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'ESPNU' is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's Charlotte, North Carolina offices. The Vice-President and General Manager of ESPNU is Burke Mangus.
The network was launched on March 4 2005 from the site of Gallagher-Iba Arena on the Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The network's first live event was a semi-final game of the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball touranment that saw Southeast Missouri State University fall to Eastern Kentucky University. The network was launched as a response to upstart rival College Sports TV (CSTV), which has since been purchased by CBS Corporation. ESPN was also being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department due to "warehousing" of college games from certain conferences, or signing a deal with a conference for all their games, but only televising a small number and not allowing the conference to make other arrangements for TV broadcasts.1
ESPN and XOS Technologies signed a partnership for college athletics websites to compete directly with College Sports TV's growing internet presence. On August 28, 2006, ESPNU launched a new ''SportsCenter'' spin-off dealing entirely with college sports. That show , called SportsCenterU, was originally scheduled to be broadcast from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, but ESPN changed its plans and the show originates from Charlotte. Mike Hall was the show's lead anchor and is joined on-set by color commentators that vary with the sports season.
Also, on August 28, 2006, ESPNU premiered ESPNU.com. The website will include Live streaming college sports events, multi-media player dedicated to college sports, podcasts and ESPN Motion clips of studio programming from the ESPNU television network.
★ Both DBS services in the United States, DirecTV and Dish Network, carry ESPNU.
★ Time Warner Cable added ESPNU in 2007
★ Bright House Networks added ESPNU in 2007.
★ Cox Communications in places like (Phoenix, Arizona), since October 2006. [1]
★ Wave Broadband system in (Ventura, California), and possibly other cities as well. [2]
ESPN has been choosing to air important games (such as # 2 Michigan's game against Ball State) on ESPNU as a way to try to force multichannel video providers to carry it, but at a deal better for Disney/ESPN. For most cable companies, ESPNU is only being offered as part of a premium package of channels, rather than on basic cable. The same strategy is being used for ESPN360, a broadband IPTV service. As a result of this many fans are missing live games that would have otherwise been available. It should be noted Disney used the same practice ten years ago when it launched ESPN2. [3]
★ ''ESPNU Bracketology'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU Coaches Spotlight'' (2006-present)
★ ''Give 'N Go'' (2007-present)
★ ''Inside the Big East'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU Inside the Polls'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU Recruiting Insider'' (2006-present)
★ ''SportsCenterU'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPN Full Circle'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Baseball'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Basketball'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Football'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Football Primetime'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Hockey'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Lacrosse'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Softball'' (2005-present)
★ ''High School Showcase'' (2005-present)
★ ''Faces of Sports'' (2005-present)
★ ''Honor Roll'' (2005-present)
★ ''Summer House'' (2006-present)
★ ''The U'' (2005-2006)
★ List of ESPNU personalities
★ Dish Network Channel Grid
★ List of DirecTV channels
1''USA Today'', Apr. 8, 2005, page 1C
★ Official Site
★ ESPN U Television Listings
The network was launched on March 4 2005 from the site of Gallagher-Iba Arena on the Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The network's first live event was a semi-final game of the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball touranment that saw Southeast Missouri State University fall to Eastern Kentucky University. The network was launched as a response to upstart rival College Sports TV (CSTV), which has since been purchased by CBS Corporation. ESPN was also being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department due to "warehousing" of college games from certain conferences, or signing a deal with a conference for all their games, but only televising a small number and not allowing the conference to make other arrangements for TV broadcasts.1
ESPN and XOS Technologies signed a partnership for college athletics websites to compete directly with College Sports TV's growing internet presence. On August 28, 2006, ESPNU launched a new ''SportsCenter'' spin-off dealing entirely with college sports. That show , called SportsCenterU, was originally scheduled to be broadcast from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, but ESPN changed its plans and the show originates from Charlotte. Mike Hall was the show's lead anchor and is joined on-set by color commentators that vary with the sports season.
Also, on August 28, 2006, ESPNU premiered ESPNU.com. The website will include Live streaming college sports events, multi-media player dedicated to college sports, podcasts and ESPN Motion clips of studio programming from the ESPNU television network.
| Contents |
| Availability |
| On providers |
| Controversy |
| Programs |
| Current |
| Studio |
| Game telecasts |
| Original series' |
| Former |
| See Also |
| Reference |
| External links |
Availability
On providers
★ Both DBS services in the United States, DirecTV and Dish Network, carry ESPNU.
★ Time Warner Cable added ESPNU in 2007
★ Bright House Networks added ESPNU in 2007.
★ Cox Communications in places like (Phoenix, Arizona), since October 2006. [1]
★ Wave Broadband system in (Ventura, California), and possibly other cities as well. [2]
Controversy
ESPN has been choosing to air important games (such as # 2 Michigan's game against Ball State) on ESPNU as a way to try to force multichannel video providers to carry it, but at a deal better for Disney/ESPN. For most cable companies, ESPNU is only being offered as part of a premium package of channels, rather than on basic cable. The same strategy is being used for ESPN360, a broadband IPTV service. As a result of this many fans are missing live games that would have otherwise been available. It should be noted Disney used the same practice ten years ago when it launched ESPN2. [3]
Programs
Current
Studio
★ ''ESPNU Bracketology'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU Coaches Spotlight'' (2006-present)
★ ''Give 'N Go'' (2007-present)
★ ''Inside the Big East'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU Inside the Polls'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU Recruiting Insider'' (2006-present)
★ ''SportsCenterU'' (2006-present)
Game telecasts
★ ''ESPN Full Circle'' (2006-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Baseball'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Basketball'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Football'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Football Primetime'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Hockey'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Lacrosse'' (2005-present)
★ ''ESPNU College Softball'' (2005-present)
★ ''High School Showcase'' (2005-present)
Original series'
★ ''Faces of Sports'' (2005-present)
★ ''Honor Roll'' (2005-present)
★ ''Summer House'' (2006-present)
Former
★ ''The U'' (2005-2006)
See Also
★ List of ESPNU personalities
★ Dish Network Channel Grid
★ List of DirecTV channels
Reference
1''USA Today'', Apr. 8, 2005, page 1C
External links
★ Official Site
★ ESPN U Television Listings
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