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Press Release Category: Year in Review

  • January 2, 1994
    ESPN2 HIGHLIGHTS BRAND NAME EXTENSION Under the direction of ESPN President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Bornstein, ESPN focused on…
  • January 2, 1993
    Key programming acquisitions, including the NHL and the 1994 World Cup Soccer Tournament, growth in ESPN’s international distribution, and the…
  • January 2, 1992
    ESPN RADIO, INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION KEY DEVELOPMENTS ESPN broke new ground both domestically and internationally in 1991 under the direction of…
  • January 2, 1991
    For ESPN, 1990 marked the arrival of Major League Baseball, ushering in a new era of national television coverage of…
  • January 2, 1990
    1989: A YEAR OF MEMORIES AND MILESTONES ESPN, the year 1989 was highlighted by the acquisition of Major League Baseball,…
  • January 2, 1989
    NEW PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS ESPN’S 1988 1988, ESPN continued to expand and enhance its lineup of exclusive sports programming and remained…
  • January 2, 1988
    1987 MARKS ESPN’S BIGGEST YEAR YET For ESPN, 1987 was a year unsurpassed in the network’s eight-year history, arguably the…
  • January 2, 1987
    PROGRAMMING PROGRESS MARKS ESPN YEAR ESPN, in its seventh year, took “further strides in providing the nation’s sports fans the…
  • January 2, 1986
    1985: BANNER YEAR FOR ESPN ESPN, America’s largest cable network, completed several major programming acquisitions in 1985 and, for the…
  • January 2, 1985
    ESPN, America’s largest cable network, reached several milestones during the past year.  A summary of 1984’s key developments follows: January…