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ESPN CLASSIC SPORT EXPANDS INTO GERMANY

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As part of ESPN Classic Sport’s European expansion, its English-language channel is now available on Kabel Deutschland (KDG) in Germany.

ESPN Classic Sport, which will be included in KDG’s new digital home package, will transmit 24-hours a day, seven days a week, offering German viewers a sporting mix from Europe and around the world.

It will also feature a nightly two-hour German-language programming block from 10pm, featuring some of Germany’s greatest athletes and most famous sporting moments.

ESPN Classic Sport already has distribution among multi-channel homes in France and Italy (88 per cent and 100 per cent, respectively) via affiliates such as CanalSatellite, TPS, NOOS, FTC, UPC and SKY Italia.

ESPN Classic Sport is also available as a three-hour branded block to 5.9 million subscribers in an additional 11 European countries. In total, ESPN Classic Sport programming can be seen in more than 14 million households in 37 countries.