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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 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 as Eredivisie Live 1 August 2013 as Fox Sports |
| 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.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (26 June 2013). "Eredivisie Live wordt Fox Sports Eredivisie en International". TotaalTV.
- ^ "NMa: Fox mag Eredivisie Media & Marketing overnemen - Activiteiten in 2012 - NMa Jaarverslag 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-07-24.