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September 30, 2009

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  ESPN secures NBA rights deal

  ESPN secures a multi-year deal to show live NBA game and programming in the UK and Ireland.

August 14, 2009

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  Tiscali secures ESPN carriage deal

  Tiscali TV secures a UK carriage agreement for ESPN's standard definition channel.

• Chorus ntl to carry ESPN HD in Ireland

  Chorus ntl secures a carriage agreement to bring ESPN's SD and HD channel to viewers in Ireland.

August 13, 2009

• Bernard Hill to voice ESPN ads

  ESPN hires Boys From The Blackstuff actor Bernard Hill to voice its new advertising campaign.

August 07, 2009

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  Talks ongoing for NFL UK TV rights

  NFL UK's Alistair Kirkwood confirms that talks are ongoing over UK TV rights for NFL coverage.

August 03, 2009

• ESPN goes live on Sky, Virgin Media

  ESPN's new UK sports channel became available today in HD and SD on Sky and Virgin Media.

• ESPN America continues UK broadcasts

  ESPN America will continue broadcasting in the UK despite today's launch of the new ESPN sports channel.

July 31, 2009

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  ESPN signs more sports commentators

  ESPN announces new acquisitions to the football presentation team for its upcoming ESPN channel.

July 29, 2009

• ESPN free for Virgin TV XL customers

  Virgin will carry ESPN and ESPN HD, making both free to customers taking the top XL tier of TV service.

July 14, 2009

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  ESPN to show US sports in HD

  ESPN confirms plans to offer US sports coverage in high definition on its forthcoming new channel.

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