ESPN
Cable sports network
ESPN is a cable television network devoted to sports broadcasting, founded in 1979.
The name originally stood for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, though the acronym now functions as the brand itself.
ESPN dominates American sports media, covering games, news, and analysis across multiple channels and platforms: Did you catch the highlights on ESPN?
Transmitted television program
- programmingWriting software instructions
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
channel · primetime · syndication · coverage · airwaves · transmission · schedule · viewership
Television sports digest
- footballField sport with goals
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- soccerField sport with goals
hockey · tennis · golf · boxing · NASCAR · UFC · MMA · Olympics
Secures ships to seabed
- analystOne who examines systematically
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- hostOne receiving guests
commentator · play-by-play · pundit · insider
Explanatory remarks on events
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
- predictionsForecasts of future events
breakdown · scouting · metrics · matchups · gameplan · tactics · expertise · insider
telecast
Transmitted television program
- programmingWriting software instructions
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
streaming · channel · primetime · syndication · coverage · airwaves · transmission · schedule · viewership · simulcast
SportsCenter
Television sports digest
- footballField sport with goals
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
soccer · hockey · tennis · golf · boxing · NASCAR · UFC · MMA · Olympics · college
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- analystOne who examines systematically
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
host · commentator · play-by-play · pundit · insider
commentary
Explanatory remarks on events
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
- projectionsEstimates extending forward
predictions · breakdown · scouting · metrics · matchups · gameplan · tactics · expertise · insider · evaluation
highlight
Most notable part
- replayRepeated broadcast segment
- scoreboardGame progress display
- halftimeMidpoint break in games
studio · sideline · interview · documentary · feature · montage · profile · draft · combine · awards
app
Mobile device software
- websiteOnline page collection
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
alerts · notifications · scores · updates · real-time · mobile · streaming · on-demand · clips
- Sports ChannelsNFL Network, Golf Channel, Eurosport
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- TV industryNBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, HBO
- cable TVCNN, cable TV, cable box, HBO, MTV
- ChannelsTV channels, TV channel, cable channels, radio station, news channels
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom