ESPN STAR Sports, one of India's leading sports broadcaster, has expanded the sports bouquet with the addition of a new channel, STAR Sports 2. The new channel is being launched especially for the Indian sub-continent. The new channel will be officially launched next week, on March 11. STAR Sports 2, which will be the sixth channel to be launched by ESPN STAR Sports in India after STAR Sports, STAR Cricket, STAR Cricket HD, ESPN and ESPN HD, will showcase live and non-live events across … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports launches STAR Sports 2 in India
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ESPN STAR Sports returns to StarHub TV
Singapore – StarHub has announced its acquisition of the broadcast rights to ESPN STAR Sports’ (ESS) portfolio of multimedia assets including television, broadband, and mobile services on a non-exclusive basis. This comprises six ESPN STAR Sports TV channels, which brings the number of dedicated sports channels on StarHub TV to 22; the broadband video player ESPN Player and the live streaming mobile service, Mobile ESPN. The six TV channels and ESPN Player will be launched on StarHub … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports returns to StarHub TV
ESPN STAR Sports details ICC World Twenty20 2012 broadcast plans
New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has shared its broadcast and presentation plans for the upcoming the ICC World Twenty20 2012. In addition to live telecasts, ESS will feature a panel of experts from almost all major cricket playing countries to present the event. ESS also announced that it has sold the syndication rights of ICC World Twenty20 to 218 territories across the world, a new record in terms of the coverage for this blockbuster T20 cricket world championship. In India, STAR … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports details ICC World Twenty20 2012 broadcast plans
ESPN STAR Sports receives rights to multi-year broadcast of Sri Lanka Premier League
ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has reached a multi-year broadcast rights agreement for exclusive coverage of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) in India. The multi-year deal includes a minimum of 24 T20 matches per season. The first edition of the SLPL will see seven provisional teams compete for the coveted trophy as well as a qualifier berth to the Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) to be held later this year. The SLPL will feature 42 international players participating from seven countries. STAR … [Read more...] about ESPN STAR Sports receives rights to multi-year broadcast of Sri Lanka Premier League
India’s national sport goes HD
New Delhi – ESPN STAR Sports has launched ESPN HD & STAR Cricket HD in India, becoming the country’s first 24/7 High Definition sports channels. With the introduction of these two new channels, ESPN STAR Sports has expanded to five channels in India - ESPN, STAR Cricket, STAR Sports, ESPN HD and STAR Cricket HD. Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said ESPN seeks to give fans as vivid an experience as possible and “…there’s no better way to experience the … [Read more...] about India’s national sport goes HD
SingTel and StarHub extend ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket
Singapore - SingTel and StarHub announced an agreement to extend the cutover timing for the ESPN STAR Sports channels. The channels will now be carried on both platforms until midnight on 1 August 2010. Recently the carriers agreed to showcase the Wimbledon 2010 Championships on both platforms. With this extension, Singapore viewers can catch the Formula One’s British Grand Prix, German Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix and prominent golf major, The Open Championship on both platforms. … [Read more...] about SingTel and StarHub extend ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket