WHAT IS ESPN?
ESPN is abbreviated form of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. It is an American worldwide basic cable sports channel owned by espn.com mutually by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Egan with slogan The Worldwide Leader in Sports. ESPN along with its 17 sister channel among which some are regional have offices in Canada, Florida and many more.To target the Indian subcontinent including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ESPN Inc. joined hand with Sony Pictures Network India on 16 January 2016 and launched Sony ESPN