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What does ESPN stand for?
What does ESPN mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: ESPN.
Term | Definition | Rating |
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ESPN | Education and Service Provider Nepal | |
ESPN | European Society for Paediatric Nephrology | |
ESPN | European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition Regional » European -- and more... | |
ESPN | Entertainment and Sports Progressives Network | |
ESPN | Early Starts Programming Network | |
ESPN | Every Sports Players' Needs | |
ESPN | Every Sports Person's Nightmare | |
ESPN | Every Sport Possible Now | |
ESPN | Every Saturday (Sunday) Play Night | |
ESPN | Even Sided Polls Nope | |
ESPN | Every Sports Possible Network | |
ESPN | Every Stinking Pitch News | |
ESPN | Everyone Spews Pointed Notions | |
ESPN | Enormous Sports Programming Network | |
ESPN | Enjoy Shootout Party Now | |
ESPN | Exaggerating Sports Personalities Nightly | |
ESPN | Excellent Sports Playing Nationally | |
ESPN | Exceptionally Stupid People's Network | |
ESPN | Extraordinary Sports and Performance Nuts | |
ESPN | Eastern Seaboard Programming Network | |
ESPN | Every Sports Persons Network (nickname) | |
ESPN | Entertainment and Sports Programming Network | |
ESPN | European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery | |
ESPN | Endless Stupid Political Nagging | |
ESPN | Extreme Sports and Prayer Night |
What does ESPN mean?
- ESPN
- ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. As of November 2021, ESPN reaches approximately 76 million television households in the United States—a drop of 24% from nearly a decade ago.In addition to the flagship channel and its seven related channels in the United States, ESPN broadcasts in more than 200 countries. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In Canada, it owns a 20% interest in The Sports Network (TSN) and its five sister networks.
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