Star Sports

Star Sports
Launched	21 August 1993 List Star Sports 1:; 21 August 1993; Star Sports 2:; 11 March 2013; Star Sports 3 and 4:; 6 November 2013; Star Sports HD3 and HD4:; 1 February 2015; Star Sports Select 1 and 2:; 10 August 2016; Star Sports Hindi 1 and Tamil 1:; 28 May 2017; Star Sports First: 21 July 2017; Star Sports 3 (relaunch):; 15 September 2018;
Network	Star India
Picture format	576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV); 2160i (UHDTV)
Slogan	Believe
Country	India
Language	English; Hindi; Tamil
Broadcast area	India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Star House, Urmi Estate, 95 Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai-400 013, India
Formerly called	Star Sports 1:; STAR Sports (21 January 1993 - 5 November 2013); Star Sports Select 1 and 2:; Star Sports Select HD1 and HD2 (10 August 2016 - 28 May 2017);
Replaced	List Prime Sports; (21 August 1991 – 21 August 1993); Star Sports 3:; STAR Cricket; (2007 - 5 November 2013); Star Sports 4:; ESPN; (1995 - 5 November 2013); Star Sports HD1:; STAR Cricket HD; (21 July 2011 - 5 November 2013); Star Sports HD2:; ESPN HD; (21 July 2011 - 5 November 2013); Star Sports Hindi 1:; Star Sports 3; (5 November 2013 - 28 May 2017); Star Sports Tamil 1:; Star Sports 4; (5 November 2013 - 28 May 2017); Star Sports 3:; Channel V India; (23 May 1994 - 15 September 2018);
Website	www.hotstar.com; tvguide.starsports.com
Availability
Terrestrial
TV Lanka Digital TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 37 (Star Sports 1 HD); Channel 38 (Star Sports 2 HD)
Satellite
Videocon d2h (India)	Channel 999 (Star Sports 4K); Channel 401 (Star Sports 1); Channel 923 (Star Sports HD 1); Channel 403 (Star Sports 2); Channel 924 (Star Sports HD 2); Channel 405 (Star Sports Hindi 1); Channel 925 (Star Sports Hindi 1 HD); Channel 409 (Star Sports Tamil 1); Channel 926 (Star Sports HD 4); Channel 929 (Star Sports Select HD 1); Channel 930 (Star Sports Select HD 2)
Dish TV (India)	Channel 607 (Star Sports Hindi 1); Channel 603 (Star Sports 1); Channel 605 (Star Sports 2); Channel 602 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 604 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 606 (Star Sports Hindi HD1); Channel 645 (Star Sports Select HD1); Channel 646 (Star Sports Select HD2); Channel 2410 (Star Sports First)
Dialog TV ; (Sri Lanka)	Channel 73 (Star Sports 1); Channel 74 (Star Sports 2); Channel 75 (Star Sports select 1); Channel 119 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 120 (Star Sports HD4); Channel 123 (Star Sports Select HD1); Channel 122 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Tata Sky (India)	Channel 455 (Star Sports 1); Channel 457 (Star Sports 2); Channel 460 (Star Sports Hindi 1); Channel 1516 (Star Sports Tamil 1); Channel 454 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 456 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 459 (Star Sports Hindi HD1); Channel 463 (Star Sports Select HD 1); Channel 464 (Star Sports Add Select HD 2)
Reliance Digital TV (India)	Channel 504 (Star Sports 4); Channel 503 (Star Sports 3); Channel 502 (Star Sports 2); Channel 501 (Star Sports 1); Channel 521 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 522 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 525 (Star Sports Select HD 1); Channel 526 (Star Sports Select HD2)
DD Free Dish (India)	Channel 077 (Star Sports First)
UCS (Bangladesh)	Channel 3
SITI Digital Network (India)	Channel 473 (Star Sports 1); Channel 474 (Star Sports 2); Channel 475 (Star Sports 1 Hindi); Channel 476 (Star Sports Select 1); Channel 485 (Star Sports Select 2); Channel 973 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 974 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 975 (Star Sports Hindi HD1); Channel 978 (Star Sports Select HD1); Channel 979 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Sun Direct TV (India)	Channel 504 (Star Sports 1 Tamil); Channel 503 (Star Sports 1 Hindi); Channel 500 (Star Sports 1); Channel 502 (Star SStarts 2); Channel 972 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 974 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 987 (Star Sports Select HD1)
Airtel Digital TV (India)	Channel 277 (Star Sports 1); Channel 278 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 279 (Star Sports 2); Channel 280 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 281 (Star Sports 1 Hindi ); Channel 281 (Star Sports 1 Hindi HD); Channel 282 (Star Sports select 1); Channel 803 (Star Sports 1 Tamil ) ; Channel 300 (Star Sports Select HD1) ; Channel 301 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Dish Home (Nepal)	Channel 600 (Star Sports 1) ; Channel 602 (Star Sports 3); Channel 603 (Star Sports 4); Channel 940 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 941 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 942 (Star Sports HD3); Channel 943 (Star Sports HD4); Channel 944 (Star Sports Select HD1); Channel 945 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Cable
Teledasun (LBN) (Sri Lanka)	Channel ???
Southern Networks (Pakistan)	Channel 34
Hathway Digital Cable (India)	Channel 367 (Star Sports 1); Channel 368 (Star Sports 2); Channel 369 (Star Sports 3); Channel 370 (Star Sports 4); Channel 567 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 568 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 569 (Star Sports HD3); Channel 570 (Star Sports HD4); Channel 544 (Star Sports Select HD1); Channel 545 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Asianet Digital TV (India)	Channel 301 (Star Sports 1); Channel 302 (Star Sports 2); Channel 310 (Star Sports 1 Hindi); Channel 311 (Star Sports 1 Tamil); Channel 809 (Star Sports HD1); Channel 810 (Star Sports HD2); Channel 811 (Star Sports 1 Hindi HD); Channel 303 (Star Sports Select 1) ; Channel 304 (Star Sports Select 2) ; Channel 813 (Star Sports Select 1 HD) ; Channel 814 (Star Sports Select 2 HD) ; Channel 315 (Star Sports First)
Medianet (Maldives)	Channel 304 (Star Sports 1); Channel 300 (Star Sports 2); Channel 303 (Star Sports 4); Channel 301 (Star Sports Premier League)
IPTV
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan)	Channel 6
PEO TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 041 (Star Sports 1); Channel 040 (Star Sports 2); Channel 039 (Star Sports Select 1)

Star Sports is a network of Indian sports channels owned by Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

Channel Availability[edit]

Standard Definition[edit]

Channel Name	Tata sky	Airtel Digital	Dish TV	Videocon d2h	Sun Direct	Reliance Digital	Asianet digital TV	DD Free Dish
Star Sports 1	455	277	603	401	500	501	301	-
Star Sports 2	457	279	605	403	502	502	302	-
Star Sports 3	458	-	-	-	378	-	-	-
Star Sports Select 1	464	283	623	429	-	504	303	-
Star Sports Select 2	466	284	625	430	-	-	304	-
Star Sports Hindi 1	461	281	607	407	503	503	310	-
Star Sports Tamil 1	1516	803	1865	521	504	515	311	-
Star Sports First	-	303	2410	431	-	-	-	77

High Definition[edit]

Channel Name	Tata sky	Airtel Digital	Dish TV	Videocon d2h	Sun Direct	Reliance Digital	DD Free Dish
Star Sports 1 HD	454	278	602	923	984	521	-
Star Sports 2 HD	456	280	604	924	986	522	-
Star Sports Select 1 HD	463	300	645	929	987	525	-
Star Sports Select 2 HD	465	301	646	930	988	526	-
Star Sports Hindi 1 HD	459	282	606	925	-	-	-

Events[edit]

Notable events which are broadcast by Star Sports Network include:

Cricket[edit]

Event	In SD Broadcaster(s)	In HD Broadcaster(s)
ICC Events (2015-2023) Cricket World Cup Champions Trophy World Twenty20	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 2 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi)
Indian Premier League^[2]^[3]^[4] (2018-2022)	Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)	Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi)
International cricket in India^[5] (2018-2023)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi)
Asia Cup (2016-2023)	Star Sports 1 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi)
International cricket in Bangladesh (2014-2020)	Star Sports 1 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada) Star Sports Select 1 (In English - Non Indian Match) Star Sports Select 2 (In English - Non Indian Match)	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English - Non Indian Match) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English - Non Indian Match)
International cricket in New Zealand^[6]^[7] (2017-2020)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada) Star Sports Select 1 (In English - Non Indian Match) Star Sports Select 2 (In English - Non Indian Match)	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English - Non Indian Match) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English - Non Indian Match)
Ranji Trophy (2018-2023)	Star Sports First (in English/Hindi) Star Sports 2 (in English/Hindi - Final)
Tamil Nadu Premier League (2016-2017)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil)	Star Sports 2 HD (In English)
Karnataka Premier League (2017-2018)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)	Star Sports 1 HD (In English)
Global T20 Canada^[8] (2018)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD
Caribbean Premier League^[9] (2018)	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 HD

Football[edit]

Event	Broadcaster(s)
Indian Super League	Star Sports 1 (In English) Star Sports 3 (In Hindi)
International Football in India	Star Sports 1 (In English)
Premier League	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)
Bundesliga	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)
I-League	Star Sports 1 (In English)
Super Cup (India)	Star Sports 1 (In English)

Hockey[edit]

Kabaddi[edit]

Promotion	Broadcaster(s)
Pro Kabaddi	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi) Star Sports First (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Tamil (In Tamil) Star Sports 1 Kannada (In Kannada)
Kabaddi World Cup	Star Sports 2 (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi (In Hindi)

Kabaddi Masters | Star Sports 1 & Hindi 1|

Motor Racing[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Event	Broadcaster(s)
Formula One	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)

Event	Broadcaster(s)
French Open	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)
Wimbledon	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)
US Open	Star Sports Select 1 (In English) Star Sports Select 2 (In English)

Table Tennis[edit]

Ultimate Table Tennis | Star sports 1|

Digital platform availability[edit]

Hotstar^[10] is the digital platform owned by Star India and is available in India. The website follows a freemium service model wherein it offers free as well as premium content. Other than what Star Sports broadcasts, it also webcasts some other tournaments played in India, domestic as well as international.

References[edit]

^ Star Sports launches first Tamil sports channel - Business Standard
^ Reuters (2017-09-04). "IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
^ "Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
^ "Five stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
^ "Star Sports India bag BCCI media rights for INR 6138.1 Crore". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
^ "A key new partnership". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
^ "Star Sports bag telecast rights for International matches in New Zealand". CricTracker. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
^ "Global T20 Canada broadcast rights bagged by Star Sports". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ "Hero CPL to broadcast on Star Sports in India". CPLT20. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ Hotstar

External links[edit]

Star Sports

[1] Star Sports launches first Tamil sports channel - Business Standard

[2] Reuters (2017-09-04). "IPL television and broadcast rights sold for massive £1.97bn to Star India". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

[3] "Star India wins IPL rights for US $2.55 billion". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

[4] "Five stand-out numbers from the IPL media rights sale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-04.

[5] "Star Sports India bag BCCI media rights for INR 6138.1 Crore". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

[6] "A key new partnership". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 2017-11-11.

[7] "Star Sports bag telecast rights for International matches in New Zealand". CricTracker. Retrieved 2017-11-12.

[8] "Global T20 Canada broadcast rights bagged by Star Sports". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[9] "Hero CPL to broadcast on Star Sports in India". CPLT20. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

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Star Select	Broadcast Middle East (50%) Farsi1 Zemzemeh Rotana (15%)

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Events[edit]

Cricket[edit]

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Tennis[edit]

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Star Sports

Launched	21 August 1993 List Star Sports 1: 21 August 1993 Star Sports 2: 11 March 2013 Star Sports 3 and 4: 6 November 2013 Star Sports HD3 and HD4: 1 February 2015 Star Sports Select 1 and 2: 10 August 2016 Star Sports Hindi 1 and Tamil 1: 28 May 2017 Star Sports First: 21 July 2017 Star Sports 3 (relaunch): 15 September 2018
Network	Star India
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) 2160i (UHDTV)
Slogan	Believe
Country	India
Language	English Hindi Tamil^[1]
Broadcast area	India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Star House, Urmi Estate, 95 Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai-400 013, India
Formerly called	Star Sports 1: STAR Sports (21 January 1993 - 5 November 2013) Star Sports Select 1 and 2: Star Sports Select HD1 and HD2 (10 August 2016 - 28 May 2017)
Replaced	List Prime Sports (21 August 1991 – 21 August 1993) Star Sports 3: STAR Cricket (2007 - 5 November 2013) Star Sports 4: ESPN (1995 - 5 November 2013) Star Sports HD1: STAR Cricket HD (21 July 2011 - 5 November 2013) Star Sports HD2: ESPN HD (21 July 2011 - 5 November 2013) Star Sports Hindi 1: Star Sports 3 (5 November 2013 - 28 May 2017) Star Sports Tamil 1: Star Sports 4 (5 November 2013 - 28 May 2017) Star Sports 3: Channel V India (23 May 1994 - 15 September 2018)
Website	www.hotstar.com tvguide.starsports.com
Availability
Terrestrial
TV Lanka Digital TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 37 (Star Sports 1 HD) Channel 38 (Star Sports 2 HD)
Satellite
Videocon d2h (India)	Channel 999 (Star Sports 4K) Channel 401 (Star Sports 1) Channel 923 (Star Sports HD 1) Channel 403 (Star Sports 2) Channel 924 (Star Sports HD 2) Channel 405 (Star Sports Hindi 1) Channel 925 (Star Sports Hindi 1 HD) Channel 409 (Star Sports Tamil 1) Channel 926 (Star Sports HD 4) Channel 929 (Star Sports Select HD 1) Channel 930 (Star Sports Select HD 2)
Dish TV (India)	Channel 607 (Star Sports Hindi 1) Channel 603 (Star Sports 1) Channel 605 (Star Sports 2) Channel 602 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 604 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 606 (Star Sports Hindi HD1) Channel 645 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 646 (Star Sports Select HD2) Channel 2410 (Star Sports First)
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 73 (Star Sports 1) Channel 74 (Star Sports 2) Channel 75 (Star Sports select 1) Channel 119 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 120 (Star Sports HD4) Channel 123 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 122 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Tata Sky (India)	Channel 455 (Star Sports 1) Channel 457 (Star Sports 2) Channel 460 (Star Sports Hindi 1) Channel 1516 (Star Sports Tamil 1) Channel 454 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 456 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 459 (Star Sports Hindi HD1) Channel 463 (Star Sports Select HD 1) Channel 464 (Star Sports Add Select HD 2)
Reliance Digital TV (India)	Channel 504 (Star Sports 4) Channel 503 (Star Sports 3) Channel 502 (Star Sports 2) Channel 501 (Star Sports 1) Channel 521 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 522 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 525 (Star Sports Select HD 1) Channel 526 (Star Sports Select HD2)
DD Free Dish (India)	Channel 077 (Star Sports First)
UCS (Bangladesh)	Channel 3
SITI Digital Network (India)	Channel 473 (Star Sports 1) Channel 474 (Star Sports 2) Channel 475 (Star Sports 1 Hindi) Channel 476 (Star Sports Select 1) Channel 485 (Star Sports Select 2) Channel 973 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 974 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 975 (Star Sports Hindi HD1) Channel 978 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 979 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Sun Direct TV (India)	Channel 504 (Star Sports 1 Tamil) Channel 503 (Star Sports 1 Hindi) Channel 500 (Star Sports 1) Channel 502 (Star SStarts 2) Channel 972 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 974 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 987 (Star Sports Select HD1)
Airtel Digital TV (India)	Channel 277 (Star Sports 1) Channel 278 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 279 (Star Sports 2) Channel 280 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 281 (Star Sports 1 Hindi ) Channel 281 (Star Sports 1 Hindi HD) Channel 282 (Star Sports select 1) Channel 803 (Star Sports 1 Tamil ) Channel 300 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 301 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Dish Home (Nepal)	Channel 600 (Star Sports 1) Channel 602 (Star Sports 3) Channel 603 (Star Sports 4) Channel 940 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 941 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 942 (Star Sports HD3) Channel 943 (Star Sports HD4) Channel 944 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 945 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Cable
Teledasun (LBN) (Sri Lanka)	Channel ???
Southern Networks (Pakistan)	Channel 34
Hathway Digital Cable (India)	Channel 367 (Star Sports 1) Channel 368 (Star Sports 2) Channel 369 (Star Sports 3) Channel 370 (Star Sports 4) Channel 567 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 568 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 569 (Star Sports HD3) Channel 570 (Star Sports HD4) Channel 544 (Star Sports Select HD1) Channel 545 (Star Sports Select HD2)
Asianet Digital TV (India)	Channel 301 (Star Sports 1) Channel 302 (Star Sports 2) Channel 310 (Star Sports 1 Hindi) Channel 311 (Star Sports 1 Tamil) Channel 809 (Star Sports HD1) Channel 810 (Star Sports HD2) Channel 811 (Star Sports 1 Hindi HD) Channel 303 (Star Sports Select 1) Channel 304 (Star Sports Select 2) Channel 813 (Star Sports Select 1 HD) Channel 814 (Star Sports Select 2 HD) Channel 315 (Star Sports First)
Medianet (Maldives)	Channel 304 (Star Sports 1) Channel 300 (Star Sports 2) Channel 303 (Star Sports 4) Channel 301 (Star Sports Premier League)
IPTV
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan)	Channel 6
PEO TV (Sri Lanka)	Channel 041 (Star Sports 1) Channel 040 (Star Sports 2) Channel 039 (Star Sports Select 1)