
In the US, ESPN, which is owned by Walt Disney, works with Wieden + Kennedy New York and it is thought that UK activity for above-the-line campaigns will run out of its London office.
A spokesman for ESPN would not comment on agency arrangements in the UK. ‘We currently have nothing to announce,' he said.
ESPN will broadcast 46 live games during the 2009-10 season and 23 games each season from 2010-13.