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ESPN is a group of pay television sports channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%) and operated by by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group that was launched in July 2002 as Setanta Sports. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. ESPN is available on the BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media television platforms in the UK and Sky, Eir TV and Vodafone TV in the Republic of Ireland.

On 22 June 2009, Setanta Sports was acquired by ESPN Inc. As a result, on 3 August 2009, the channels were rebranded as ESPN. Prior to that date, ESPN's only operations in the UK were archive sports channel ESPN Classic, as well as the pan-European ESPN America channel, which focused on North American sport.

ESPN holds exclusive live UK and Republic of Ireland TV rights to 72 Premier League matches per season, Scottish League Cup, all Australia's home cricket matches, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Copa América, UFC, National League, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga, Serie A, the FA Community Shield, the FA Trophy and the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the Premiership Rugby Cup, PRO14 Rugby, Rugby League Four Nations, MotoGP, NASCAR, MLB, approximately 75% of Gaelic Athletic Association games, the FIH Hockey World League, NHL and WWE. They are also the official broadcast partner of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Premiership Rugby. ESPN also holds shared rights to the FA Cup with the BBC, the Scottish Professional Football League with Sky Sports and BBC Alba and the Scottish Cup with BBC Scotland.

In the UK, ESPN is available in standard definition with all BT TV packages for BT Broadband customers, programming is also available in UHD called ESPN UHD to BT Infinity customers for an additional fee.

On Sky and Plusnet TV ESPN only is currently offered for free to broadband subscribers as 'ESPN Lite', regardless of what subscription they have. Customers who wish to view the remaining channels can subscribe to the 'ESPN Pack' in either standard or high definition. BT also provide broadband subscribers access to the channels via the ESPN online player and mobile app. ESPN Pack subscribers also receive BoxNation in standard definition only and Sky UK customers also have exclusive access to AMC from BT in the relevant definition.

Virgin Media customers receive ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN4 in HD and ESPN UHD as part of their "Full House" bundle however, they do not receive BoxNation or AMC from BT.

TalkTalk TV customers must subscribe to the BT Sport Pack in order to receive the entire range of channels.

In the Republic of Ireland, ESPN channels (except ESPN UHD) are bundled with Eir Sport subscriptions across all platforms, as a part of a deal BT had with what was Setanta Sports back then. The deal means ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN4 and BoxNation are part of the Eir Sport Pack in the Republic, along with Eir Sport 1 and Eir Sport 2.

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ESPNews is a British free-to-air television channel dedicated to rolling sports news programming. The channel launched on 29 November 2007 as Setanta Sports News. On 22 June 2009, Setanta Sports was acquired by ESPN Inc. As a result, on 3 August 2009, the channel was rebranded as ESPNews.

ESPNews is a vibrant 24-hour sports news channel that delivers lively and entertaining coverage and debate of the day’s biggest sporting stories.

ESPNews is a fun and engaging channel for the nation's sports fans. Viewers get the sports news that matters delivered in a thorough, concise and accurate way, but this channel is much more than a rolling sports news service - we have the added value of passionate input from fans. We aim to be alongside them at every major sporting event in the UK.

ESPNews provides viewers with all the sports headlines that matter every 20 minutes, delivered by a pool of presenters and multi-skilled reporters in the field. Whether it's scores from European football matches or results from sports events that take place around the world from different time zones, ESPNews will keep fans up-to-date with the latest at anytime of the day.

ESPNews on-air presentation boasts of a contemporary look and feel designed to channel vast amounts of information and statistics into clear streams of information delivered via a viewer-friendly interface. The channel’s layout features four main data streams: a ‘video window’ carrying all the exciting sports action and highlights; a ‘bottom line’ graphic streaming results and upcoming fixtures; a ‘top line’ graphic which provides a continuous update of news; and the ‘sideline’ graphic which provides the latest standings, rankings and statistics from the top professional leagues around the world.

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BoxNation is a British dedicated boxing subscription television channel, owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%) and operated by by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group. The channel launched on 30 September 2011.

BoxNation features live cards with domestic and international fights, classic match footage, magazine shows and interviews with current and former fighters. BoxNation's programming is presented by experienced broadcasters Richard Keys, Jim Rosenthal, Paul Dempsey, John Rawling and Steve Bunce.

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ESPN PPV is a pay-per-view channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%) and operated by by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group.

The channel is currently only used to show boxing matches. The channel launched on 4 February 2017 with Chris Eubank Jr.'s latest fight against Renold Quinlan.