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ESPN HD, launched March 30th, 2003 is a high-definitionsimulcast of the cable television network ESPN, both owned by Disney that broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It uses the 720p standard because the progressive 'p' nature of that signal is better for the fast fluid motion seen in sports [1]. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Projection screen in a home theater, displaying a high-definition television image. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... 720p is the shorthand name for a category of video modes. ...


Typically, only shows that are actually produced at ESPN's Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, and a lot of live sports events are actually produced and presented in high definition. Those that are recorded elsewhere (Rome is Burning is produced in Los Angeles, Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn are both produced in Washington D.C) are presented in a standard definition, 4:3 format with stylized pillar boxes. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Pardon the Interruption (also known as PTI), is a sports TV show on ESPN filmed in Washington, DC, and airing on ESPN or, on occasion, ESPN2, with a daily replay on ESPNEWS, ESPN2 (when there are no other sporting events to show), and the XM and Sirius satellite radio services... Around the Horn is a daily, half-hour sports talk program on ESPN filmed in Washington, DC. It airs at 5:00 pm ET, in a sports talk hour with Pardon the Interruption. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The pillar box effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars (mattes or masking) are placed on the sides of the image. ...


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ESPN Inc.

ESPN Network Family: ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNEWS | ESPN Classic | ESPNU | ESPN Deportes | ESPN HD | ESPN2 HD | ESPN Now | ESPN Plus | ESPN PPV | ESPN360 | ESPN Radio | ESPN Deportes Radio ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN. Nicknamed the deuce, ESPN2 was to be branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross, snowboarding, and BMX racing. ... ESPNEWS (word origin: grammatical blend of ESPN and news), launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel produced by the sports network ESPN. It airs news, highlights, press conferences, and commentary by analysts all in relation to sports. ... ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ... ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. The network was launched on March 4, 2005 from the Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. ... ESPN Deportes is an cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... ESPN HD is a cable television network owned by Disney that broadcasts 24/7. ... ESPN2 HD is a cable television network owned by Disney that broadcasts 24/7. ... A network started by ESPN, ESPN Now posts around-the-clock listings of television events on the ESPN Family of Networks, as well as up-to-date news. ... ESPN Plus is the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, which is an American televsion program syndicator. ... ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network in the United States launched on January 1, 1992. ... ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish-language sports radio network created and produced by Disney-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football, baseball and boxing. ...

ESPN Business Ventures: ESPN.com | ESPN The Magazine | ESPN Deportes La Revista | ESPN Books | ESPN Zone | ESPY Awards | Mobile ESPN | ESPN Intergration ESPN (formerly an initialism for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ESPN Zone is a small chain of very large restaurants that include arcades, TV studios, and radio studios. ... The ESPY Awards are a set of annual sports awards given out by the ESPN sports television channel in the United States since 1993. ... Mobile ESPN is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator. ...

Key Programs: Around the Horn | Baseball Tonight | Cold Pizza | College GameDay | Mike and Mike in the Morning | Monday Night Football | NBA Shootaround | Outside the Lines | Pardon the Interruption | Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | SportsCenter | Sunday NFL Countdown | Sunday Night Baseball Around the Horn is a daily, half-hour sports talk program on ESPN filmed in Washington, DC. It airs at 5:00 pm ET, in a sports talk hour with Pardon the Interruption. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cold Pizza logo Cold Pizza is a television morning sports talk show that airs weekday mornings on ESPN2. ... College Gameday logo College GameDay is an ESPN show (with a separate radio broadcast on ESPN Radio) that first aired in 1989 with Bob Carpenter as host and Lee Corso and Beano Cook as analysts. ... Mike and Mike in the Morning logo Mike and Mike in the Morning is a sports talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg (aka Greeny) and broadcast on ESPN Radio. ... Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. ... NBA Shootaround logo NBA Shootaround is a National Basketball Association pregame show for NBA Friday, which appears every Friday during the regular season, on ESPN. The official name is Kia NBA Shootaround and has been sence the show began in 2002. ... Outside the Lines began in 1990 as a monthly progam that examined a critical issue in American sports. ... Pardon the Interruption (also known as PTI), is a sports TV show on ESPN filmed in Washington, DC, and airing on ESPN or, on occasion, ESPN2, with a daily replay on ESPNEWS, ESPN2 (when there are no other sporting events to show), and the XM and Sirius satellite radio services... Stephen A. Smith Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith is a television show on ESPN2 hosted by media personality, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and NBA Shootaround analyst Stephen A. Smith. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sunday NFL Countdown logo Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

Top Personalities: John Anderson | Chris Berman | Linda Cohn | Lee Corso | Rece Davis | Chris Fowler | Suzy Kolber | Bob Ley | Steve Levy | Kenny Mayne | Dan Patrick | Karl Ravech | Stuart Scott | Mike Tirico John Anderson (born 1965) is a sports journalist from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a host of the ESPN TV program SportsCenter since June 1999. ... Chris Berman, ESPN Personality. ... Linda Cohn (born November 10, 1959) is an accomplished sportscaster who appears on ESPNs SportsCenter as an anchor. ... Lee Corso (born 1936), American sports broadcaster and football analyst. ... Rece Davis (born December 14, 1965 as Laurece Davis in Muscle Shoals, Alabama), has been a journalist for ESPN since 1995. ... Chris Fowler is a sports broadcaster for ESPN known best for his work on College GameDay for college football. ... Kolber interviewing NFL quarterback Mark Brunell. ... Bob Ley (born March 16, 1955 in Newark, New Jersey) is a sportscaster for the ESPN cable-TV network. ... Steve Levy (born March 12, 1965), is currently a journalist for ESPN. Before working for ESPN, he worked in New York for WFAN. At ESPN, he usually works on SportsCenter, and he covered NHL regular season and playoff games before the network lost the rights to televise the leagues... Kenny Mayne (born September 1, 1959) is a sports journalist for ESPN. A native of Kent, Washington, Mayne was an honorable mention junior college All-American quarterback in 1978 at Wenatchee Valley Community College in Wenatchee, WA. Kenny graduated from UNLV in 1982, with a degree in Broadcasting, where he... Dan Patrick Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), better known as Dan Patrick, is a sportscaster from Mason, Ohio, United States. ... Karl Ravech (born January 19, 1965), is an American journalist for ESPN since 1993. ... Stuart Scott To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mike Tirico is a commentator for ESPN/ABC. He has been host of ABC Sports golf coverage since 1996. ...



 
 

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