ESPN STAR Sports
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| Type | cable television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | ESPN STAR |
| Country | Singapore |
| Availability | Asia |
| Owner | ESPN Inc. 50%, News Corp 50% |
| Launch date | 1995 |
| Website www.espnstar.com |
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ESPN STAR Sports (or ESS) is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (through ESPN Inc., which it directly owns) and News Corporation (through Star TV, which it directly owns). The venture operates 17 ESPN and STAR Sports branded networks throughout Asia, transmitting in 5 languages (English, Cantonese, Hindi, Korean and Mandarin). The networks broadcast various local and international sporting events, and also local editions of SportsCenter for China, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. ESPN STAR Sports also operates a 24-hour Cricket channel, STAR Cricket. STAR Sports launched STAR Sports Thailand on Monday August 4, 2008 exclusively for Thai viewers.
ESPN STAR Sports also has Asia's leading Event 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 the World Pool Championship.
One of the biggest successes for the Event Management team was the creation of the Premier Hockey League (PHL) in India. PHL is a professional league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system, though there has always been strong foreign representation among the players. PHL is a joint venture between ESPN STAR Sports and the erstwhile Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) but with the suspension of the IHF on April 28 2008, the future of PHL remains uncertain.
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[edit] Local Beams/Feeds
- ESPN Asia
- ESPN India
- ESPN Hong Kong
- ESPN China
- ESPN Malaysia
- ESPN Philippines
- ESPN Singapore
- ESPN Taiwan
- MBC ESPN Korea
- Star Sports Asia
- STAR Sports India
- STAR Sports Hong Kong
- STAR Sports China
- STAR Sports Malaysia
- STAR Sports Singapore
- STAR Sports Southeast Asia
- STAR Sports Taiwan
- STAR Sports Thailand
- STAR Cricket
[edit] 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.
[edit] Cricket
- ICC events from 2007-2015
- Twenty20 Champions League
- 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
- Formula One (except China)
- A1 Grand Prix
- Indy Racing League
- World Series by Renault
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Basketball
- National Basketball Association (Execpt For China)
- Super Basketball League (in Taiwan on ESPN)
- Chinese Basketball Association (in China on Star Sports)
- William Jones Cup (on ESPN)
[edit] Extreme sports
[edit] Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup (only for Indonesia and Indian sub-continent)
- FIFA Confederations Cup (only for Indonesia,Malaysia,& Brunei)
- UEFA European Football Championship (only for India)
- English Premier League (except for Singapore, Thailand & China)
- English FA Cup (except for Thailand and Indian sub-continent)
- Carling Cup (only for Hong Kong)
- FA Community Shield (except for Thailand and Indian sub-continent)
- England Domestic matches (except for Thailand)
- Spanish La Liga (only for India)
- UEFA Champions League (except for Indian sub-continent and Singapore)
- AFC Champions League
- UEFA Europa League (except for Indian sub-continent and Singapore)
- Bundesliga
- DFB-Pokal (Only for India & Hongkong)
- Serie A (except for Indian sub-continent and Singapore)
[edit] Motorcycle sport
- FIM World Motorcycle Championship (MotoGP)
- World Superbike (Only for Hong Kong)
[edit] Rugby Union
[edit] Tennis
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (only for India)
- Wimbledon
- French Open (only for India)
- Australian Open
- US Open (Tennis) (except for India)
[edit] Professional wrestling
[edit] News
- SportsCenter Asia
- SportsCenter India
- SportsCenter Hong Kong
- SportsCenter Malaysia
- SportsCenter Taiwan
- Football Crazy
- Cricket Crazy
- SportsCenter Indonesia

