{"product_id":"9781626177260","title":"Sheep","description":"\u003cp\u003ePurchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Espn, Espn, Espn on Abc, Espn Classic, Espn2, Espn Radio, Espnu, Espnews, Espn America, Espn Plus, Espn360, Espn.com, Espn Brasil, Espn Star Sports, Espn Deportes, Espn Latin America, Espn Mvp, Espn Broadband, Espn Australia, Espn's Sports Heaven, Espn Xtra, Espn Classic, Espnsoccernet, Espn Dos, Espn Online Games, Espn the Magazine, Espn Deportes Radio, Espn Classic, Jayski's Silly Season Site, Espn+, Espn Integration, Espn International, Espn Classic. Excerpt: ESPN (E ntertainment S ports P rogramming N etwork) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ESPN is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company , which holds the controlling interest in the network at 80 percent, and Hearst Corporation , which owns the remaining 20 percent.Founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill, it launched on September 7, 1979 under the direction of Chet Simmons , the network's first President and CEO (and later the United States Football League 's first commissioner). Getty Oil Company provided the funding to begin the new venture. George Bodenheimer is ESPN's current president, a position he has held since November 19, 1998. Bodenheimer has also headed ABC Sports, a separate legal entity now branded as ESPN on ABC , since March 3, 2003.ESPN's signature telecast, SportsCenter , debuted with the network and aired its 30,000th episode on February 11, 2007. ESPN broadcasts primarily from its studios in Bristol, Connecticut . The network also operates offices in New York City ; Seattle , Washington; Charlotte , North Carolina; and Los Angeles . The Los Angeles office, from which the late-night edition of SportsCenter is now broadcast, opened at L.A. Live in early 2009. The name of the sport company was lengthene...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bellwether Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051410505968,"sku":"9781626177260","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626177260_p0.jpg?v=1763865640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626177260","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}