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ESPN launches ESPN JV YouTube channel for kids

The channel at youtube.com/@ESPNJV mixes interactive challenges with Disney characters and top sports figures, aiming to win over young fans early; the minors have a marketing department.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:41 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “ESPN Launches ESPN JV YouTube Channel for Kids”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:41 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
Topics: YouTube.

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VarietyESPN Launches ESPN JV YouTube Channel for Kids

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorESPN just launched a YouTube channel for kids called ESPN JV, with interactive challenges, familiar Disney characters and top sports figures dropping by.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorJV. Junior varsity. They're signing children before they can tie their shoes.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe idea is to grow young fans who remember Disney's sports network when they get older, and from what I've seen the challenges look fun.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFun, until a cartoon duck hands a six-year-old a contract. Nobody reads the fine print in a crib.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA crayon signature?
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBinding. And frankly, I'm stamping this whole block of news sent back for revisions.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDenied. Resubmit tomorrow, in triplicate.

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