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ESPN (an initialism of their original name, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network until 1985) is an American basic cable sports broadcasting network and the flagship property of ESPN, LLC, a joint venture of the Walt Disney Company (72% and operational control via indirect subsidiary ABC Inc.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPN | Broadcast area | Nationwide | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Country | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | ESPN+ | espn.com/espnplus (American pay-TV subscribers only) | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Headquarters | Bristol, Connecticut | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Language | English | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Launched | September 7, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-09-07) | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Owner | The Walt Disney Company (72%; via ABC Inc.) Hearst Communications (18%) National Football League (10%) | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Parent | ESPN | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Picture format | 720p (HDTV) (selected matches are upscaled to 2160p 4K UHD broadcasts on selected platforms) (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Service(s) | DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ABC | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPN DTC | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPN+ | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPN2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPNews | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPNU | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ESPN Deportes | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | ACC Network | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | SEC Network | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | NFL Network | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Sister channels | NFL RedZone | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | Website | espn.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| ESPN | is a | minority owner of The Sports Network | 0.90 | text |
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