[1] In 1984, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased ESPN from Rasmussen and Getty Oil.
However, ESPN started to integrate into ABC Sports once The Walt Disney Company purchased Capital Cities/ABC in 1996.
ESPNU was launched in 2005 as a channel focused on college athletics with select ancillary general sports programming.
ESPN3 previously served as the main streaming provider of ESPN games, which included exclusive programming and ancillary content.
Full broadcast rights moved to Fox Sports beginning with the 2018 tournament.
Full broadcast rights moved to Fox Sports beginning with the 2015 tournament.
Rights moved to Fox Sports in 2016 ESPN relinquished sublicensing agreement after the 2015 tournament.