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ESPN3 is an always-on (web-based) application that provides sports content directly to your computer, including live sporting events, on-demand video, interactive games, event coverage, news analysis, and more. ESPN3 allows you to store your videos and playlists to be viewed at your leisure. The program can be personalized to your interests; you may set it up to follow specific leagues, teams, and coaches. ESPN3 will keep you in constant touch with the sports you need to know about.
Availability and Cost
ESPN3 is a free service available to all Charter Internet subscribers.
System Requirements
PC
- Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB of RAM
- Operating System: Windows XP or higher
- Browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or higher and Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher
- Plug-in: Adobe Flash Player 8+
- Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or higher with 32-bit color
- Connection Speed: 768 Kbps or higher
MAC
- Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB of RAM
- Operating System: OSX
- Browsers: Mozilla Firefox 2.0+, Safari 2.0
- Plug-in: Adobe Flash Player 8+
- Screen Resolution: 1024x768 or higher with 32-bit color
- Connection Speed: 768 Kbps or higher
For best results, please install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Also, change screen resolution to 32 bit color mode, when possible. (Obtain the latest system requirements directly from ESPN3’s web page, using this link: http://www.ESPN3.com)
Features
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Feature
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Description
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| Live game streaming |
Up to 10 simultaneous live game streams |
| Wide range of controls |
You are in control with the ability to Pause, Fast-Forward, and Rewind. |
| View during your own time |
Live sports online 24/7 |
| Huge selection of sports |
ESPN3.com delivers thousands of hours of live games and events like College Football and Basketball, UEFA, US Open Golf, French Open, NASCAR Busch Series, AFL, MLS, and more.
Get a fully interactive experience with real-time in game stats, extended press conferences and more changing the way you watch sports. |
ESPN3 Content
There are currently seven channels for ESPN3, four of them are non-changing: The Latest, The Greatest, ESPN Shows and Dot Comedy.
The other three channels are alternating and currently they include The NBA Draft, The ESPY's, and The World Cup channels.
There are also "ESPN 3" channels, including one ESPN Online Games channel.
Most of the events are exclusive to ESPN3.com, while others are broadband-enhanced versions of games from one of ESPN's TV networks. Charter customers also get a fully interactive experience with real time in-game stats and scoreboards and live chat.
Games and events are available in ESPN3.com's archives varying from 24 hours to more than a week, depending on the sport. All GamePlan college football games and FullCourt college basketball games are now free through ESPN3.com to fans who are Charter customers.
There are times when the event that you want is not available on ESPN3.com in your market. Blackouts apply to broadcasts that have been sold regionally or locally per league, conference and local rights holder agreements. Regional and local rights holders are usually broadcast stations or regional sports networks. Blackouts are implemented to protect the primary rights holder, as defined by the professional and college sports leagues or teams in a given market.