Resumption of Sport Boosts ESPN Podcasts
The unusual confluence of all major professional sports in August heated up ESPN Podcasts listenership, as ESPN posted its best month ever and grew 29% over August 2019.
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ESPN’s Lance Armstrong Documentary Launches on BBC iPlayer
A two-part ESPN documentary about one of sport’s most controversial figures, Lance Armstrong, is now available on BBC iPlayer and will be broadcast on BBC Two at a later date.
ESPN Signs NBA All-Star Vince Carter as an Analyst
ESPN has signed eight-time NBA All Star and Olympic gold medallist Vince Carter to a multi-year contract as a basketball analyst.
ESPN+ Becomes Exclusive Home of The Patriot League
The Patriot League has reached a multi-year agreement that makes ESPN+ the exclusive digital home for live and archived Patriot League sporting events, starting with the 2020-21 academic year.
ESPN & ABC to Showcase Raider’s First Home Game in Las Vegas
ESPN will present a Monday Night Football MegaCast to celebrate the NFL in Las Vegas, utilizing multiple networks to showcase the Raiders’ first game in their new city, hosting the New Orleans Saints, and the debut of Allegiant Stadium.
Steelers-Giants Gives ESPN’s MNF Ratings Boost
The first game of ESPN’s signature NFL Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader — Pittsburgh Steelers at the New York Giants (7 p.m. ET) — delivered cable’s third-highest audience for a sporting event in 2020 and cable’s best in the category since January, as the game averaged 10,760,000 viewers.
Andre Ward Agrees New Deal at ESPN
Undefeated two-division world champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Andre Ward, has agreed to a new multiyear deal with ESPN, it has been confirmed.
Michele Steele Signs New Deal at ESPN
Michele Steele has signed a new, multiyear contract with ESPN, continuing her role as a Chicago-based general assignment reporter which she has held since joining the network in 2011.
ESPN to Air Astro’s V Dodgers September 13th
ESPN has confirmed a star-studded game selection for the September 13th edition of Sunday Night Baseball as Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host José Altuve and the Houston Astros at a special start time of 8pm ET on ESPN.