ESPN
ESPN is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. Wikipedia
Website: www.espn.com
Owned by: The Walt Disney Company
Latest news
- May 6: Patrick Beverley, a US basketball player, refused to talk to Malinda Adams, an ESPN reporter, because she wasn’t subscribed to his podcast. It’s not the first time, apparently. Last we checked, this wasn’t a good way to get subscriptions.
- Feb 22: Jesse Kinney and Holly Garrard have been hired by mowPod. Kinney joins from iHeartMedia and SoundHound, and is Business Development Manager; Garrard joins from iHeartMedia and ESPN as VP, Audience Development.
- Jan 29: ESPN is the latest television station to put podcasts on the small screen. ESPN2 will televise an ESPN video podcast every weekday at 2pm ET from today.
- Nov 21, 2023: Tom Brady is to join AdLarge Media as Vice President of Sales. He joins from ESPN.
- Sep 13, 2023: Mercedes-Benz has built a podcast-studio-van for ESPN College Football.
Data credits: Podnews newsletter, Wikipedia