ESPN Star Sports

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ESPN STAR Sports (ESS)
Type cable television network
Branding ESPN STAR
Country Singapore
Availability Asia
Owner ESPN Inc 50%, STAR TV 50%
Launch date 1995
Website
www.espnstar.com

ESPN STAR Sports (or ESS) is a joint venture between ESPN and STAR TV which offers 17 customized television feeds and transmits in five languages (English, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean and Mandarin) to 25 countries throughout Asia. Key programming includes Cricket, English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Formula One, MotoGP, Wimbledon, NBA, and Major League Baseball.

Combining the strengths and resources of its ultimate parent companies, Walt Disney (ESPN, Inc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR), ESPN STAR Sports is one of Asia's authoritative and comprehensive sports provider.

ESPN reaches over 110 million households, while STAR Sports reaches over 54 million households.[1]

From basketball to badminton, football to swimming, ESPN STAR Sports brings its viewing audience of predominantly affluent, educated viewers between the ages of 15 and 54, the round-the-clock and round-the-globe sports entertainment they crave.

ESS also has five localised editions of SportsCenter, customized for viewers in China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Recently it was announced that ESPN STAR Sports launched a 24/7 cricket specific channel called STAR Cricket in June, 2007 and also launched ESPN Malaysia and STAR Sports Malaysia exclusively for Malaysian viewers.

Contents

[edit] Local Beams/Feeds

Screenshot from ESPN Asia with the new Station ID
Screenshot from ESPN Asia with the new Station ID
Screenshot from ESPN Philippines with the new Station ID
Screenshot from ESPN Philippines with the new Station ID
  • ESPN Asia
  • ESPN China
  • ESPN Hong Kong
  • ESPN India
  • ESPN Malaysia
  • ESPN Philippines
  • ESPN Singapore
  • ESPN Taiwan
  • MBC-ESPN (Korea)
  • STAR Sports Asia
  • STAR Sports Hong Kong
  • STAR Sports India
  • STAR Sports Malaysia
  • STAR Sports Singapore
  • STAR Sports Southeast Asia
  • STAR Sports Taiwan
  • STAR Cricket.

[edit] Programs broadcast by ESPN Star Sports

[edit] Cricket

  • ICC events from 2007-2015
  • International Cricket In Australia
  • Domestic Cricket in Australia
  • International Cricket In England
  • Domestic Cricket in England
  • Asia Cup
  • Afro Asia Cup
  • Beach Cricket

[edit] Auto racing

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Extreme sports

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] Motorcycle sport

[edit] Rugby Union

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Professional wrestling

[edit] News

[edit] TNA Impact

ESPN Star Sports is the Asian television provider of TNA iMPACT!, a professional wrestling television program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In September 2005, three TNA wrestlers (the Indian American Sonjay Dutt, Shark Boy and Simon Diamond) spent two weeks in India, where they visited several cities, promoting the imminent debut of iMPACT on ESPN Star Sports. On September 28 in Bhopal, a riot broke out when 1000 fans were excluded from an event after attendance exceeded expectations. None of the three TNA wrestlers were injured. Similarly in Lucknow, enthusiastic fans forced a second show when a large no. could not attend the scheduled event due to paucity of space.

[edit] References

  1. ^ espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Corporate Info: About Us

[edit] External links

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