ESPN Then and Now
Comparative ESPN Statistics from 1979 to 2012
| Then | Now | |
| Date: | September 7, 1979 | 2012 |
| Locations: | One in Bristol, Connecticut | Multiple - worldwide |
| Subscribers: | About 1.3 million | Over 100,000,000 in US alone |
| Employees: | 80 | More than 6,000 |
| Facilities: | One 10,000 sq. ft. building; 3 satellite dishes |
Approx. 700,000 square feet; Multiple buildings; 50 satellite dishes |
| Land Area: | One acre | 116 acres in Bristol alone |
| TV Networks: | One domestic | ESPN on ABC 6 domestic cable networks: ESPN ESPN2 ESPN Classic ESPNEWS ESPN Desportes ESPNU ESPN International - 46 networks All seven continents - 16 languages 350 million subscribers |
| Radio: |
None | Over 750 affiliates - largest sports radio network in US ESPN Desportes MLB in Spanish |
| Publishing: | None | ESPN The Magazine - US circulation 2 million ESPN Books |
| Digital Media: | None | ESPN.com ESPNRadio.com ESPN3.com ESPNDesportes.com ESPNSoccernet.com ESPNCricinfo.com ESPNScrum.com |
| Other: | None | ESPN Enterprises ESPN Mobile Properties ESPN Mobile TV ESPN Outdoors & BASS ESPN Zone - Orlando ESPYs NFL Monday Night Football BCS Championships X Games Winter X Games International X Games |
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