# NESN

> NESN is the regional sports media company built around New England's most valuable recurring drama: live Red Sox and Bruins games. Its business now stretches well beyond a cable channel, combining NESN and NESN+, the direct-to-consumer NESN 360 service, the free NESN NATION channel, NESN.com, original programming, advertising, and management of SportsNet Pittsburgh. The company sells access and attention to fans, distributors, and advertisers while using local rights, production expertise, and team-owner alignment to remain a central sports habit across six New England states.

- **Founded:** 1984
- **Headquarters:** Watertown, United States
- **Founders:** Boston Red Sox (Founding partner), Boston Bruins (Founding partner), Storer Communications (Founding partner)
- **Team size:** Approximately 290 employees in the supplied company dataset; LinkedIn lists a 51-200 employee size band.
- **Products:** NESN, NESN+, NESN 360, NESN.com, NESN NATION
- **Notable:** Launched in 1984 as one of the early regional sports networks in the United States., Became the first U.S. regional sports network to offer a standalone direct-to-consumer service with NESN 360 in 2022., Was the first regional sports network to produce all MLB games in high definition in 2006.

## Products & services

- **NESN** — The flagship regional sports network carrying live Red Sox, Bruins and other New England sports, plus studio and original programming.
- **NESN+** — A companion linear channel used for overflow live events and additional regional programming.
- **NESN 360** — A direct-to-consumer and TV-authenticated streaming service with 24/7 NESN and NESN+ feeds, live games, replays, originals, DVR-style controls and selected 4K HDR coverage.
- **NESN.com** — A sports news, scores, statistics, analysis and video destination focused on New England teams with wider national coverage.
- **NESN NATION** — A free ad-supported streaming channel offering more than 30 hours of weekly live and original programming across major connected-TV platforms.
- **NESN National** — A national distribution feed that extends selected NESN programming beyond the home territory.
- **Advertising and sponsorship** — Cross-platform campaigns spanning linear TV, streaming, web, social, branded content and targeted placements.
- **Sports network operations** — Management of SportsNet Pittsburgh's daily operations and digital direct-to-consumer services, including SNP 360.

## Achievements

- Launched in 1984 as one of the early regional sports networks in the United States.
- Became the first U.S. regional sports network to offer a standalone direct-to-consumer service with NESN 360 in 2022.
- Was the first regional sports network to produce all MLB games in high definition in 2006.
- Built 4K HDR production and streaming capability for compatible devices and selected home games.
- Was named Regional Sports Network of the Year by Cynopsis in 2025.
- Won four New England Emmy Awards announced in January 2026 and five more announced in June 2026.
- NESN 360 direct subscriptions more than doubled during 2025, according to the company.
- Set company streaming and subscription records during the March 2026 Red Sox-Bruins crossover week.
- Expanded beyond Boston by taking over management of SportsNet Pittsburgh operations in 2023.
- NESN.com has become a major sports destination with roughly 60 million annual visits cited by the company in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — NESN announced five New England Emmy wins for its regional sports production and storytelling.
- **2026-05** — The network brought back Monster Week with live Fenway Park programming and special camera angles from the Green Monster.
- **2026-03** — NESN 360 set streaming and subscription records during a Red Sox opening-series and Bruins playoff-push crossover week; subscriptions were 68% above the same period a year earlier.
- **2026-02** — Bauer extended its presenting sponsorship of NESN's PWHL coverage for two years, and NESN released a Boston Fleet schedule covering every regular-season game.
- **2026-01** — NESN expanded distribution of signature digital video podcasts across NESN, NESN 360 and NESN National.
- **2025-10** — NESN and The Sporting News formed a strategic publishing partnership for NESN.com and SportsNetPittsburgh.com.
- **2025-07** — A redesigned NESN 360 app launched on ViewLift infrastructure with simpler sign-in, improved navigation and a focus on streaming stability.

## Links

- Website: https://nesn.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nesn
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/NESN
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NESN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nesn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NESN/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nesn

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Last updated: 2026-08-13