ESPN Regional Television, Inc., currently operating under the name ESPN Events (and also known as ESPN Regional or ESPN Plus, and abbreviated as "ERT"), is an American sports programming syndicator that is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Disney–ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Corporation (which owns the remaining 20%).ESPN Regional Television is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, sharing its operations with sister network ESPNU.