ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ðə nˈɛtwɜːk bɪkˌeɪm sˈɪmpli nˈoʊn æz ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn θɹˈiː, ænd wʌz ɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɑːtʃ ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn plˈætfɔːɹm, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈæɹiz sˈɪməlkˌæsts ʌv ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn tˈuː, ɛspnˈuː, ˈɛsp nˈuːz, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn dᵻpˈoːɹts, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ɡˈoʊl lˈaɪn, ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn bˈʌzɚ bˈiːɾɚ, ˌɛsˌiːsˈiː nˈɛtwɜːk ænd lˈɔŋhɔːɹn nˈɛtwɜːk.
On August 31, 2011, the network became simply known as ESPN3, and was incorporated into the WatchESPN platform, which also carries simulcasts of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater, SEC Network and Longhorn Network.