720p (HDTV) Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTV feed
Ownership
Owner
The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Communications (20%)
Parent
ESPN Inc.
Sister channels
ABC
BabyTV
Disney Channel
Disney Junior
Disney XD
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNews
Freeform
FX
FXX
FX Movie Channel
FYI
History
History en Espanol
Lifetime
LMN
Longhorn Network
Military History
National Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
SEC Network
History
Launched
March 4, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-04)
Links
Website
ESPNU official website
Availability
Streaming media
WatchESPN or ESPN app
WatchESPN.com (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)
Sling TV
Sports Extra Package
YouTube TV
base package
Hulu + Live TV
base package
DirecTV Stream
Max package
ESPNU is an American multinational digital cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%). The channel is primarily dedicated to coverage of college athletics, and is also used as an additional outlet for general ESPN programming. ESPNU is based alongside its sister networks at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.
As of November 2021, ESPNU reaches approximately 51 million television households in the United States – a drop of 24% from nearly a decade ago.[1] By June 2023, this number has dropped to 37.9 million households.[2]
^"ESPN Pay-TV Carriage Fell Another 10% To End Fiscal 2021 At 76 Million U.S. Households". November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
^"How many homes the sports networks are available in".
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