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ESPN Inc. was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, initially as an attempt to broadcast Connecticut sports over an "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network" (ESPN) cable channel, and soon became a nationwide cable sports network. Shortly after being terminated as the World Hockey Association 's New England Whalers communications director in ...
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 ...
In January 1980, Steve Bornstein joined ESPN as manager of program coordination when the cable sports network was a four-month-old start-up. During his time as manager of programming coordination, he developed and implemented ESPN's successful programming philosophy of presenting a mix of events, sports news and special interest programming.
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%).
ESPN3 (formerly ESPN360 and ESPN3.com) is an online streaming service owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which operates the network, through its 80% controlling ownership interest) and Hearst Communications (which holds the remaining 20% interest), that provides live streams and replays of global sports events to sports fans in the United States.
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 ...
Todd McShay: ESPN College Football and NFL Draft scouting; Barry Melrose (1995-2008, 2009–2023): NHL on ESPN; Mark Messier (2021-present): NHL on ESPN; A. J. Mleczko (2021-present): NHL on ESPN; Dominic Moore (2021-present): NHL on ESPN; Chris Mortensen: Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown; David Norrie: College Football on ABC ...