• ESPN, the world’s leading multiplatform sports entertainment brand, features eight U.S. television networks, the leading sports app, direct-to-consumer ESPN+, leading social and digital platforms, ESPN.com, ESPN Audio, endeavors on every continent around the world and more. ESPN is 72 percent owned by The Walt Disney Company, 18 percent by Hearst and 10 percent by the National Football League.
  
• There are 3,600 employees based at ESPN’s Bristol, Connecticut, headquarters (5,900 worldwide).  ESPN Plaza includes more than 1.3 million square feet in 18 buildings on 120 acres (an additional 200,000+ sq. ft. rented in three locations nearby).  
• ESPN launched on Sept. 7, 1979 and was originally conceived in 1978 and office space was rented in Plainville, Connecticut, before the Bristol property was purchased and developed.  
• ESPN’s 2025 in review. 
• Jimmy Pitaro was named ESPN’s eighth president in March 2018 and named Chairman in February 2023. 

U.S. Television 

• ESPN on ABC (Broadcast) 
• Eight Domestic Cable Networks: ESPN (launched in 1979, ESPN HD launched in 2003); ESPN2 (1993, ESPN2 HD launched in 2005); ESPNEWS (1996, ESPNEWS HD in 2008); ESPNU (2005, ESPNU HD in 2008); Spanish-language ESPN Deportes (2004, ESPN Deportes HD in 2011), SEC Network (August 2014), the ACC Network (August 2019) and NFL Network (April 2026). 

Key U.S. Programming  

• SportsCenter — Debuting on ESPN’s launch day (Sept. 7, 1979), ESPN’s first and flagship show defines the sports news genre. It offers breaking news, highlights, features and in-depth analysis from award-winning journalists.  
• NFL’s Monday Night Football and Super Bowl LXI; MLB; NBA (The Finals on ABC); NHL (Stanley Cup Finals on ABC); college football including the College Football Playoff and National Championship; men’s and women’s college basketball, including the women’s NCAA Tournament; tennis’ Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open, all start to finish; The Masters and PGA Championship; WNBA; Little League World Series; WWE and more. 
• Daily and weekly sport-specific studio shows for NFL, MLB, NBA and college football and basketball. 
• Critically acclaimed and award-winning documentaries and original programming including the 30 for 30 films.

ESPN Plaza & Other Production Facilities  

• ESPN Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, is home to one of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced TV production facilities. Digital Center-1 and Digital Center-2 total more than 400,000 square feet. They serve as home for SportsCenter, NFL programming and more. Overall, ESPN Plaza is home to 18 buildings on 120 acres and 1.3 million square feet of office/production space.  
• ESPN’s Los Angeles Production Center (LAPC) went online in 2009 in the LA LIVE entertainment/retail complex. The more than 329,000-square foot facility has four studios and produces programming for ESPN’s U.S. networks, including NBA Today and NBA Countdown. The production facilities for NFL Network are also based in Los Angeles.
• In 1999, ESPN added a facility in Charlotte, N.C., which totals 38,000 square feet with two multiuse studios and nearly two dozen departments. As the home of SEC Network, programming produced in the Charlotte Production Center includes The Paul Finebaum Show, SEC Now, SEC This Morning, Marty & McGee, Read & React and Rally Cap. In 2014, ESPN began leasing additional office space across the street from the Charlotte Production Center to accommodate supplementary departments based in Charlotte. 
• In June 2025, ESPN’s signature morning shows Get Up and First Take moved to ESPN’s new offices at 7 Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan, ESPN Radio’s signature morning show UnSportsmanLike also made the move. The move marks a new chapter for all shows, which have called ESPN’s Seaport Studios home since the studios opened in Spring 2018. Or in UnSportsmanLike’s case, that was the case since the show began in September 2023. 7 Hudson Square, ESPN’s new New York headquarters, offers cutting-edge production capabilities, upgraded technology designed to support dynamic live programming, and creates synergies across The Walt Disney Company.
• In addition, ESPN has studio space in the ABC News bureau in Washington, D.C. where Pardon the Interruption and SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt originate. ESPN’s Andscape is also based here.

Audio
ESPN Audio is comprised of ESPN Radio – the nation’s largest sports radio network and home of more than one-half of all sports listenership – ESPNRadio.com and ESPN Podcasts. 

• ESPN Radio, which launched on January 1, 1992, provides more than 9,000 hours of talk and event content annually, reaching more than 32 million listeners per week on approximately 500 stations – including more than 400 full-time affiliates and clearance in the top 25 markets. ESPN Radio national programming is also available on SiriusXM and via digital distributors Apple Music, iHeartRadio and TuneIn. 
• ESPN Audio launched its first podcast in 2005 and is a leader in the sports genre with more than 35 original offerings, plus shows from ESPN Radio and television. Offerings focus on “sports passions,” storytelling and compelling personalities. ESPN’s podcasts are available wherever you download your podcasts. 

Digital 
ESPN.com; ESPN App; ESPN Fantasy Sports; ESPN+; SECN+; ACCNX; espnW.com; ESPNDeportes.com; Andscape.com; market-, college- and sport-specific sites; and more

ESPN Overseas
Through its affiliate networks and business, ESPN reaches sports fans around the world via 43 linear networks in 130 countries and territories.

• ESPN offers coverage of major U.S. sports leagues and marquee international properties across select markets outside the U.S., including the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL; all four golf Majors and tennis Grand Slam events; and top soccer properties such as the UEFA Champions League, LaLiga, UEFA Women’s Champions League, Premier League, and Eredivisie, and more.
• ESPN on Disney+ is available across Latin America, the Caribbean and Australia & New Zealand.
• Offices or production facilities across Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, UK, and the US.

Event Management 

• ESPYS (launched in 1993) 
• ESPN Events owns and operates 35 events, highlighted by 18 college bowl games and 11 college basketball events.  

ESPN Wide World of Sports
At Walt Disney World in Orlando, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a leading multi-sport venue for amateur and pro sports, hosting 100 events yearly, several of which are presented on ESPN platforms.   

Corporate Citizenship
Every day at ESPN, we share stories of inspiration and perseverance with the world. We see firsthand how sports has the ability to transform lives, and we are proud to broaden that narrative through our own Corporate Citizenship programs and initiatives. 

ESPN Corporate Citizenship encompasses our multi-faceted community initiatives, including employee volunteerism, charitable giving, cause marketing and sustainability, while also utilizing our media assets to reach and uplift diverse communities. 

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