Country | Netherlands |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Network | ESPN |
Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Ownership | |
Owner | ESPN Inc. operated by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (51 % The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV) |
Sister channels | 24Kitchen BabyTV National Geographic National Geographic Wild Star Channel |
History | |
Launched | 29 August 2008 1 August 2013 as Fox Sports | as Eredivisie Live
Former names | Fox Sports (2013–2020) Erdivisie Live (2008–2013) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digitenne | Channel 24 (ESPN HD) Channel 25 (ESPN 2 HD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
ESPN Watch | Watch live (Netherlands only) |
Canal+ | CANAL+ Sport (Netherlands only) |
ESPN is a Dutch group of pay television sports channels, owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%) and operated by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in which The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV has 51% ownership. ESPN launched as Fox Sports on 1 August 2013, buying out the Eredivisie Live service from the Dutch Football League.[1][2] On 31 December 2020, it was renamed ESPN after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. ESPN offers 4 HD channels and 1 Ultra HD channel, Video-on-demand services and ESPN app. Its main competitor is the Dutch premium television service Ziggo Sport Totaal.