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-10-01/sports/1993274121_1_sportsnight-sportscenter-olbermann |url-status=live }}</ref> The "[[ESPN BottomLine]]", a [[news ticker|ticker]] displaying sports news and scores during all programming that is now used by all of ESPN's networks, originated on ESPN2 in 1995.<ref name="USA">{{cite news| url =https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-03-06-hiestand-weekend_N.htm| title =Dedicated staff keeps close watch on ESPN's Bottom Line| work =USA Today| date =March 7, 2008| access-date =March 27, 2008| first =Michael| last =Hiestand| archive-date =April 9, 2008| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080409132021/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-03-06-hiestand-weekend_N.htm| url-status =live}}</ref> In the late 1990s, ESPN2 was gradually reformatted to serve as a secondary outlet for ESPN's mainstream sports programming.<ref name="Deadspin-last days">{{cite web|title=The Last Days Of ESPN2|url=http://deadspin.com/233272/the-last-days-of-espn2|work=February 1, 2012|date=February 2007 |publisher=Deadspin|access-date=September 26, 2012|archive-date=May 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523192201/http://deadspin.com/233272/the-last-days-of-espn2|url-status=live}}</ref>

===ESPNews===
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'''ESPNews''' is a subscription television network that was launched on November 1, 1996, originally focusing solely on sports news, highlights, and [[press conference]]s. Since August 2010, the network has gradually incorporated encores of ESPN's various sports debate and entertainment shows and video [[simulcast]]s of [[ESPN Radio]] shows, in addition to sports news programming. Since the 2013 cancellation of ''Highlight Express'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/06/13/Media/ESPN.aspx|title=ESPN Cancels "Highlight Express" And "Unite," While Schwab, Hoenig Among Layoffs|date=June 13, 2013|publisher=Street & Smith's Sports Business Daily|access-date=June 14, 2013|archive-date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616163239/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/06/13/Media/ESPN.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> programming consists mainly of rebroadcasts of ''SportsCenter''. ESPNews also serves as an overflow feed due to programming conflicts caused by sporting events on the other ESPN networks.

===ESPN Deportes===
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'''ESPN Deportes''' ({{IPA|es|i.es.piˈen deˈpoɾtes}}, "ESPN Sports") is a subscription television network that was originally launched in July 2001 to provide Spanish simulcasts of certain Major League Baseball telecasts from ESPN. It became a 24-hour sports channel in January 2004.

===ESPNU===
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'''ESPNU''' is a subscription television network that launched on March 4, 2005, that focuses on [[college athletics]] including basketball, football, [[college baseball|baseball]], college swimming, and [[college ice hockey|ice hockey]].

===SEC Network===
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'''SEC Network''' is a subscription television network that launched on August 14, 2014, focusing on the coverage of sporting events sanctioned by the [[Southeastern Conference]]. Created as a result of a 20-year broadcast partnership between the two entities, the network is a [[joint venture]] between the conference and ESPN Inc., which operates the network.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/244762/sec-and-espn-announce-new-tv-network.aspx | title=SEC And ESPN Announce New TV Network | publisher=SEC | date=February 5, 2013 | access-date=September 1, 2013 | archive-date=October 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003093030/http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/244762/sec-and-espn-announce-new-tv-network.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="secdigitalnetwork1">{{cite web | url=http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/246413/sec-releases-2014-conference-football-schedule.aspx | title=SEC Releases 2014 Conference Football Schedule | publisher=SEC | date=August 21, 2013 | access-date=September 1, 2013 | archive-date=August 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823181755/http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/246413/sec-releases-2014-conference-football-schedule.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

===ACC Network===
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Launching on August 22, 2019, the '''ACC Network''' is a subscription television network that focuses on the sporting events of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] as part of a current agreement extending to the 2036–37 academic term as a joint venture of network operator ESPN Inc. and the ACC.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/25419387/acc-network-set-launch-august-2019|title=ACC Network set to launch in August 2019|work=ESPN.com|access-date=November 30, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109150318/http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/25419387/acc-network-set-launch-august-2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

===ESPN+===
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ESPN+ is an American over-the-top subscription video streaming service available in the United States, owned by the ESPN division of the Walt Disney Company, in partnership with ESPN Inc.

===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}}

===Former services===
; ESPN Classic
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'''ESPN Classic''' was a subscription television network that launched in 1995 as Classic Sports Network, founded by [[Brian Bedol]] and Steve Greenberg. ESPN Inc. purchased Classic Sports Network in 1997 for $175 million,<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Whitford |title=The king of the sports deal |date=May 25, 2010 |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/05/10/news/companies/greenberg_sports_deal_king.fortune/ |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |access-date=June 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522034442/https://money.cnn.com/2010/05/10/news/companies/greenberg_sports_deal_king.fortune/ |archive-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> rebranding the channel as "ESPN Classic" in 1998. The channel broadcast notable archived sporting events (originally including events from earlier decades, but later focusing mainly on events from the 1990s and later), as well as sports documentaries and sports-themed movies. It was discontinued on December 31, 2021.

;Longhorn Network
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The '''Longhorn Network''' was a subscription television network that launched on August 26, 2011, focusing on events from the [[Texas Longhorns]] varsity sports teams of the [[University of Texas at Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ESPN and University of Texas unveil 'Longhorn Network' name and logo|url=http://www.texassports.com/genrel/040311aaa.html|work=TexasSports.com|date=April 3, 2011|access-date=August 29, 2014|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522232013/http://www.texassports.com/genrel/040311aaa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It features events from the 20 sports sanctioned by the Texas athletic department, along with original programming (including historical, academic and cultural content). It was discontinued on June 30, 2024, a day before the Longhorns' move to the [[Southeastern Conference]].