TVS Television Network Will No Longer License it's Sports Event Library to Third Party Networks; Sends Warning to ESPN

 TVS Television Network has been making major sports TV shows since 1960. 62 years later we continue to do so. We have a library of over 10,000 classic sports events. 

However, TVS will no longer license these games to 3rd parties, preferring to use them exclusively on the TVS broadcast, cable, FAST, and Mobile streaming channels that it produces and distributes.

In addition, TVS has issued a warning to ESPN to cease and desist it's continual use of TVS programming. Almost 30 years ago, TVS licensed 300 classic sports contests to the fledgling Classic Sports Network in a limited year contract. Shortly thereafter, ESPN bought Calaasic Sports Network, but refused to stop using TVS programming or return the TVS masters after the agreement expired.

ESPN has used TVS programming for decades now with impunity, seeking no permission and paying no rights fees.  In addition, ESPN has refused to return the library of 300 TVS games that was licensed to Classic Sports Network in the 1990's. It has been two decades since the end of the agreement and yet ESPN has still not returned TVS its property.

This decision by TVS puts ESPN  and other thieves on notice that we will actively protect our events and that there is now no possibility that they might have rights to utilize them.