ESPN PPV
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| Availability | National |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company(80%) Hearst Communications(20%) |
| Parent | ESPN Inc. |
Launch date | 1999 |
Picture format | 480i(SDTV) |
ESPN PPVis the banner forpay-per-viewevents produced byESPN.The service primarily serves as the distributor forESPN College Extra,anout-of-market sports packagethat carriescollege basketballand football events. The service was originally launched in 1999 asESPN ExtraSkyREPORT.COM News[1]and was renamedESPN PPVin 2001.
History[edit]
In March 2005, the unit broadcast its firstbo xingPPV, headlined byShane Mosleyvs.David Estrada.[2]ESPN's contract with the promoterTop Ranksince 2017 includes the possibility of PPV events. In January 2019, ESPN announced its first Top Rank PPV, betweenTerence CrawfordandAmir Khanfor theWBOWelterweight title.[3]
Collaboration[edit]
Although ESPN had preferred to use its subscription streaming serviceESPN+for larger fights not on linear TV,Bob Arumstated 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 theDeontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury IIPPV withFox Sports.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"SkyREPORT.COM News".2010-05-27. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-05-27.Retrieved2023-04-06.
- ^"ESPN Launches Inaugural PPV-Bo xing Card".Multichannel.Retrieved2019-12-30.
- ^"Sports Information - Gaining Steam in Sports Technology".Retrieved2023-04-06.
- ^Umstead, R. Thomas."ESPN, Top Rank Set April Terence Crawford Pay-Per-View Bo xing Event".Multichannel.Retrieved2019-12-30.
- ^"Bob Arum: Crawford-Khan Is A Splendid Pay-Per-View Event".Bo xing Scene.Retrieved2019-05-17.
- ^"Wilder-Fury rematch set for MGM Grand in Vegas".ESPN.2019-12-27.Retrieved2019-12-30.
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