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X Games Aspen to Feature 24.5 Hours of Action Sports Content Highlighted by Primetime Coverage of Finals on ESPN and ABC

January 15, 2019 By admin Leave a Comment

From January 24 – 27, the world’s top action sports stars will take over ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 with more than 15 hours of the most unique content on the network – 1080s, triple corks and super slo-mo included. On Thursday and Friday, primetime coverage of the day’s finals will kick off the weekend with thrilling action from the SuperPipe, Slopestyle and Snow Bike courses. Over the weekend, coverage will switch to ABC, where the world’s top action sports stars will continue to push progression from beautiful Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. For the full telecast schedule, please click HERE.

The post X Games Aspen to Feature 24.5 Hours of Action Sports Content Highlighted by Primetime Coverage of Finals on ESPN and ABC appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

X Games Minneapolis 2018 TV Audience Records Double-Digit Growth

August 2, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

X Games Minneapolis 2018 content across ESPN’s television networks enjoyed double-digit growth on television, triple digit growth on digital and streaming services, and video growth across social media networks enjoyed triple digit growth across all pages. It marks the second-straight event to see double-digit growth, following the X Games Aspen event in January.

The post X Games Minneapolis 2018 TV Audience Records Double-Digit Growth appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

ESPN Re-Signs Jonathan Vilma; Former First-Team All-American Moves to ABC Studio for College Football Saturdays

July 19, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

ESPN Re-Signs Jonathan Vilma; Former First-Team All-American Moves to ABC Studio for College Football Saturdays

The post ESPN Re-Signs Jonathan Vilma; Former First-Team All-American Moves to ABC Studio for College Football Saturdays appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN, NCAA Football

ESPN & ABC Home to 2018 NBA Playoffs from Opening Tip to Raising of Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy

April 12, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

ESPN and ABC will be home to the 2018 NBA Playoffs from the opening tip to the raising of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Action begins this weekend with five first round Game 1’s, including a quadrupleheader this Saturday, April 14, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET when the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant host the San Antonio Spurs. On Sunday, April 15, the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James host the Indiana Pacers. Mike Breen, analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, and reporter Lisa Salters will call both broadcasts.

The post ESPN & ABC Home to 2018 NBA Playoffs from Opening Tip to Raising of Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

Filed Under: ABC, Basketball, ESPN, NBA

ESPN Adds College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and Saturday Simulcast on ABC to 2018 NFL Draft Plans

March 21, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

ESPN adds College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and a Saturday Simulcast on ABC to its 2018 NFL Draft plans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas

The post ESPN Adds <em>College GameDay Built by The Home Depot</em> and Saturday Simulcast on ABC to 2018 NFL Draft Plans appeared first on ESPN MediaZone U.S..

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN, Football, NCAA Football, NFL

Battle of the Network Stars Returns to ABC on June 29

May 30, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

ESPN’s Greenberg, Tessitore, Hubbarth & Champion to Serve as Commentators
MMA Champion Ronda Rousey and Super Bowl Champion DeMarcus Ware are Permanent Coaches

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

ESPN and Street League Skateboarding Announce Telecast Agreement

May 12, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Beginning in May 2017, ESPN will host official Street League Skateboarding event recap shows on ESPN2 and ABC. Throughout the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Street League Skateboarding recap shows will air as part of the World of X Games programming. The ESPN2 shows will feature 90 minutes of event coverage, while the ABC shows will feature an hour of the best moments from each event.

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

DISNEY MEDIA NETWORKS HOST LANDMARK TOWN HALL WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA FOLLOWING TRAGIC SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY

July 12, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

CnMtOlNUMAEuoBE.jpg_largeWith the nation on edge in the immediate aftermath of horrific events in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas, Disney Media Networks will host a landmark town hall discussion with President Barack Obama and Americans who have been directly affected by recent events. “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir will moderate a frank and intimate conversation about race relations, justice, policing and equality, produced by ABC News. It will include many of the people whose lives have been changed forever in the last week as the nation sees these issues play out through their eyes. “The President and The People: A National Conversation,” airs Thursday, July 14 (8:00 – 9:00 pm ET/PT), simulcast commercial-free on ABC, ESPN, FREEFORM, ABC News Digital, FREEFORM Digital, WATCH ABC, WatchESPN, Yahoo, ABC News’ Facebook page and YouTube channel and ABC Radio.

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

World of X Games: KRob Flips Providence Live on ESPN2 on August 13

June 28, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

Los Angeles, CA - August 2, 2013 - Irwindale Speedway: Kevin Robinson during BMX Big Air Practice at X Games LA 2013
(Photo by Pete Demos / ESPN Images)ESPN2 will televise live World of X Games: KRob Flips Providence, the Guinness World Record attempt for the longest ramp-to-ramp, no-handed backflip on a BMX bike on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11:30 p.m. ET. The backflip – from Kennedy Plaza in Providence, R.I. – will also be part of the World of X Games series on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT on ABC.

Filed Under: ABC, ESPN

ESPN, Inc. – Industry-Leading 57 Sports Emmy Nominations

April 1, 2016 By admin Leave a Comment

30 for 30, College Football, E:60 and SportsCenter Lead the Way

ESPN, Inc. led the industry with 57 Sports Emmy Award nominations for 2015, matching its record set a year ago.  Leading the way was:

  • ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series with 10 nods (including four for 30 for 30 Shorts)
  • College football totaled 10 nominations – four for College GameDay including two-time winner Kirk Herbstreit, plus in Live Series, Trans-Media Sports Coverage (National Championship presentation across ESPN, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPN GoalLine), Technical Team Studio, Live Graphic Design and Technical Achievement (for Pylon Cam)
  • SportsCenter with nine (including for hosts Hannah Storm and Scott Van Pelt, four for SC Featured pieces and one for the This is SportsCenter promo campaign)
  • E:60 with eight, spread across the News Anthology, Journalism, Long Feature, Camerawork and Writing categories
  • In addition to Storm, Van Pelt and Herbstreit, other individuals earning a nomination are Jay Bilas (studio analyst), Jon Gruden and Jeff Van Gundy (event analyst) and Tom Rinaldi (reporter).

Of note, ESPN’s “Storytelling Unit” – a group within production – contributed 14 of the nominations.  They aired on E:60, SportsCenter, College GameDay and Outside the Lines.

The winners will be announced Tuesday, May 10, in New York.  ESPN has won 171 Sports Emmy Awards in 28 years of eligibility.  ABC Sports won 160 from 1980 – 2008.

ESPN’s nominations by category (all are ESPN, except as noted):

Live Series College Football (ESPN, ABC)
Short Sports Documentary 30 for 30 Shorts – Brave in the Attempt
  30 for 30 Shorts – First Pitch
  30 for 30 Shorts – Unhittable – Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball
  SC Featured – No Excuses
Long Sports Documentary 30 for 30 – Four Falls of Buffalo
  30 for 30 – I Hate Christian Laettner
  30 for 30 – Of Miracles and Men
Studio Show/weekly College GameDay (football)
News Anthology E:60 (ESPN2)
  Outside the Lines (ESPN, ESPN2)
  SC Featured
Sports Journalism E:60 – Sepp Blatter’s FIFA
  E:60 – The Turf War
Short Feature                           College GameDay – Adam Griffith: Family Ties
  E:60 – Made in Dietrich
Long Feature                            E:60 – Ernie Johnson
  E:60 – Silent Night Lights
  SC Featured – Miraculous:  The Austin Hatch Story
Open/Tease Jimmy V Classic open
Trans-Media Sports Coverage 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
(ESPN, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN GoalLine)
Digital Innovation ESPN on Snapchat Discover
Social TV Experience 30 for 30 – I Hate Christian Laettner
Studio Host Hannah Storm
  Scott Van Pelt
Studio Analyst Jay Bilas
Event Analyst Jon Gruden
Kirk Herbstreit (ABC, ESPN)
Jeff Van Gundy (ABC)
Reporter Tom Rinaldi
Technical Team Remote           US Open Tennis (ESPN, ESPN2)
  Monday Night Football
Technical Team Studio College GameDay (football)
  SportsCenter (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS)
Camerawork                             E:60 – First in Flight (ABC)
Editing – Short Form Indianapolis 500 tease
  Jimmy V Classic tease
Editing – Long Form 30 for 30 – Sole Man (Grantland.com)
  30 for 30 Shorts – Every Day 
Writing E:60 – The Family Business (ESPN2)
  The Open Championship
Music Interpretation 30 for 30 – Of Miracles and Men
Post-Produced Sound Indianapolis 500 tease (ABC)
Live Graphic Design College Football (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2)
Monday Night Football
Post-Produced Graphic Design Heisman Trophy Presentation
  Baseball Tonight – John Kruk #NotPictured
  Monday Night Football – Enhanced Content Graphics
Studio Design/Art Direction SportsCenter – SVP Studio X
Production Design/Art Direction Special Olympics World Games – SC Featured:  Smile
Technical Achievement College Football Playoff National Championship /
Monday Night Football – ESPN Pylon Cam
Promotional Announcement SportsCenter – This is SportsCenter
Studio Show in Spanish Béisbol Esta Noche (ESPN Deportes)
Nación ESPN (ESPN Deportes)
SportsCenter Deportes (ESPN Deportes)
On-Air Personality in Spanish David Faitelson
Ernesto Jerez

 

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