ESPN PPV
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ESPN PPV is the banner for pay-per-view events produced by ESPN. The service primarily serves as the distributor for ESPN College Extra, an out-of-market sports package that carries college basketball and football events. The service was originally launched in 1999 as ESPN Extra SkyREPORT.COM News[1] and was renamed ESPN PPV in 2001.
History
In March 2005, the unit broadcast its first
Collaboration
Although ESPN had preferred to use its subscription streaming service ESPN+ for larger fights not on linear TV, Bob Arum stated that the fight's scale was too large to be covered by rights fees alone.[4][5] In December 2019, it was announced that ESPN would jointly produce the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II PPV with Fox Sports.[6]
References
- ^ "SkyREPORT.COM News". 2010-05-27. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "ESPN Launches Inaugural PPV-Boxing Card". Multichannel. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Sports Information - Gaining Steam in Sports Technology". Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Umstead, R. Thomas. "ESPN, Top Rank Set April Terence Crawford Pay-Per-View Boxing Event". Multichannel. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Bob Arum: Crawford-Khan Is A Splendid Pay-Per-View Event". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "Wilder-Fury rematch set for MGM Grand in Vegas". ESPN.com. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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