ESPN8: The Ocho has gone from a joke to their first ever FAST channel.
What’s Happening:
- ESPN has announced that ESPN8: The Ocho will be the brand’s first ever FAST channel.
- FAST stands for free ad-supported streaming television.
- ESPN8 will be free for all viewers, with 24/7 programming of lesser known sports.
- Originally beginning as a joke in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, ESPN8: The Ocho has appeared periodically throughout the years as a specialty channel, but it will now be a permanent addition to the brand.
- Viewers can expect to see such sports of slippery stairs, wiffleball, or cornhole on the new FAST channel.
- You can now stream ESPN8: The Ocho now!
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