ESPN to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Special ONE NACION
by Caryn Robbins - October 11, 2016 ESPN will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with the annual television special of the bilingual award-winning show, One Nación....
espnW to Present Full Slate of Original Content & Programming This March
by Caryn Robbins - March 01, 2017 Today marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and espnW will kick off ESPN's robust celebration with a full slate of dedicated original content and programming built around the theme of “Women Making History.”...
ESPN2 to Air WNBA Draft 2017 Presented by State Farm Live, Today
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2017 Several of the top women's college basketball prospects will gather at Samsung 837 in New York, for the 2017 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm today, April 13....
ESPN Announces SUPER BOWL LI Coverage, Beginning 1/30
by Caryn Robbins - January 26, 2017 ESPN will cover Super Bowl LI – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots vs. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons – from various locations in Houston beginning Monday, January 30,...
ESPN Deportes to Air Exclusive Spanish-language Coverage of 2017 World Baseball Classic
by Caryn Robbins - March 06, 2017 ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language home of béisbol in the U.S., will provide comprehensive, multimedia coverage of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the premier global baseball competition, March 6 to 22....
ESPN to Televise 2017 NFL PRO BOWL in Orlando, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2017 ESPN will televise the 2017 NFL PRO BOWL on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 7:50 p.m. ET from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla....
WNBA Star Chiney Ogwumike Joins ESPN to Co-Host SportsCenter Across Africa
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2017 Chiney Ogwumike, the 2014 WNBA Rookie of the Year, All-Star and former first overall pick in the WNBA draft, has joined ESPN as the co-host of SportsCenter across sub-Saharan Africa. Ogwumike, who earlier this year signed a multi-year extension with the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, will co-host the Afri...
ESPN to Present 2016 MLB National League Wild Card Game Today
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2016 The 2016 MLB National League Wild Card Game telecast presented by Hankook Tire will air exclusively on ESPN, Today, Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. ET....
Kwese & ESPN Ink Long-Term Collaboration Agreement for Sub-Saharan Africa
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2016 Econet Media's Kwesé and ESPN today announced a groundbreaking media collaboration in Africa....
ESPN to Kick Off NFL Wild Card Weekend with Raiders vs. Texans
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2017 ESPN will open the 2017 NFL Wild Card Weekend on Saturday, January 7, at 4:20 p.m. ET with the Oakland Raiders (12-4) vs. Houston Texans (9-7). The AFC matchup will air on ESPN and be simulcast on ABC....
ESPN Announces SUPER BOWL LI Coverage, Beginning 1/30
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2017 ESPN will cover Super Bowl LI – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots vs. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons – from various locations in Houston beginning Monday, January 30,...
ESPN Networks to Tip Off 2016-17 Men's College Basketball 11/11
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2016 ESPN networks tip-off the 2016-17 men's college basketball season with a solid schedule of non-conference match-ups during the opening weekend, beginning with the fifth annual State Farm Armed Forces Classic from Honolulu on Friday, Nov. 11....
Michael Smith, Jemele Hill to Co-Host 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter Starting in February
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2016 Capitalizing on the personality-driven His & Hers program and continuing a successful SportsCenter trend, ESPN will launch a reimagined version of the 6 p.m. ET SportsCenter next year led by popular ESPN commentators Michael Smith and Jemele Hill....
Masters Tournament Coverage Earns ESPN's Highest Streaming Numbers Evere
by Caryn Robbins - April 10, 2017 ESPN wrapped up its live coverage of the first and second rounds of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, April 7, with its highest streaming numbers ever for the two days....
Dakich, Fraschilla & Williams Ink Multi-Year Deals for ESPN's Men's College Basketball Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2016 ESPN men's college basketball analysts Dan Dakich, Fran Fraschilla and Jay Williams will continue to be a major part of ESPN's industry-leading men's college basketball coverage by signing multi-year deals to remain with the company...
ESPN's THE UNDEFEATED to Present 'A Conversation with The President: Sports, Race & Achievement'
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2016 ESPN's The Undefeated will present A Conversation with The President: Sports, Race and Achievement – a student forum with President Barack Obama, today, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. ET (ESPN and WatchESPN) from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C....
ESPN's College GameDay to Visit Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016 ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot – college football's longest-running and most-celebrated pregame show – will make its third appearance in four years from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, Dec. 3....
Intersport and ESPN Announce New Original Series BRACKET GENIUS
by Caryn Robbins - March 15, 2017 BRACKET GENIUS, a brand new quiz show, hosted by popular ESPN personality and six-time Emmy award winner Trey Wingo, will debut Wednesday, March 15, with all episodes airing on ESPN2....
ESPN Audio Presents New Podcast FREE COOKIES with Kate Fagan and Kathryn Budig
by Caryn Robbins - May 04, 2017 espnW in conjunction with ESPN Audio debuts a new podcast, FREE COOKIES, in which espnW writer Kate Fagan, who often appears on SportsCenter and a variety of ESPN studio programs, and best-selling author and yoga expert Kathryn Budig will co-host and interview guests from the worlds of sports and mo...
ESPN Signs Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon to New Multi-Year Extensions
by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2016 This week marks the 15-year anniversary of Pardon the Interruption, and ESPN has signed the show's popular co-hosts to new multi-year contract extensions....
ESPN to Televise Pacquiao's First Non-PPV Fight Since September 2005
by Caryn Robbins - June 19, 2017 Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing's only eight-division world champion and the only sitting Senator to capture a world championship belt, will add another first to his burgeoning list of Hall of Fame-caliber accomplishments with his live debut on ESPN...
ESPN to Televise Game at United States Naval Academy as Part of Spring Training Slate
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2017 ESPN announced today its five-game 2017 MLB Spring Training schedule highlighted by a game from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md....
Two-Time World Series Champion David Ross Joins ESPN as MLB Analyst
by Caryn Robbins - January 30, 2017 ESPN today announced that two-time World Series Champion David Ross is joining the company as a Major League Baseball analyst....
ESPN Tips Off 2016-17 NBA Season with Two Doubleheaders During Opening Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 24, 2016 ESPN's blockbuster opening week of the NBA season is highlighted by two prime-time doubleheaders (Wednesday, Friday) and superstars LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden in action....
ESPN Signs Bomani Jones to Multi-Year Extension
by Caryn Robbins - December 21, 2016 ESPN has signed Bomani Jones, one of the most distinct voices on radio and television whose commentary and opinions resonate with a diverse audience, to a multi-year extension.... |