ESPN Star Sports

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ESPN Star Sports is a media company which owns 13 television networks: ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Singapore, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, Xing Kong Sports, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports S.E.A and STAR Sports Singapore. All eleven feeds are customised to deliver the world's premier sports events which are in line with local audience preferences. ESPN reaches over 110 million households while STAR Sports reaches over 54 million households.

It is a 50:50 joint venture between ESPN and STAR TV. Of note is that programming on ESPN Star Sports may have aired on any United States television network. Often, ESPN Star Sports will use the original graphics and only superimpose the "ESPN" logo at the upper right hand corner.

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[edit] History

ESPN STAR Sports is a 50:50 joint venture between two of the world's leading cable and satellite broadcasters, ESPN Inc. and STAR. Combining the strengths and resources of its ultimate parent companies, Walt Disney (ESPN, Inc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR), ESS is Asia's definitive and complete sports provider.

ESS has thirteen networks spanning the region - ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Singapore, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, Xing Kong Sports, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports S.E.A and STAR Sports Singapore. All eleven feeds are customised to deliver the world's premier sports events which are in line with local audience preferences. ESPN reaches over 110 million households while STAR Sports reaches over 54 million households.

From basketball to badminton, soccer 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.

ESPN STAR Sports delivers a diverse array of international and regional sports into the homes of its Asian viewers via its encrypted pay and free-to-air services. ESS' top quality programming and world-class presentation emanates from the company's 60,000 square-foot state-of-the-art production facilities and earthstation in Singapore. ESPN STAR Sports has some 500 experienced and professional staff throughout the region committed to bringing compelling sports programming to the discerning Asian audience.

On the ground, the Event Management Group (EMG) manages and promotes premier sporting events around Asia. EMG specialises in creating, managing, promoting, consulting, producing and syndicating world class sporting events throughout Asia. The Group has been awarded numerous awards, among them; Best Promoted Event in 1998 and 1999 awarded by the ATP; Best Sporting Event in Hong Kong in 1998 and 1999 awarded by the Hong Kong Sports Development Board; and Best Event Organiser in 2000 awarded by the Singapore Tourism Board. The Group has managed over 100 events in 11 countries, including Asia's most prestigious action sport competition the Asian X Games. And in the summer of 2003, the Group also organised the only official English Premier League pre-season tournament, the F.A. Premier League Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition, the Event Management Group has created the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour, a series of events that will determine Asia's best pool players. All events organized by EMG enjoy unrivalled regional broadcast across Asia through the ESPN and STAR Sports channels.

On-line, espnstar.com, espnstar.com.cn and espnstar.com.tw interact with millions of users providing them with in-depth sports news, results and competitions. This multilingual, online platform is closely integrated with ESPN and STAR Sports on air networks and has established the sites as the number one on-line sports destination in their respective markets.

[edit] Programs broadcast by ESPN Star Sports

[edit] American football

[edit] Cricket

  • International Cricket In Australia
  • International Cricket In England
  • International Cricket In New Zealand
  • International Cricket In South Africa
  • International Cricket In Zimbabwe
  • International Cricket In Kenya
  • International Cricket In Bangladesh

[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] 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.


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