2012 NBA PLAYOFFS Tip Off on ABC & ESPN Today
by TV News Desk - April 28, 2012 ESPN and ABC's comprehensive 2012 NBA Playoffs coverage - up to 44 games, including The Finals exclusively on ABC - will begin with five games this weekend....
ESPN Signs 20-Year Deal w/ Southeastern Conference
by Caryn Robbins - May 02, 2013 The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014, it was announced today by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN President John Skipper....
FOX Sports Media & Big 12 Sign Multi-Year Rights Agreement
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2012 The Big 12 Conference announced it has reached agreement with FOX Sports Media Group and ESPN that extends and expands its partnerships with both media enterprises....
ESPN2 to Air 2013 WNBA Draft, 4/15
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2013 The top female college basketball prospects - highlighted by the '3 to See' of Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) - will convene at ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters for the 2013 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm on Monday, April 15....
ESPN Announces Creation of 'Armed Forces Classic' Basketball Game
by Claire Hannum - September 19, 2012 ESPN announced the creation of the Armed Forces Classic, a series of Division I college men's basketball games to be played on military bases overseas. Ramstein Air Base in Germany is the inaugural location, with the University of Connecticut and Michigan State University playing in a C-5 transport...
The Walt Disney Company and Comcast Announce Long-Term Distribution Agreement
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2012 Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today announced a long-term, comprehensive distribution agreement that will deliver Disney's top quality sports, news and entertainment content to Comcast's Xfinity TV customers into the next decade on television, onl...
ESPN & Mountain West Conference Announce Multiyear Rights Agreement
by Tyler Peterson - March 20, 2013 ESPN, Inc., has reached an agreement in principle with the Mountain West for rights to televise select conference football and basketball games from 2013-14 through the 2019-20 season. ESPN will acquire exclusive worldwide rights to televise up to 16 Mountain West football games plus every Boise Sta...
ESPN Announces Super Bowl XLVIII Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - January 23, 2014 ESPN's weeklong coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII begins Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 a.m. ET when ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike kicks off 115 hours of TV and radio programming from New York City. Shows will originate from Herald Square and Times Square Studios through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, when Peyton Manning...
ESPN on Xbox One Officially Launches Today
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2013 ESPN on Xbox One officially launches today with the release of Xbox One. The launch marks the debut of WatchESPN on the latest next generation gaming and entertainment console...
ESPN and NCAA Extend Rights Agreement Through 2023-24
by Caryn Robbins - December 15, 2011 ESPN, Inc. and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) today announced a multiyear agreement through 2023-24 for worldwide, multi-media rights to 24 NCAA championships and exclusive multi-media rights outside the United States, its territories and Bermuda for the NCAA Division I Men's Ba...
ESPN & WNBA Extend Partnership Through 2022
by Tyler Peterson - March 28, 2013 ESPN and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) have extended their agreement six years, through the 2022 season, it was announced today by John Skipper, President of ESPN, Inc. and Co-Chairman of the Disney Media Networks, and Laurel J. Richie, WNBA President. The new agreement, which w...
ESPN and Big 12 Sign New Rights Agreement Through 2025
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2012 ESPN and the Big 12 Conference have reached a new, 13-year rights agreement through 2024-25 it was announced today by Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby and ESPN President John Skipper....
ESPN Inc. Announces Over 30 Hours of Weekly NFL Programming
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2012 ESPN kicks off the 43rd season of Monday Night Football on Sept. 10 with a doubleheader: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens (7 p.m. ET), and San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders (10:15 p.m.) MNF's new two-person booth of Mike Tirico (play-by-play) and Jon Gruden (analyst) will call the opener...
ESPN to Showcase Music of Bob Marley and The Wailers This July
by Caryn Robbins - July 03, 2013 ESPN will showcase the music of Bob Marley and The Wailers across all programming in July....
Comcast & Disney Announce Xfinity App For ESPN Live Streaming
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2012 Comcast and The Walt Disney Company today announced that Xfinity TV customers can now access ESPN live streaming content via the award-winning WatchESPN app, WatchESPN.com and soon on Comcast's XfinityTV.com at home or on-the-go....
ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS Returns for 17th Season Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 03, 2014 ESPN Today Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will return for its 17th season tonight, Jan. 3, at 9 p.m. ET live on ESPN2, WatchESPN...
ESPN Announces College Football Coverage for August
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2013 Following the conclusion of ESPN's “Car Wash” of more than 50 college football coaches visiting ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters, the season will kick into high gear across ESPN platforms in August....
ESPN2 Airs 2013 WNBA Draft Today
by TV News Desk - April 15, 2013 The top female college basketball prospects - highlighted by the '3 to See' of Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) - will convene at ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters for the 2013 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm today, April 15....
ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS to Return for 17th Season 1/3
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2013 ESPN Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will return for its 17th season Friday, Jan. 3, at 9 p.m. ET live on ESPN2, WatchESPN...
ESPN to Showcase Music of Bob Marley and The Wailers This July
by Caryn Robbins - July 03, 2013 ESPN will showcase the music of Bob Marley and The Wailers across all programming in July....
ESPN Renews Multiyear Rights Agreement with Big East Conference
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2013 ESPN and the current Big East Conference, soon to be renamed, will continue their relationship of more than three decades with a multiyear, multimedia rights agreement....
ESPN to Air 43 Hours of 2013 NFL Draft Coverage, 4/25-27
by Tyler Peterson - April 18, 2013 For the 34th consecutive year, ESPN will televise the NFL Draft presented by Bud Light (April 25-27) from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first hour of Round 1 on Thursday, April 25 (8 p.m. ET), will be presented with limited commercial interruption for the second consecutive year. The three-...
Rebecca Lobo Joins ESPN's Women's College Basketball Commentator Team for
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2013 Rebecca Lobo will join the studio team, working with returning anchor Kevin Negandhi and analyst Kara Lawson during Championship Week Presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods...
Verizon, Disney and ESPN Extend Agreement
by Charlie Piane - October 08, 2010 Verizon and the Disney and ESPN Media Networks Group (DEMN) today entered into a long-term, wide-ranging agreement that will continue to provide Verizon customers with the Disney and ESPN services they already receive, as well as future access to new services, including ESPN Goal Line, ESPN 3D, Disn... |
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