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It operates 25 STAR Sports branded Television networks and 3 broadband sports networks throughout Asia, transmitting in 5 languages (English, [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]], [[Hindi]], [[Korean language|Korean]] and [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]]). The networks broadcast various local and international sporting events. STAR Sports launched STAR Sports Thailand on Monday 4 August 2008 exclusively for [[Thai people|Thai]] viewers.
It operates 25 STAR Sports branded Television networks and 3 broadband sports networks throughout Asia, transmitting in 5 languages (English, [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]], [[Hindi]], [[Korean language|Korean]] and [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]]). The networks broadcast various local and international sporting events. STAR Sports launched STAR Sports Thailand on Monday 4 August 2008 exclusively for [[Thai people|Thai]] viewers.


ESPN STAR Sports also has Asia's leading Events Management team that has been successfully staging large-scale sporting events across Asia. The event management team is a completely integrated events group that manages concept creation, sponsorship, marketing, PR, TV broadcast, operations, and logistics for clients. Events currently in their portfolio include the X Games Asia, 9 Ball Tour, KL World 5's Futsal, Cartier Polo, Formula Drift Singapore, Nations Cup Netball, Indian Hockey League and [[WPA World Eight-ball Championship|World Pool Championship]]. In 2012, ESPN STAR Sports is the official broadcaster of [[2012 Summer Olympics]].
ESPN STAR Sports also has Asia's leading Events Management team that has been successfully staging large-scale sporting events across Asia. The event management team is a completely integrated events group that manages concept creation, sponsorship, marketing, PR, TV broadcast, operations, and logistics for clients. Events currently in their portfolio include the X Games Asia, 9 Ball Tour, KL World 5's Futsal, Cartier Polo, Formula Drift Singapore, Nations Cup Netball, Indian Hockey League and [[WPA World Nine-ball Championship|World Pool Championship]]. In 2012, ESPN STAR Sports is the official broadcaster of [[2012 Summer Olympics]].


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 22:00, 28 September 2015

Star Sports
TypeTelevision Network
Country
Singapore
First air date
1 January 1994
AvailabilityAsia
Founded1 January 1994 (as ESPN STAR Sports)
2013 (as Star Sports Network)
HeadquartersSingapore
OwnerNews Corporation
(STAR TV and Fox International Channels Asia)
Key people
Peter Hutton
Launch date
1 January 1994
Official website
Official website

Star Sports Network (previously known as ESPN STAR Sports or ESS) is a sports broadcasting network owned by News Corporation through its subsidiaries STAR TV and Fox International Channels. It was formed as ESPN STAR Sports, a joint venture between ESPN Inc. (jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, and through ESPN International, which it directly owns,) and News Corporation in 1994. News Corporation acquired Disney's stake in the company in 2012 and Manu Sawhney was replaced by Peter Hutton as the CEO.[1]

It operates 25 STAR Sports branded Television networks and 3 broadband sports networks throughout Asia, transmitting in 5 languages (English, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean and Mandarin). The networks broadcast various local and international sporting events. STAR Sports launched STAR Sports Thailand on Monday 4 August 2008 exclusively for Thai viewers.

ESPN STAR Sports also has Asia's leading Events Management team that has been successfully staging large-scale sporting events across Asia. The event management team is a completely integrated events group that manages concept creation, sponsorship, marketing, PR, TV broadcast, operations, and logistics for clients. Events currently in their portfolio include the X Games Asia, 9 Ball Tour, KL World 5's Futsal, Cartier Polo, Formula Drift Singapore, Nations Cup Netball, Indian Hockey League and World Pool Championship. In 2012, ESPN STAR Sports is the official broadcaster of 2012 Summer Olympics.

History

ESPN STAR is famed for their being Asia's largest broadcaster of the English FA Premier League with commentators like John Dykes and a host of former Premier league players as guests and pundits on the shows.[2]

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) via its STAR Cricket channel was the official broadcaster of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final experienced all-time high viewership (67.6 million only on Cable and satellite) and TRPs, and had raised ad rates for 10 second slots during the finals to ₹2 million (US$23,000), prior to the finals.[3][4][5]

List of channels

File:Espn-asia-telkomvision.jpg
Screenshot from ESPN Asia with the new Station ID
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Screenshot from ESPN Philippines with the new Station ID

Operating channels

  • Star Sports 1 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports 2 (available only in India)
  • Star Sports 3 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports 4 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports HD1 (available in Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports HD2 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports HD3 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka)
  • Star Sports HD4 (available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka)
  • STAR Sports China
  • STAR Sports 2 China
  • STAR Sports Korea
  • STAR Cricket (currently available in Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Japan and Philippines. Replaced by Star Sports 3 in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives)
  • STAR Cricket HD (currently available only in Singapore. Replaced by Star Sports HD1 in India, Sri Lanka and Maldives)
  • STAR Cricket Extra (currently available only in Singapore)

Defunct channels

  • ESPN Asia Pan-Regional (formerly available in Southeast Asia. Replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN China (replaced by STAR Sports 2 China)
  • ESPN Hong Kong (replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN India (replaced by Star Sports 4)
  • ESPN Indonesia (replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN Malaysia (replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN Pakistan (replaced by Star Sports 4)
  • ESPN Philippines (replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN Taiwan (replaced by Fox Sports)
  • ESPN HD Asia (formerly available in Hong Kong, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Brunei, Macau, Thailand and Singapore)
    • Replaced by Fox Sports Plus HD in Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Brunei, Macau, Thailand and Singapore.
    • Replaced by Star Sports HD2 in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
  • ESPN HD India (replaced by Star Sports HD2)
  • ESPN HD Malaysia (replaced by Fox Sports Plus HD)
  • ESPN HD Taiwan (replaced by Fox Sports Plus HD)
  • ESPNews Asia (replaced by Fox Sports News Asia)
  • ESPNews India (replaced by Fox Sports News India)
  • MBC ESPN (replaced by MBC Sports+)
  • SBS ESPN (replaced by SBS Sports)
  • STAR Sports Hong Kong (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports India (replaced by Star Sports 1)
  • STAR Sports Indonesia (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports Malaysia (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports Singapore & Indonesia-Other (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports Southeast Asia (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports Thailand & Vietnam (replaced by Fox Sports 2)
  • STAR Sports Taiwan (replaced by Fox Sports 2)

Digital platforms

  • ESPN Player (formerly available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. Replaced by Fox Sports Play)
  • Mobile ESPN (replaced by Fox Sports Mobile)

Programs broadcast by ESPN STAR Sports

It is important to note that broadcast rights for various sports properties contain territorial limitations and in a lot of instances, the rights indicated below may not pertain to all territories in which ESPN STAR Sports operates.

Multi-sport event

  • X Games (X-Games, Winter X Games, X Games Asia, X Games Brazil and Winter X Games Europe)
  • Winter Olympic Games (except for Philippines)
  • 2012 Summer Olympics (also except for Philippines)

Cricket (Star Cricket)

Motorsports

Baseball

Basketball

Extreme sports

Association football

Tennis

Golf

Mixed martial arts

News

See also

References

  1. ^ "News Corp to buy out ESPN from ESS, Sawhney to leave". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2007/03/09/opportunity-knocks-for-reds-in-asia-100252-18728585/
  3. ^ "TV viewership at all-time high during climactic final". Business Standard. 4 April 2011.
  4. ^ "World Cup win shatters all records as 67.6mn tune in". Hindustan Times. 3 April 2011.
  5. ^ "CWC final 2011: World Cup final viewership broke records, 67.6 million watched it". Economics Times. 3 April 2011. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) [dead link‍]
  6. ^ http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/TV
  7. ^ http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/TV
  8. ^ http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/More/TV
  9. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/espn-star-sports-scoresthree-year-deal-for-spanish-la-liga-rights/439919/
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