Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports has launched the US version of the SportsCenter sports news program, showing on weekdays at 1400 hrs across South East Asia, Hong Kong and China. Covering key American sports including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Football League, NASCAR racing and NCAA college sports, the US edition of SportsCenter will bring daily news, highlights and analysis to Asia-based fans of American sports. The US version of … [Read more...] about SportsCenter U.S. and Special Olympics debut in Asia on ESPN Star Sports
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ESPN Star Sports airs 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games across Asia for the first time
Singapore– ESPN Star Sports is providing coverage of the 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games in Shanghai across Asia for the first time starting from October 2. The sporting event is being held for the first time in Asia and the second time outside the US, with 30,000 athletes and officials from 175 countries participating. ESPN STAR Sports will feature highlights on its ESPN and STAR Sports channels throughout Asia, which include the live broadcast of the opening ceremony on October 2 … [Read more...] about ESPN Star Sports airs 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games across Asia for the first time
Davis resigns, Sawhney upped at ESPN STAR Sports
Singapore – Manu Sawhney has been promoted to Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, succeeding Jamie Davis, who has resigned. Company says Davis will continue to serve as a consultant to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Appointment was announced by Russell Wolff, Managing Director, ESPN International and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer STAR. The ESPN STAR Sports board expressed confidence that under Manu’s leadership and with the company’s strong management team, … [Read more...] about Davis resigns, Sawhney upped at ESPN STAR Sports
Davis resigns, Sawhney succeeds at ESPN STAR Sports
Singapore – Manu Sawhney has been promoted to Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports with immediate effect. He succeeds Jamie Davis who has resigned from the company. Company says Davis will continue to serve as a consultant to ensure a seamless leadership transition. Appointment was announced by Russell Wolff, Managing Director, ESPN International and Paul Aiello, Chief Executive Officer. Sawhney joined ESPN STAR Sports in 1996 as a Marketing Manager and is promoted to MD from Executive Vice … [Read more...] about Davis resigns, Sawhney succeeds at ESPN STAR Sports
ICC World’s Twenty20 vision with ESPN STAR Sports
Singapore - ESPN STAR Sports has announced broadcast rights partnerships for the first edition of the ICC World Twenty20, set for September 2007 in South Africa. Covering television and new media platforms including internet and mobile, the games will be available to millions of viewers across the world – including for the first time ever - live via television in China. In late 2006, ESPN STAR Sports’ affiliate EML was awarded the global telecast rights from the International Cricket … [Read more...] about ICC World’s Twenty20 vision with ESPN STAR Sports
Disney’s High School Musical 2 debuts with top ratings
Ratings highlights for August 17 2007 according to Preliminary Fast National Ratings, placed Disney’s High School Musical 2 as the “Most-Watched Basic Cable Telecast Ever”, having drawn 17.2 million viewers to top the previous record of 16 million held by ESPN’s Monday Night Football game on September 23 2006 by 8%. It also ranked as the top “Basic Cable Movie of All Time in Total Viewers”, surpassing the 15.5 million viewers drawn by previous record holder, … [Read more...] about Disney’s High School Musical 2 debuts with top ratings