Tag: ESPN News
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‘They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce’ Set for January 2025 on ESPN
Future Hall of Fame center Jason Kelce is becoming a quarterback of late-night sports entertainment television with They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce on ESPN. Airing on Friday nights/early Saturday mornings, the new personality-driven, one-hour program will take its inspiration from traditional late-night television, emphasizing a comedic approach throughout all five scheduled episodes which run in conjunction…
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2024 MLB Wild Card Series Exclusively on ESPN Platforms Was Most-Watched Ever
The MLB Wildcard Series game 3 is the most watched game on ESPN platforms since 2021.
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‘Sunday Night Baseball’ on ESPN Has Most-Watched Season in Five Years
ESPN generated its most-watched season of Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One in five years.
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ESPN and USTA Extend Relationship with New 12-Year Agreement
With the Main Draw of the 2024 US Open underway in New York City, ESPN and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have extended their relationship with a new, 12-year agreement that will keep the iconic event with ESPN through 2037.
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NFL on ESPN: Bill Belichick, Eight-Time Super Bowl Champion, Set for Multiple Appearances, New Show Through Agreements with Omaha Productions and ‘The Pat McAfee Show’
Eight-time Super Bowl Champion Bill Belichick will bring his unprecedented football pedigree to ESPN this NFL season through Belichick’s separate agreements with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and The Pat McAfee Show.
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ESPN Launches ‘Where to Watch’ to Help Sports Fans Find Their Favorite Games
With so many channels, services, and options to choose from, one of the biggest plights of the avid sports fan is trying to figure out where their favorite team’s game is playing. ESPN’s Where to Watch is now here to help. Launching today on the industry-leading ESPN App and ESPN.com, Where to Watch is an easy-to-use guide for sports…
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ESPN Unveils New Opening Animation Sequence
ESPN has unveiled a new opening animation sequence that will be seen on multiple platforms and broadcasts.
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Wimbledon 2024: A Reimagined Experience on ESPN
With the 2024 Wimbledon Championships well underway and contenders coming into focus, it’s time to check in on all the new offerings from ESPN that have made this broadcast more engaging than ever before. From new talent like John Isner joining ESPN veteran Chris McKendry to a reimagined broadcast center — not to mention the thrills and…
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ESPN’s Digital Center 2: A Decade Powering Content, Creativity, and Innovation
A decade ago, early in the evolution of sports fan’s media habits, ESPN opened Digital Center 2 — a one-of-a-kind production, distribution, and technology facility at the heart of its Bristol campus. The inventiveness and investment put into the 194,000 square foot facility is an illustration that Disney and ESPN understood the changing media future.…
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ESPN Celebrates Successful Six Months in 2024
ESPN is celebrating six months of success. Today, Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman of ESPN, released a statement about the successes of ESPN this year. “The first half of 2024 reinforced the effectiveness of our clear, go-forward strategy,” Pitaro said. “Initiatives like Venu Sports’ forthcoming launch, the opening of ESPN BET’s first retail sportsbook and our Disney…
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‘ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks’ Announced for Labor Day Weekend for Ultimate Baseball Fans
There is a new way for sports fans to experience ballparks thanks to ESPN. This Labor Day, ESPN will be hosting a five-day, four-night Major League Baseball (MLB) that is made with the ultimate baseball fan in mind. The ESPN Experiences: Take Me Out to the Ballparks is being hosted by Adventures by Disney and…
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Super Bowl Champion Jason Kelce Joins ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’
Super Bowl Champion Jason Kelce might have just retired from the NFL but that doesn’t mean he is done with with the NFL. Jason Kelce has signed with ESPN to as an analyst for Monday Night Countdown. This is the lead-in show to Monday Night Football. For Monday Night Football and ESPN playoff games, Kelce will…
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ESPN and the College Football Playoff Extend Exclusive Media Rights Agreement Through 2031-32 Season
ESPN and the College Football Playoff (CFP) have reached a pair of media agreements that ensures ESPN will continue as the exclusive, worldwide rightsholder to college football’s premier postseason event through the 2031-32 season. The exclusive home of the CFP since its inception in 2015, ESPN will expand its current package for the final two…
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JJ Redick Joins Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters on ESPN’s Lead NBA Broadcast Team
ESPN on Thursday announced that analyst JJ Redick will join Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcasters Mike Breen and Doris Burke to form ESPN and ABC’s new, lead NBA broadcast team. The trio will be joined by veteran reporter Lisa Salters. The team will call the NBA Finals on ABC, the Eastern Conference Finals, and marquee NBA…
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ESPN to Launch Stand Alone Streaming Service by Fall 2025
On an earnings call this week, Disney CEO Bob Iger shared that Disney is planning on having its stand alone streaming service for ESPN in place by the fall of 2025. Disney promised that this new streaming service would provide innovative digital features and create a one-stop sports destination that is unlike anything else available…
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ESPN and NCAA Reach New, Eight-Year Media Rights Agreement
ESPN and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have reached a new, eight-year agreement beginning Sept. 1, 2024, for NCAA championships media rights. The deal includes domestic rights to a record 40 NCAA championships – 21 women’s and 19 men’s events – and international rights to those same NCAA championships plus the Division I men’s…
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ESPN Delivers Its Most-Watched ‘Monday Night Football’ Game Ever with More Than 22.6 Million Viewers
ESPN’s 2023 Monday Night Football season debut was a record breaker, as more than 22.6 million viewers watched the Buffalo Bills at the New York Jets across ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, NFL+, and ESPN Deportes. The viewership surpasses the 2009 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings game, which featured Hall of Famer Brett Favre vs. his former…
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ESPN Held Talks With The NBA, NFL, and MLB About Potential Strategic Partnership
A week after Disney CEO Bob Iger talked about the possibility of bringing a strategic partnership to ESPN, it now appears that early discussions have been had to do just that. CNBC is reporting that ESPN has held early discussions with the NBA, NFL, and MLB about a potential strategic partnership. Disney CEO Bob Iger…
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ESPN and Formula One Extend Broadcasting Rights
ESPN will continue to be broadcasting Formula One races in the coming years. The deal between Liberty Media-owned Formula One and the Walt Disney Company for ESPN to continue broadcasting Formula One was announced on Saturday. With this new deal, ESPN retains the rights until 2025 in the United States. This new three-year deal expands direct-to-consumer…