| 翻訳と辞書 |
BT Sport ESPN
BT Sport ESPN is a sports television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland owned by BT Group under licence from American sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. The channel was operated by ESPN from 3 August 2009 to 31 July 2013,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ESPN announces channel details for its Premier League debut )〕 when it was sold to BT and became part of its BT Sport package focusing on international sporting events, especially American sports. Programming is available in standard definition and high definition formats.
== History ==
The channel launched on 3 August 2009 as a result of ESPN's acquisition of partial UK broadcast rights to the Premier League six weeks prior, caused in turn by the financial difficulties of Setanta Sports, which ceased broadcasting in Great Britain at about the same time.〔 It marked ESPN's first foray into live coverage of domestic sports events in the UK, which had previously been dominated by terrestrial networks such as the BBC and ITV, as well as pay services Sky Sports and Setanta. Prior to August 2009, ESPN's only operations in the UK were archive sports channel ESPN Classic, as well as the pan-European ESPN America channel, which focuses on North American sport.
On 13 June 2012, it was announced that ESPN had missed out on Premier League broadcast rights from the 2013-14 to 2015-16 season to Sky Sports and BT, despite making a "strong bid". The news followed speculation that ESPN was reconsidering its position in the UK. In the following months, ESPN also lost the rights to Premiership Rugby, Premiership Rugby Sevens Series and American, Brazilian, French and Italian top-flight football to BT.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BT poaches Premiership Rugby rights from ESPN, Sky )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BT deals further blow to ESPN with new rights deals )〕 On 1 February 2013, ''Broadcast'' reported that ESPN had entered talks to sell off its remaining sports rights, believed to be worth more than £15m.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ESPN in talks to sell UK sports rights )〕 During The Walt Disney Company's first quarter earnings results conference call on 5 February 2013, Disney's chief financial officer Jay Rasulo confirmed that ESPN had "experienced losses" in the UK and was "exploring an exit".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Disney: ESPN may leave the UK )〕 On 25 February 2013, BT agreed to acquire ESPN's UK and Ireland TV channels business, consisting of ESPN and ESPN America. BT continue to broadcast ESPN since the deal's completion date of 31 July, as part of its BT Sport package of services. The value of the deal had not been disclosed, but BT was understood to be paying "low tens of millions".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BT buys ESPN'S UK and Ireland TV channels )〕
In January 2015, BT reached a long-term rights deal with ESPN, allowing the network to maintain its affiliation with ESPN International and its rights to sports properties owned by ESPN outright or to which it holds international rights, as well as its originally programmes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.btplc.com/news/articles/showarticle.cfm?articleid=%7B60a32774-3b2c-4b26-90de-44a829925ea7%7D )〕 On 9 June 2015, BT rebranded the channel as BT Sport ESPN.
抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』
■ウィキペディアで「BT Sport ESPN」の詳細全文を読む
スポンサード リンク
| 翻訳と辞書 : 翻訳のためのインターネットリソース |
Copyright(C) kotoba.ne.jp 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved.
|
|