ESPN (Netherlands)

ESPN is a Dutch group of pay television sports channels, 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 Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV in which The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV has 51% ownership. ESPN launched as Fox Sports on 1 August 2013, buying out the Eredivisie Live service from the Dutch Football League.[1][2] On 31 December 2020, it was renamed ESPN after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney in 2019. ESPN offers 6 channels, Video-on-demand services and ESPN app. Its main competitor is the Dutch premium television service Ziggo Sport Totaal.

ESPN
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkESPN
Programming
Language(s)Dutch
Ownership
OwnerESPN Inc.
operated by Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV (51 % The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV)
Sister channels24Kitchen
BabyTV
Fox
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Launched1 August 2013 (2013-08-01)
Former namesFox Sports (2013–2020)
Links
Websitewww.espn.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitenneChannel 24 (ESPN HD)
Channel 25 (ESPN 2 HD)
Cable
ZiggoChannel 421 (ESPN HD)
Channel 422 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 423 (ESPN 3 HD)
Channel 424 (ESPN 4 HD)
Channel 425 (ESPN 5 HD)
Channel 426 (ESPN 6 HD)
CaiwayChannel 318 (ESPN HD)
Channel 319 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 320 (ESPN 3 HD)
Channel 321 (ESPN 4 HD)
Channel 322 (ESPN 5 HD)
Channel 323 (ESPN 6 HD)
DELTAChannel 421 (ESPN HD)
Channel 422 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 423 (ESPN 3 HD)
Channel 424 (ESPN 4 HD)
Channel 425 (ESPN 5)
Channel 426 (ESPN 6)
Kabel NoordChannel 310 (ESPN HD)
Channel 311 (ESPN 2)
Channel 312 (ESPN 3)
Channel 313 (ESPN 4)
Channel 314 (ESPN 5)
Channel 315 (ESPN 6)
Satellite
Canal DigitaalChannel 30 (ESPN HD)
Channel 31 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 32 (ESPN 4 HD)
JoyneChannel 39 (ESPN HD)
Channel 40 (ESPN 2)
Channel 41 (ESPN 3)
IPTV
KPNChannel 14/221 (ESPN HD)
Channel 222 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 223 (ESPN 3 HD)
Channel 224 (ESPN 4 HD)
Channel 225 (ESPN 5 HD)
Channel 226 (ESPN 6 HD)
T-Mobile NetherlandsChannel 150 (ESPN HD)
Channel 151 (ESPN 2 HD)
Channel 152 (ESPN 3 HD)
Channel 153 (ESPN 4 HD)
Channel 154 (ESPN 5 HD)
Channel 155 (ESPN 6 HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)
ESPN WatchWatch live (Netherlands only)

History

It launched as Eredivisie Live at the start of the 2008–09 season on 29 August 2008.[3] Highlights of the Eredivisie can be seen on the national public broadcaster NOS.

The pundit team includes Jan van Halst, Mario Been and Pierre van Hooijdonk. Gary Lineker provides a weekly analysis of the matches, which can be seen on the website of Eredivisie Live. The website also offers pay-per-view matches.

Between the 2009–10 and 2012–13 seasons, Eredivisie Live broadcast the UEFA Europa League live on Thursdays. From 2013–14 the coverage switched to sister service Fox Sports International for matches of non-Dutch clubs.[4]

In August 2013, the Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV would establish another two channels which included Fox Sports International while Eredivisie Live was rebranded into Fox Sports Eredivisie on 1 August 2013.[5]

On 20 March 2019 The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group Benelux and Fox's 51% stake on the channel.[6][7] Since July 2019, Fox Sports 1 is part of the KPN provider basic package.[8] On 1 October 2020, it was announced that the networks would rebrand as ESPN on 31 December 2020, due to the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney.[9][10]

Channels
  • ESPN
  • ESPN 2
  • ESPN 3
  • ESPN 4
  • ESPN 5
  • ESPN 6

Coverage

See also

References
  1. Jarco Kriek (26 June 2013). "Eredivisie Live wordt Fox Sports Eredivisie en International". TotaalTV.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-07-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Robert Briel (10 July 2008). "Eredivisie Live launches August 29". Broadband TV News.
  4. "Eredivisie Live wordt Fox Sports eredivisie". Fox Sports. 30 June 2013.
  5. Eredivisie Live wordt FOX Sports Eredivisie , 26 June 2013
  6. New Disney Registration Statement
  7. Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul (March 20, 2019). "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  8. Fox Sports 1 vanaf nu in basispakket KPN Foxsports.nl, 23 juli 2019
  9. "Fox Sports gaat ESPN Sports heten". broadcastmagazine.nl. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. "FOX Sports heet vanaf 1 januari ESPN | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl (in Dutch). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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