ESPN America
| ESPN America | |
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| Launched | 5 December 2002 |
| Closed | 1 August 2013 |
| Owned by | ESPN Inc. |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Formerly called | NASN (2002–2009) |
| Sister channel(s) |
ESPN (UK) ESPN Classic |
| Website | www.espnamerica.com |
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Availability at time of closure
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| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 426 (SD/HD) Channel 427 (SD) |
| Sky Deutschland | Channel 271 (SD) Channel 222 (HD) |
| Canal Digital | Channel 23 |
| CanalDigitaal | Channel 33 |
| Canalsat | Channel 137 |
| n | Channel 116 |
| Sky Italia | Channel 214 (SD/HD) Channel 268 (SD) |
| Digiturk | Channel 85 Channel 383 (HD) |
| MEO Satélite Portugal | Channel 29 |
| ZON TV Portugal | Channel 28 |
| TotalTV Serbia/Slovenia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia/ | Channel 46/34/40/40/22 |
| MEO Satélite Portugal | Channel 29 |
| UPC Direct Czech Republic/Slovakia/Hungary | Channel 121 (HD) |
| OTE TV Greece | Channel 307 (HD) |
| CanalSat France | Channel 137 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 531 |
| Smallworld Cable | Channel 422 (SD/HD) |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 410 Channel 417 (HD) |
| UPC Austria | Channel 303 |
| UPC Romania | Channel 210 (digital with DVR) Channel 80 (digital) |
| UPC Cablecom | Channel 104 Channel 173 (digital CH-D) |
| Com Hem Sweden | Channel 110 |
| Ziggo Netherlands | Channel 412 |
| Cabovisão Portugal | Channel 72 |
| Kabel Deutschland | Channel 411 |
| ZON TV Portugal | Channel 28 |
| TVTEL Portugal | Channel 26 |
| GET Norway | Channel 79 |
| UPC Netherlands | Channel 218 (SD) Channel 219 (HD) |
| UPC Poland | Channel 569 |
| aon.tv Austria | Channel 126 |
| naxoo | Channel 83 |
| Numericable | Channel 160 |
| IPTV | |
| Telia Sweden | Channel 77 |
| MEO Portugal | Channel 37 Channel 36 (HD) |
| KPN Netherlands | Channel 212 Channel 762 (HD) |
| Skjárinn Iceland | Channel 146 |
| P&T Luxembourg | Channel 450 |
| TalkTalk TV United Kingdom | Channel 566 |
| Swisscom TV Switzerland | Channel ?? (HD) |
| TTNET Tivibu Turkey | Channel 89 Channel 389 (HD) |
| Deutsche Telekom Germany | Channel 261 |
ESPN America was a British-based European sports network, focusing on professional and collegiate sports of the United States and Canada. Originally launched on 5 December 2002 as NASN (the North American Sports Network), ESPN America broadcast a selection of top North American professional and collegiate sports leagues including Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Canadian Football League (CFL), 24 hours a day on digital cable and digital satellite television.
Formerly operated by Setanta Sports with backing from Benchmark Capital Europe, it was acquired by the American sports media company ESPN in March 2007. It was subsequently re-branded as ESPN America on 1 February 2009 before closing on 1 August 2013.
Programming on ESPN America varied from country to country. The channel operated three feeds throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Nordic countries events shown on ESPN America included Major League Baseball, the College World Series, NCAA college football and college basketball, the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship Frozen Four plus the Arena Football League, Major League Lacrosse, and the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four. In continental Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Iceland the broadcast also included NFL programmes.
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