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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] Founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures and is currently headed by executive James Pitaro.
This is a list of assets currently or formerly owned by The Walt Disney Company, unless otherwise indicated. [1]As of October 2024, The Walt Disney Company, or just Disney, is organized into three main segments: Disney Entertainment, which includes the company's film, television, music and streaming media assets, ESPN (including ESPN+) and Disney Experiences.
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was 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.
This category consists of those logos owned by The Walt Disney Company which are classified as copyrightable under ... ESPN logos (1 C, 45 F) Media in category "Non ...
The ESPN networks, among other channels, had gone dark in DirecTV homes on Sept. 1, when the satellite provider’s contract expired to carry 17 Disney-owned networks.
ESPN International does not directly operate its own channels in Canada, but owns a 20 percent voting interest (and slightly larger equity interest) in CTV Specialty Television, a subsidiary of the Canadian media company Bell Media. Canadian regulations on the foreign ownership of broadcasters prohibit ESPN from acquiring majority interest.
The storied television network and its stations have been part of Disney for 27 years. But the company's streaming ambitions may put the unit on the block.
Go.com's original logo used from 1998 to 1999 as Go Network. On January 9, 1998, Disney registered Go.com. [2] Infoseek and Disney Interactive Media Group joint ventured in developing the Go Network, an internet portal. [3] Go.com was launched on January 15, 1999, as a portal with content from ABCNews.com, ESPN.com and Disney. [4]