ESPN PPV

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ESPN PPV
Country
United States
AvailabilityNational
Owner The Walt Disney Company (80%)
Hearst Communications (20%)
Parent ESPN Inc.
Launch date
1999
Picture format
 480i (SDTV)

ESPN PPV is the banner for pay-per-view events produced by ESPN. The service primarily serves as the distributor for ESPN College Extra, an out-of-market sports package that carries college basketball and football events. The service was originally launched in 1999 as ESPN Extra SkyREPORT.COM News [1] and was renamed ESPN PPV in 2001.

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History

In March 2005, the unit broadcast its first boxing PPV, headlined by Shane Mosley vs. David Estrada. [2] ESPN's contract with the promoter Top Rank since 2017 includes the possibility of PPV events. In January 2019, ESPN announced its first Top Rank PPV, between Terence Crawford and Amir Khan for the WBO Welterweight title. [3]

Collaboration

Although ESPN had preferred to use its subscription streaming service ESPN+ for larger fights not on linear TV, Bob Arum stated that the fight's scale was too large to be covered by rights fees alone. [4] [5] In December 2019, it was announced that ESPN would jointly produce the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II PPV with Fox Sports. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "SkyREPORT.COM News". May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "ESPN Launches Inaugural PPV-Boxing Card". Multichannel. March 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sports Information - Gaining Steam in Sports Technology". Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ Umstead, R. Thomas (January 15, 2019). "ESPN, Top Rank Set April Terence Crawford Pay-Per-View Boxing Event". Multichannel. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bob Arum: Crawford-Khan Is A Splendid Pay-Per-View Event". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Wilder-Fury rematch set for MGM Grand in Vegas". ESPN.com. December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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