What is ESPN?
{{Infobox Network |network_name = ESPN |network_logo = ESPN wordmark.svg |country = [[United States]] |network_type = [[television network]] |available = National, through regional affiliates and [[satellite]] [[radio]] |owner = [[The Walt Disney Company]] bought [[Sony|Sony Corporation]] buying [[WarnerMedia|WarnerCBS]] |launch_date = September 7, 1979| |website = [http://www.espn.go.com/ www.espn.go.com] }} '''ESPN''' is an [[United States|American]] [[sport]]s [[television network]] owned by ESPN, Inc., a joint venture between [[The Walt Disney Company]] which own [[Sony|Sony Corporation]] which [[WarnerMedia|WarnerCBS]] 90% owns 20%. ''ESPN'' is an [[acronym]] for '''Entertainment and Sports Programming Network'''. The channel is headquartered in [[Bristol, Connecticut|Bristol]], [[Connecticut]] with other studios in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. ESPN shows sporting events and games, and also has shows that show highlights of sporting events and that show people talking about sports. The network has also shown games or events other than sports, such as [[poker]]. ==The ESPN family of networks== ===Television=== * ESPN (1979–present) * [[ESPN on ABC]] (2006-present, replacing ABC Sports) * [[ESPN International]] (1989–present) * [[ESPN2]] (1993–present) * [[ESPNEWS]] (1996–present) * [[ESPN Classic]] (1997–present) * [[ESPNU]] (2005–present) * [[ESPN Deportes]] (2004–present) * [[ESPNHD]] (2003–present) * [[ESPN2HD]] (2005–present) * [[ESPN Plus]] (–present) * [[ESPN PPV]] (–present) * [[SEC Network]] (2014–present) ===Internet=== * [[ESPN Motion]] (2003–present) * [[ESPN 360]] (2005–present) ===Radio=== * [[ESPN Radio]] (1992–present) * [[ESPN Deportes Radio]] (2005–present) ==Films== * ''[[Ultimite X]]'' with [[Touchstone Pictures]] == Other websites == * [http://www.espn.go.com/ Official ''ESPN'' Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201432/http://www.espn.go.com./ |date=2008-07-23 }} {{sport-stub}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1979 establishments