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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.
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 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 ...
Roger Werner (August 1988–August 1990) In 1988, Roger Werner became the network's president and CEO. [10] During Werner's time at ESPN, the network became the largest cable television network, [11] grew from $1 million to over $600 million in annual sales, and from an annual loss of $30 million to profits of approximately $150 million.
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., which is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%).
ESPN owns a minority interest in the sports network TSN alongside its majority owner Bell Media: in 2011, the company converted four of its stations to a new sports radio network known as TSN Radio. Much like its television counterpart, all four TSN Radio stations also carry programs from ESPN Radio (such as select event coverage, along with ...
CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN) [2] is an American digital cable and satellite television network owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global.When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television also known as CSTV), it operated as a multi-platform media brand which also included its primary website, collegesports.com, and a ...
ESPN Classic. ESPN Classic was an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which controlled an 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which had 20%). The channel was originally launched as the Classic Sports Network in 1995, and was acquired by ESPN in 1997.