ESPN3

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internet television channel over-the-top streaming service sports streaming service

ESPN3 is an online streaming sports network from ESPN that broadcasts a wide range of live and replayed sporting events over the internet.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
WatchESPN	4
ESPN3 canonical	3
ESPN360.com	2
ESPN Goal Line	1
The Valley on ESPN	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1687851 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ESPN3
Context triple: [North American Soccer League (2011–2017), televisionPartner, ESPN3]

A. ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American cable sports television channel owned by ESPN that features a wide range of live sporting events, talk shows, and sports-related programming.
B. ESPN.com
ESPN.com is the sports media giant’s primary website, offering news, scores, analysis, video, and live coverage across a wide range of sports.
C. ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes is a Spanish-language sports television network and media brand owned by ESPN that focuses on providing sports news, live events, and analysis for Spanish-speaking audiences.
D. ESPN
ESPN is a major American sports television network known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events, sports news, and analysis programs.
E. ESPNU
ESPNU is an American sports television channel focused primarily on college athletics, featuring live game broadcasts, analysis, and related programming.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ESPN3
Target entity description: ESPN3 is an online streaming sports network from ESPN that broadcasts a wide range of live and replayed sporting events over the internet.

A. ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American cable sports television channel owned by ESPN that features a wide range of live sporting events, talk shows, and sports-related programming.
B. ESPN.com
ESPN.com is the sports media giant’s primary website, offering news, scores, analysis, video, and live coverage across a wide range of sports.
C. ESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes is a Spanish-language sports television network and media brand owned by ESPN that focuses on providing sports news, live events, and analysis for Spanish-speaking audiences.
D. ESPN
ESPN is a major American sports television network known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events, sports news, and analysis programs.
E. ESPNU
ESPNU is an American sports television channel focused primarily on college athletics, featuring live game broadcasts, analysis, and related programming.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internet television channel ⓘ over-the-top streaming service ⓘ sports streaming service ⓘ
accessRequirement	subscription to a participating pay-TV provider ⓘ subscription to certain broadband internet providers ⓘ
availableOnPlatform	game consoles ⓘ mobile devices ⓘ streaming media players ⓘ web browsers ⓘ
availableVia	ESPN app ⓘ ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WatchESPN
brandOwner	ESPN ⓘ surface form: ESPN Inc.
broadcasts	Olympic sports events ⓘ college basketball games ⓘ college football games ⓘ cricket matches ⓘ golf tournaments ⓘ motorsports events ⓘ rugby matches ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ tennis matches ⓘ
businessModel	advertising-supported ⓘ subscription-authenticated ⓘ
countryOfOperation	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionModel	TV-everywhere service ⓘ
focusesOn	sports programming ⓘ
formerName	ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ESPN360.com
hasServiceType	live streaming ⓘ video on demand ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
launchDate	2005 ⓘ
offersContentType	live sports events ⓘ sports event replays ⓘ sports highlights ⓘ studio programming simulcasts ⓘ
operatedBy	ESPN ⓘ surface form: ESPN Inc.
ownedBy	ESPN ⓘ surface form: ESPN Inc.
parentOrganization	Hearst Communications ⓘ The Walt Disney Company ⓘ
partOf	ESPN digital platforms ⓘ surface form: ESPN digital network ESPN family of networks ⓘ
platform	internet ⓘ
rebrandedFrom	ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ESPN360.com
regionRestriction	primarily available in the United States ⓘ
subjectTo	geographic blackout restrictions ⓘ
website	https://www.espn.com/watch/espn3 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North American Soccer League (2011–2017) → televisionPartner → ESPN3 ⓘ

ESPN2 → sisterChannel → ESPN3 ⓘ

2014 NWSL Championship → broadcastNetwork → ESPN3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: WatchESPN

Missouri Valley Conference → digitalNetwork → ESPN3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Valley on ESPN

ESPN family of networks → includesChannel → ESPN3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESPN Goal Line

Mike and Mike → alsoBroadcastOn → ESPN3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: WatchESPN

ESPN app → supportsService → ESPN3 ⓘ

ESPN3 → formerName → ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESPN360.com

ESPN3 → rebrandedFrom → ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ESPN360.com

ESPN3 → availableVia → ESPN3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: WatchESPN

2015 U.S. Open Cup Final → televisionBroadcaster → ESPN3 ⓘ

this entity surface form: WatchESPN

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