Disney is shedding an ESPN channel (no not that one).
ESPN Classic, which aired archived old games since 1995, is shutting down at the end of the year, an individual with knowledge of the decision confirmed to TheWrap.
ESPN Classic first launched as the independently-owned Classic Sports Network in 1995. ESPN bought the network and renamed it in 1997. It has been primarily a source for full rebroadcasts of old games and reairs of studio shows, though it sometimes served as an overflow network when there was no channel space for ESPN’s live games.
Sports Business Journal first reported the news.