ESPNews
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ESPNews (pronounced "ESPN News", stylized ESPNEWS) is an American multinational digital cable and satellite television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%).
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Bristol, Connecticut |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Communications (20%) |
| Parent | ESPN Inc. |
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| History | |
| Launched | November 1, 1996; 26 years ago (1996-11-01) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| WatchESPN or ESPN app | WatchESPN.com (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content) |
| Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu, DirecTV Stream, Vidgo | |
Known as "ESPN3" in its planning stages and proposed as early as 1993,[1] the channel launched on November 1, 1996, and originally featured a rolling news format with 24-hour coverage of sports news and highlights. Since 2010, the network has largely shifted away from this format, and now primarily carries television simulcasts of ESPN Radio shows, encores of ESPN's weekday lineup of studio programs, and overflow event programming in the event of conflicts with ABC or the other ESPN networks.
As of November 2021, ESPNews reaches approximately 59 million television households in the United States.[2]