How ESPN Became A $20 Billion Sports Juggernaut

This is the story behind ESPN, the world's leader in sports coverage since 1979.
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[@arash2349]

Hard to believe Men's softball was the first sport on ESPN.

[@jpmnky]

If you saw the programming in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s you wouldn’t. They used to air stuff like World’s Strongest Man, or sailing races in the afternoons. The peak for this channel, like a lot of other things, was the late 1990’s.

[@epikshay7658]

Without espn we wouldn’t be able to watch Stephen A and Max argue for two hours out of our day... they were the only reason I made it through COVID

[@epikshay7658]

@Joey Momma Get a life? How was I supposed to do anything if we couldn’t get out our house and do anything because of a deadly virus. U sound pretty dumb btw😂

[@EzGiannis]

Without espn I probably wouldn’t know what nba was. I just realised that

[@phenomenalone7134]

ESPN also aired the American Wrestling Association from 85-91, World Class Championship Wrestling, and later on, the Global Wrestling Federation in the 90s, up until its demise (every weekday at 4pm)

[@hamed_nassoro]

The narrator on this channel is always spot on 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@codym8897]

At 6:08, do you have the full ESPN SportsCenter intro from 1981? It has the dramatic disco tune, and began with the flares coming in, and the ESPN logo flashes when the flares disappear. Then, the ESPN logo sparkles, and the sparkles form the word "SPORTSCENTER", as vignettes of sports are shown in a fire effect. Then, the ESPN logo flashes, and the flares disappear to form the ESPN SportsCenter logo. Finally, the ESPN SportsCenter logo zooms forward.

[@ItsMeRhei75XD]

Oh that channel it became the greatest sports channel network

[@aaronmishael4665]

Do house of highlights next

[@bobafatt7128]

ESPN type story

[@david.tousignant20]

ESPN was relevant and excellent for a long time... in the last few years, it's a sturdy decline.

[@jpmnky]

It is a bummer to see them fall to such a pitiful state. It’s not just this network, any of the A&E stations, late night comedy, I could keep going. But the fall of ESPN and The History Channel cut the deepest. For me anyway.

[@tmmedia2446]

@@jpmnky I think history is back on the upswing. Checkout the Food that built American, I think it’s a great live action documentary. Probably some of the best shit they have made in years

[@joedimaggio3687]

​@tmmedia2446 I agree. They are getting away from the "reality " crap and are returning to what made the channel so good in it's first few years of existence.

[@Buckets10to11]

Yooo I love your vids

[@jeremyfincham1422]

I'm looking forward to ESPN/ABC acquiring the NHL broadcasting rights next year. 😍😎

[@penguinrea0088]

Great videos nonstop sports

[@glenwest1911]

Great video and topic!

[@michaeljordan299]

Next the history of nonstop sports

[@kingjayjay2091]

Love your videos

[@Augfordpdoggie]

i miss the good ol days of chris berman's nicknames and olbermann being sarcastic.....ahh the 90's

[@sirr1ft44]

Very creative video idea

[@crlgaming1322]

POV u live in Bristol

[@irs4486]

steven a smith be carrying espn

[@realbuckeye9716]

😅😂

[@jahmaiscott7477]

Yall gotta do a video on the story of NBA star Isaiah Thomas

[@osurocks24]

Which one? The one with the Pistons? Or the one that got bounced around before he got kicked of the league?

[@jahmaiscott7477]

@@osurocks24 nah I'm talking about 5'9 Isaiah Thomas who played in boston

[@T.Sullivan]

I got espn tatted on me lmao

[@thecba]

ESPN is sports Google

[@yahlee1802]

Can you do “best players who skipped college “ ?

[@cringecentral_]

Kg Bron Kobe

[@lawsonstone2772]

Can yall do the story of abc

[@mrgreens4053]

This bomb

[@jasonjones63]

No one is watching ESPN nowadays

[@osurocks24]

Great network back then. Garbage channel now!

[@cole9105]

NOICE

[@lawsonstone2772]

Or nbc

[@zxcytdfxy256]

the story of trash

[@mauriciovalerio5174]

No

[@philipbrister]

ESPN used to be watchable

[@don64]

Unfortunately,they now are extremely biased,and have helped ruin the collegiate game of football by trying to marginalizing it.

[@penguinrea0088]

Lets go

[@court_sportz2715]

Noti gang

[@Buckets10to11]

Noti gang yessss

[@notyoaverageguy2221]

First

[@cringecentral_]

@@calebrisher9241 he ain’t lying

[@calebrisher9241]

@@cringecentral_ what you talking about

[@cringecentral_]

@@calebrisher9241 he was, indeed, first. You deleted your comment calling him a liar

[@calebrisher9241]

@@cringecentral_ prove it

[@cringecentral_]

@@calebrisher9241 if you change the order of the comments to newest first and scroll all the way down, it shows you the oldest, aka the first, comment on the video

[@omarhoutsnee5748]

First Edit:second i was beaten

[@redfirepenguin4648]

Second

[@Ethan-pu5lo]

FIRST

[@landenquiring7951]

First

[@calebrisher9241]

Liar