New York (CNN Business) The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the sports world, leading to suspensions or postponements of games and major sporting events. But without live sports, what will ESPN and other sports networks air now?

That's tough to say because the outbreak "effects the entire sports ecosystem," said Jay Rosenstein, a former vice president of programming at CBS Sports.

"You're talking about regional sports networks, FS1, NBC Sports Network, NBA TV. It goes on and on," Rosenstein told CNN Business. "You have all types of sports networks that depend on live sports or talking about live sports. We've never had something happen like this."

ESPN is working around the clock to figure out what it will air without the ability to broadcast most games, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The suspension of game play also comes at a particularly tough time for sports networks since March is one of the busiest sports months of the year. During a normal March, ESPN's airwaves would be full of NBA games, men and women's NCAA college basketball tournaments and the opening of the Major League Baseball season.