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Broadcast in more than 200 countries

that's pretty incredible, since there are only 195 countries in the world — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.246.221.143 (talk) 17:21, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ESPN possibly getting Fox Sports Net regional editions

https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/14/how-the-disney-fox-deal-affects-local-sports-coverage/

According to a 2017 article by the OC Register they tried to explain that Fox Sports West in Los Angeles could be converted into ESPN regional due to the Fox/Disney deal.

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+==ESPN possibly getting Fox Sports Net regional editions==
+https://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/14/how-the-disney-fox-deal-affects-local-sports-coverage/
+According to a 2017 article by the OC Register they tried to explain that Fox Sports West in Los Angeles could be converted into ESPN regional due to the Fox/Disney deal.