ESPNews

ESPNews
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersBristol, Connecticut
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format720p (HDTV)
Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (80%)
Hearst Communications (20%)
ParentESPN Inc.
Sister channels
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)
Availability
Streaming media
WatchESPN or ESPN appWatchESPN.com
(U.S. cable subscribers only, requires login from pay television provider to access content)
Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu, DirecTV Stream, Vidgo

ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News," stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%).

Known as "ESPN3" in its planning stages and proposed as early as 1993,[1] the channel launched on November 1, 1996, and originally featured a rolling news format with 24-hour coverage of sports news and highlights. Since 2010, the network has largely shifted away from this format, and now primarily carries television simulcasts of ESPN Radio shows, encores of ESPN's weekday lineup of studio programs, and overflow event programming in the event of conflicts with ABC or the other ESPN networks.

As of November 2023, ESPNEWS is available to approximately 36,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 76,000,000 households.[2]

  1. ^ Kent, Milton. "Viewers may soon have choice of 2 new all-sports channels". The Baltimore Sun (MediaWatch). Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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