ESPN2

ESPN2

Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Bristol, Connecticut
Programming
Language(s)	English and Spanish
Picture format	720p (HDTV) Downgraded to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (80%) Hearst Communications (20%)
Parent	ESPN Inc.
Sister channels	ESPN ESPNU ESPNews ESPN Deportes ACC Network SEC Network
History
Launched	October 1, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-10-01)
Links
Website	espnpressroom.com/us/espn2-livesame-day-tape-event-schedule/
Availability
Streaming media
WatchESPN or ESPN app	WatchESPN.com (U.S. cable subscribers only; requires login from pay television provider to access content)
DirecTV Stream	Internet protocol television
YouTube TV	Internet protocol television
Hulu Live TV	Internet protocol television
Sling TV	Internet protocol television

ESPN2 is an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns the remaining 20%).

ESPN2 was initially formatted as a younger-skewing counterpart to its parent network ESPN, with a focus on sports popular among young adult audiences (ranging from mainstream events to other unconventional sports), and carrying a more informal and youthful presentation than the main network. By the late 1990s, this mandate was phased out, as the channel increasingly became a second outlet for ESPN's mainstream sports coverage.

As of December 2023^[update], ESPN2 is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households.^[1]