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January 14, 2008 -- ESPN.com, the leading online sports destination, today announced it has entered a content agreement with Major League Gaming (MLG), the leading professional video game league. ESPN will serve as a primary outlet for news about MLG, providing extensive digital coverage of MLG’s 2008 Pro Circuit Competitions, including exclusive streamed matches, pro player interviews, and scores and stats. Additionally, MLG will host ESPN co-branded online video game tournaments.    » read more »

137 Hours on TV; 480+ Hours Live on Broadband

January 7, 2008 -- Building on its rich tradition of more than 25 years of outdoors programming, ESPN Outdoors will continue to bring the latest when-to, where-to and how-to information with entertaining and exciting shows, some new and some familiar, on ESPN2, presented in high definition.

The top-notch programming kicks off with a bang. The third episode of Offshore Adventures, which airs Sunday, Jan. 13, will feature President Bush and husband-and-wife hosts Chris and Melissa Fischer searching for striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay out of St. Michaels, Md.    » read more »

Live Coverage February 2 – 7, 2008

January 10, 2008 -- ESPN Deportes and Cultiva Entertainment have reached an agreement that makes ESPN Deportes the exclusive Spanish-language home in the U.S. to the 2008 Caribbean Series when it is held in Santiago, Dominican Republic February 2 – 7.    » read more »

24/7 Linear Channel Exclusively for the Mobile Platform Connects Sports Enthusiasts to Live Events and ESPN Programming

BRISTOL, CONN. and EMERYVILLE, CA, Jan. 07, 2008 – MobiTV, Inc., the leader in mobile and broadband entertainment services, along with ESPN, today announced the availability of ESPN Mobile TV, a 24/7 channel for wireless which offers a compelling selection of live, simulcast sports events; comprehensive and breaking sports news, mobile-exclusive programming; commentary and analysis; and real-time sports scores and game updates.    » read more »

- Saturday and Sunday Editions of Countdown and Matchup during NFL Playoffs
- Two-Hour SportsCenter Special Sunday Night at 9 p.m. to Recap Weekend Games

ESPN Finishes Strong with Most-Viewed Quarter & Month 209 Million People Watched ESPN Networks in 4th Quarter Monday Night Football Provides Year's Biggest Audiences

January 8, 2008 -- ESPN2 and ESPNEWS posted their most-viewed year in 2007 and ESPN finished strong, with the fourth quarter registering as its most-viewed quarter in history and December was its most-viewed month.    » read more »

December 27, 2007 -- Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM featuring Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, Keyshawn Johnson and Emmitt Smith will preview all the day’s NFL games Sunday at 11 a.m. ET. Chris Mortensen will provide headlines and league news, and Steve Young will contribute his weekly Sunday opinion segment, “Young is Restless.”

The pre-game show will include reports from Ed Werder in FedEx Field for the Cowboys at Redskins game and Bob Holtzman reporting from Indianapolis for the Titans at Colts. Planned features:

The Patriots Perfect Season?    » read more »

ESPN Visits Crash Site; Interviews Survivors and Man Who Found Them

December 27, 2007 -- Reporter Chris Connelly and a camera crew spent two weeks in South America interviewing several people, including three survivors and the man who found them after the “Andes Flight Disaster” for the Sunday, Dec. 30 Outside the Lines (ESPN 9:30 a.m. ET, re-aired ESPNEWS at noon).    » read more »

December 18, 2007 -- The longest winning streak in the history of American sports will be the focus of a new, one-hour documentary on ESPN, The Streak. Produced by ESPN Content Development in conjunction with Kelly Ripa’s and Mark Consuelos’ Milojo Productions, in association with critically acclaimed producer John Hock (Through the Fire) and Hock Films, the film will follow the 2007-08 season of the Brandon High School (Tampa, Fla.) wrestling program which sits atop a 451-0 record dating back 34 straight years.    » read more »

December 18, 2007 -- ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale had successful surgery today to treat ulcers on his left vocal chord. Dick Vitale plans to return to the air in early February. He will continue to provide his college basketball observations on ESPN.com and dickvitaleonline.com while he recuperates.

"College basketball fans will miss Dick's enthusiasm in the coming weeks. But we are delighted to learn his surgery was a success and we all wish him a speedy recovery," said ESPN President George Bodenheimer.    » read more »

- Five-Disc Limited-Edition Collector’s Set Features More Than Seven Hours of Bonus Content Including 1977 World Series Highlights Including the Complete Game Six Telecast
- Collectible Pack Includes Exclusive 1977 New York Yankees World Championship Baseball Cap and Team Photo

- ESPN Radio to Broadcast 16 Games Including BCS
- ESPNU to Re-Air 22 Bowl Games
- Five ERT-Owned Games
- Musburger/Herbstreit/Salters to Call Rose Bowl on ABC and BCS Championship on ESPN Radio

- ESPNU Championship Series on SportsCenter
- Most-viewed Seasons Ever for College GameDay and ESPN2’s Game Coverage

December 10, 2007 -- ESPN’s College GameDay Built by the Home Depot posted its most-viewed season ever, surpassing last year’s record-setting season. The Saturday morning program averaged 1,662,000 households for a 6% increase over last season’s 1,565,000 households.    » read more »

Multi-Platform, All-Access Coverage of Charlotte Hosting Orlando Friday

December 11, 2007 -- ESPN will present unique behind-the-scenes coverage capturing a day in the life of an NBA franchise as the Charlotte Bobcats prepare to take the court against the Orlando Magic Friday, Dec. 14. In addition to increased access within the game coverage, ESPN’s all-access pass will include multi-platform content throughout the day beginning with interviews during ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning up to and including the event telecast at 8 p.m. ET.    » read more »