As WCVB's newscasts are titled "NewsCenter 5", the station's sports segments are likewise branded as "SportsCenter 5"; weather segments were likewise branded as "WeatherCenter 5" prior to 2001. WCVB is believed to be the only local station permitted to use the "SportsCenter" name, owned by ESPN, for its sportscasts, owing to its ownership by Hearst (which owns 20% of ESPN) and affiliation with ABC (whose parent, The Walt Disney Company, owns the other 80%), along with its use predating ESPN's 1979 existence. However, there is no overlap in content or appearance between WCVB's sportscasts and the ESPN program beyond the latter's occasional use of WCVB video with credit for press conference and interview segments.