ESPN Classic
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ESPN Classic was a U.S. cable sports television network owned by ESPN that specialized in rebroadcasts of notable past sporting events and classic sports programming.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable sports television network
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television channel → |
| acquiredBy |
ESPN
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surface form:
ESPN Inc.
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| availableIn | standard definition only in later years → |
| broadcastArea |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfAcquisition | 1997 → |
| distributionFormat |
cable television
→
satellite television → |
| endTime | 2021-01-01 → |
| formerName | Classic Sports Network → |
| genre | sports television → |
| headquartersLocation | Bristol, Connecticut → |
| inception | 1995 → |
| languageOfBroadcast | English → |
| networkType | pay television → |
| notableFor |
airing classic ESPN "30 for 30" documentaries
→
airing classic MLB games → airing classic NBA games → airing classic NHL games → airing classic boxing matches → airing vintage college basketball games → airing vintage college football games → |
| ownedBy |
Hearst Communications
→
surface form:
Hearst Communications (minority via ESPN Inc.)
The Walt Disney Company →
surface form:
The Walt Disney Company (majority via ESPN Inc.)
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| owner |
ESPN
→
surface form:
ESPN Inc.
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| parentOrganization |
ESPN
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Hearst Communications → The Walt Disney Company → |
| pictureFormat |
480i
→
SDTV → |
| programmingType | archival sports content → |
| reasonForClosure | declining carriage and shift to on-demand/streaming platforms → |
| rebrandedAs | ESPN Classic self-link → |
| rebrandingDate | 1997 → |
| shutdownDate | 2021-01-01 → |
| sisterChannel |
ESPN
→
ESPN Deportes → ESPN2 → ESPNU → ESPNews → |
| specialty |
classic sports programming
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rebroadcasts of notable past sporting events → |
| startTime | 1995-05-06 → |
| status | defunct → |
| typicalContent |
classic ESPN original programming
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replays of historic games → sports documentaries → |
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