ESPN Inc.

ESPN Inc.
Company typeJoint venture
IndustrySports broadcasting
FoundedSeptember 7, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-09-07)
FounderBill Rasmussen
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
James Pitaro (chairman)
Owners
Number of employees
9464 (2024)
Websiteespn.com

ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder.[1]

Headed by James Pitaro, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures.[2][3][4]

Commonly and colloquially marketed as the "Worldwide Leader in Sports", programming on its television networks include broadcasts of live or tape-delayed sporting events and sports-related programming including talk shows and original documentary series and films.[5]

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  5. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Why ESPN Is Worth $40 Billion As The World's Most Valuable Media Property". Forbes. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2014.