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 availability at time of closure 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 sat lite portugal channel 29 zon tv portugal channel 28 totaltv serbia slovenia montenegro bosnia and herzegovina croatia channel 46 34 40 40 22 meo sat lite portugal channel 29 upc direct czech republic slovakia hungary channel 121 hd ote tv greece channel 307 hd 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 cabovis o 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 skj rinn 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 . 1 it was subsequently re branded as espn america on 1 february 2009 before closing on 1 august 2013 . contents 1 programming 2 sale to espn 2.1 espn america hd 3 sale to bt group and subsequent closure 4 see also 5 references 6 external links programming edit 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 . espn america also showed the little league world series from williamsport pa and the nathan s hot dog eating contest from coney island in brooklyn ny . nasn paid 11.6 m in march 2006 for the rights to show ten live mlb games a week . 2 in 2006 espn programmes including baseball tonight around the horn the sports reporters and pardon the interruption were dropped from the schedule as the contract between nasn and espn ended . however they returned from 1 april 2007 after espn acquired the channel . 3 espn america also aired other espn us produced single sport programmes such as college football live college gameday nba fastbreak and nascar now . in addition to mark the 30th anniversary of espn the channel has been showing espn films 30 for 30 series . on 28 october 2009 espn america began to be broadcast in 16 9 widescreen . 4 on 1 march 2010 espn america began showing a european edition of sportscenter anchored by michael kim . 5 the 30 minute programme broadcast five days a week at 6am uk 7am cet with three repeat showings following immediately after with an updated show at 10.30 pm uk 11.30 pm cet . the show was filmed at espn s headquarters in bristol connecticut usa . up until the 2011 12 nhl season espn america held the rights to live and delayed nhl matches as well as round up programming such as nhl on the fly however these rights were not renewed for the uk ireland & the nordic countries and are now held by different networks across europe . however they still hold the rights for other countries throughout continental europe such as germany . espn america acquired the american hockey league a minor north american hockey league broadcast rights as a replacement for the uk ireland and the nordic countries . in april 2012 sportscenter moved from five to seven days a week with a new start time of 8am uk 9am cet . at this point espn stopped producing a local version of sportscenter opting instead to broadcast an edited version of the 2am et show from los angeles cut to fit 45 minutes through removing commercial breaks and stories on european sports such as soccer . this show is then repeated at 8.45 am 4pm & 4.45 pm uk time . sale to espn edit former nasn logo used up to 1 february 2009 . in late 2006 former owners benchmark capital europe and setanta sports agreed to sell the network to espn for 70m . 6 the sale was completed in march 2007 but the network continued to be part of the setanta sports pack on satellite television until june 2009 when setanta uk went into administration . 1 7 the network became known as espn america on 1 february 2009 to coincide with super bowl xliii . the channel continued to provide the same lineup of north american sports programming . 8 espn america hd edit espn america hd logo on 1 march 2010 the nordic canal digital launched an hd version of espn america . 9 the channel launched in the uk on the sky platform on 21 june 2010 . 10 it was launched in portugal on zon multim dia s cable platform on 24 november 2010 and later on meo portugal s cable platform on 15 july 2011 . in germany the channel started airing over the sky germany platform on 27 october 2010 . in italy the hd channel was launched on 1 february 2012 . sale to bt group and subsequent closure edit on 25 february 2013 bt group agreed to acquire espn s uk and ireland tv channels business consisting of espn and espn america the value of the deal was not disclosed but bt is understood to have paid low tens of millions . 11 at midnight on 1 august 2013 the channel ceased its operations in all europe middle east and africa . 12 in the uk and ireland most contents were moved to the local version of espn whereas the non north american content was added to the newly launched bt sport . meanwhile in germany rights were sold to new channel sport 1 us . digital live and on demand coverage of the majority of content from espn america is available on espn player . see also edit eurosport espn uk espn classic uk espn classic italy espn in the united kingdom setanta sports references edit a b espn to acquire nasn press release . nasn . retrieved 2007 08 07 . sabbagh dan 13 march 2006 . nasn to show live baseball in europe . london the times . retrieved 2007 08 07 . espn programming is back on nasn . espn america . retrieved 2007 08 07 . espn america gets even better . espn america . retrieved 2009 10 30 . plunkett john 8 february 2010 . espn to launch european edition of sportscenter . london the guardian . retrieved 2010 02 08 . hancock ciaran 3 december 2006 . ireland tv3 grabs setanta stake . london the times . retrieved 2007 08 07 . overview of setanta sports pack . setanta.com . archived from the original on 2007 10 13 . retrieved 2007 09 10 . welsh james 2 october 2008 . nasn to become espn america . digital spy . retrieved 2008 10 02 . amerikansk hockey i hd . canal digital . february 19 2010 . laughlin andrew 21 june 2010 . espn america hd launches on sky . digital spy . retrieved 2010 06 21 . bt buys espn s uk and ireland tv channels . the guardian . 25 february 2013 . espn america tv closed down on august 1st 2013 . espn america . retrieved 1 august 2013 . external links edit official website v t e espn inc. executives george bodenheimer john skipper edwin durso chuck pagano norby williamson u.s. networks linear tv espn espn2 espnews classic espnu deportes longhorn network sec network part time digital acc network extra espn on abc espn3 college extra plus goal line radio espn radio deportes xtra international brasil espn espn brasil espn caribbean espn espn 2 indian subcontinent sony espn japan j sports latin america espn espn 2 espn 3 espn oceania espn espn 2 uk1 bt sport espn co owned canadian sports networks tsn 1 2 3 4 5 rds rds2 rds info espn classic canada current ventures espn.com espn deportes.com espn broadband espn films espn the magazine espn deportes la revista espn books espn zone espy awards espn integration watchespn defunct ventures espn extra espn now espn west arena football league minority stake 2006 2009 espn star sports equity stake 1994 2013 espn 3d 2010 2013 espn america 2002 2013 espn classic uk 2006 2013 espn mvp 2005 2006 grantland 2011 2015 espn gameplan 1992 2015 espn full court 2007 2015 espn ppv 1999 2015 u.s. sports broadcasting rights college football high school football major league baseball major league soccer national football league canadian football league nascar national basketball association women s national basketball association indycar x games full list other properties espncricinfo fivethirtyeight jayski s silly season site espn fc espnf1 espnscrum scouts inc. truehoop notable personalities current personalities former personalities espnews personalities espnu personalities espn radio personalities miscellaneous history 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