ESPN STAR Sports in a landmark Formula 1™ deal for Asia - Asia’s Biggest Sports Broadcaster Races to the Chequered Flag with a 5-year renewal
3rd September 2008, Singapore: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and Formula One Management (FOM) today announced that they have agreed to renew their relationship for another five years. The new agreement awards ESS exclusive rights to broadcast the FIA Formula One World Championship™ (F1™) across multiple platforms in 24 Asian markets, including Singapore.
ESPN STAR Sports powers up wrestling action for fans in South Asia with TNA Wrestling
August 14, 2008 (Singapore): Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced a new long-term contract for the exclusive right to broadcast TNA Wrestling across various platforms, including television, mobile and internet. The contract provides ESS broadcast rights across the Indian subcontinent including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Maldives.
Top-flight Football Shows for Every Fan, Every Day on ESPN STAR Sports
12 August 2008, Malaysia: ESPN STAR Sports will kick off the Barclays Premier League (BPL) season presenting an extensive bouquet of original programmes for every kind of fan, every day of the week - offering Malaysians the complete football experience from Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster.
ESPN STAR Sports Gears Up with Focus on Digital Media Sales
August 11, 2008 (Singapore) Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced its focus on Digital Media by realigning its sales function and creating a dedicated Digital Sales team to explore and maximize revenue opportunities in the digital space.
ESPN STAR Sports boosts its operations in China with appointment of Wong Swee Teng as Managing Director
06 August 2008, Singapore: Asia’s number one sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced the new appointment of Mike Kerr, Vice President, Southeast Asia, Affiliate & Multimedia Sales. Mike makes a lateral move from ESS’ Advertising Sales department, where he was most recently Vice President, Advertising Sales, Operations & Strategy.
ESPN STAR Sports Appoints new VP for Affiliate and Multimedia Sales
06 August 2008, Singapore: Asia’s number one sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced the new appointment of Mike Kerr, Vice President, Southeast Asia, Affiliate & Multimedia Sales. Mike makes a lateral move from ESS’ Advertising Sales department, where he was most recently Vice President, Advertising Sales, Operations & Strategy.
ESPN STAR Sports Secures Broadcast Rights to 2010 Winter Olympic Games and 2012 Summer Olympic Games for 22 Countries across Asia
21 July, 2008: ESPN STAR Sports today announced it has secured the exclusive non-standard television rights including cable & satellite television from the International Olympic Committee for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games for 22 countries across the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia.
ESPN STAR Sports announces major Middle East syndication deal for ICC Events
Singapore, 7 July 2008: Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), today announced an eight-year broadcast partnership with Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), the largest pay TV platform management company in the Middle East and North Africa, for all International Cricket Council (ICC) events from 2008 to 2015 - including the global showpiece event of the cricket calendar, the ICC Cricket World Cup due to take place in 2011 in Asia and 2015 in Australia.
ESPN STAR Sports renews broadcast partnership with FIFA and acquires exclusive rights for the Indian Subcontinent.
02 July 2008: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced a new contract with FIFA, world’s governing body for football, for the exclusive television rights to broadcast FIFA’s stellar line-up of international football events including the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ for the Indian Sub-continent.
ESPN STAR Sports Extends Leadership in Digital Space with ESPNSTAR.COM
June 3, 2008, Singapore: Asia’s no. 1 sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has launched the sharp new version of its popular website www.espnstar.com today, offering sports fans a total sports content experience with the real time, comprehensive, authoritative and innovative content and at the same time offering advertisers a expansive range of customized and creative advertising opportunities.
ESPN STAR Sports & Imagine OmniMedia in Hunt for TV’s next Football SuperStar
Singapore, 8 May, 2008: ESPN STAR Sports and Imagine OmniMedia today announced the signing of an agreement that will see the companies work together to develop, produce & broadcast the first global, reality-based football entertainment series in Asia.
KIA X Games Asia 2008: Asia’s Biggest Action Sports Competition Returns to Shanghai
3 April 2008, Shanghai - Expect more action sports and entertainment when the KIA X Games Asia, Asia’s signature action sports competition, returns to Shanghai’s Jiangwan Stadium on April 30 - May 3 2008, organized by Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports with the Shanghai Media Group and the Shanghai Sports Federation.
NEW SEASON OF FORMULA ONE FLAGS OFF ON ESPN STAR SPORTS
14 March 2008, Singapore: Speed is the name of the game as ESPN STAR Sports, revs up for the Formula One Grand Prix 2008 season, bringing viewers across Asia the thrills and spills of all 18 races, starting with the ING Australian Grand Prix in March and culminating with the Brazil Grand Prix in November. ESPN STAR Sports’ comprehensive Formula One LIVE coverage includes the telecast of the Saturday Qualifying and the Sunday Race, which will be shown across all 17 networks on STAR Sports.
ESPN STAR Sports Renews Rights for Golf’s Prestigious The Masters
Tuning in to The Masters has become a ritual for all golf fans and ESPN STAR Sports is proud to continue its own tradition of broadcasting golf's revered major championship 'live' across Asia for the next three years, having successfully secured broadcast rights for The Masters from 2008 to 2010.
Tennis: ESPN STAR Sports aces new seven-year contract for Australian Open
26 February 2008, Singapore: It is game, set and match for Asia's number one sports broadcaster as ESPN STAR Sports announced its new seven-year contract for the Australian Open till 2014 covering cable & satellite, IPTV, DTH and Terrestrial rights. ESPN STAR Sports and Tennis Australia have also agreed to a ground-breaking collaboration for new media platforms such as mobile telephony and internet.
ESPN STAR Sports Launches SportsCenter’s ‘Countdown to Beijing’
Singapore, 12 February, 2008: Leading into, and throughout the world’s biggest sporting event, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) will be the Olympics fan’s destination of choice with five distinct programmes that will give viewers an exclusive preview of the XXIX Olympiad and of all the news as it happens in Beijing.
ESPN STAR Sports Launches SportsCenter's 'Countdown to Beijing'
Singapore, 12 February, 2008: Leading into, and throughout the world's biggest sporting event, ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) will be the Olympics fan's destination of choice with five distinct programmes that will give viewers an exclusive preview of the XXIX Olympiad and of all the news as it happens in Beijing.
Commonwealth Bank Series - LIVE on ESPN STAR Sports
New Delhi, February 08, 2008 - ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s leading sports broadcaster, will telecast LIVE all the remaining 12 One Day Internationals from the on-going Commonwealth Bank Series.. In the league stage, the three countries will play 4 matches respectively against each other. The top 2 will qualify for the best of the three finals.
ESPN STAR Sports Junior Premier League
New Delhi, February 04, 2008 –Boys Sports Company from Bangalore defeated Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj 2-0 to win ESPN STAR Sports Junior Premier League – an inter school football tournament. The Junior Premier League is part of ESPN STAR Sports' Learning Ground initiative - a schools program which runs in more than 1200 schools across 23 cities. The tournament is modeled on the Barclays Premier League (BPL), and simulates the same environment with the teams named after the students' favorite BPL clubs- Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Muralitharan Rules The Bowling Charts
New Delhi, January 17, 2008: According to the latest 'Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings' released by ESPN STAR Sports, 'Spin Wizard' Muttiah Muralitharan rules the bowling chart in both ODIs and Test rankings with 195 and 197 points respectively. Murali's team mate Kumar Sangakkara (195 points) tops the World Test Batting Rankings. Other than this, Australia remains unchallenged in the world of Cricket. The team from down under continues to be the best team in both ODIs as well as Test Cricket.
ESPN STAR Sports acquires mobile rights for India's Cricket tour of Australia
New Delhi, January 2, 2008- ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, today announced the acquisition of the mobile rights of the ongoing India's tour of Australia featuring 4 Test matches, 15 ODIs & a Twenty20 International from Cricket Australia. This is the first time that a comprehensive range of mobile content from cricket played in Australia will be made available on Mobile to the cricket loving fans of the country. The mobile packages will be exclusively available on Mobile ESPN / STAR Sports Mobile.
Delhi High Court injuncts cable operators from unauthorized telecast of the India Tour of Australia
New Delhi, December 23, 2007 - In a landmark order, the Delhi High Court ordered in favour of ESPN STAR Sports (ESPN) the official broadcaster of the India tour of Australia, in its suit for permanent injunction filed against cable operators across the country against unauthorized broadcast of the India tour of Australia, restraining all cable operators from unauthorisedly showing the forthcoming India Tour of Australia through their cable networks. The India tour of Australia involves 4 test matches followed by a Tri-angular ODI tournament involving India, Australia and Sri-Lanka and a Twenty20 between India and Australia. STAR Cricket will exclusively telecast the Test series while STAR Sports will broadcast the tri-angular tournament. The series which starts in the last week of December 2007 will last till March 2008.
ESPN STAR SPORTS BRINGS FOOTBALL’S ‘OSCARS’ TO AUDIENCES ACROSS ASIA
Tuesday December 18, 2007 For the first time, fans in Asia will be able to witness the crowning of this year's FIFA World Player 2007 'live', as football’s glitziest event will be shown on Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 0300HKT on ESPN, directly from Zurich's world-famous Opera House.
ESPN STAR SPORTS BRINGS FOOTBALL’S ‘OSCARS’ TO AUDIENCES ACROSS ASIA
14 December 2007, Singapore – For the first time, fans in Asia will be able to witness the crowning of this year’s FIFA World Player 2007 ‘live’, as football’s glitziest event will be shown on Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 0300HKT on ESPN, directly from Zurich's world-famous Opera House.
ESPN STAR Sports announces Invitation to Tender for the ICC Broadcast
Singapore, 14 December 2007: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), ICC’s global Broadcast & Production Partner, is inviting interested parties (including broadcasters, broadcasting unions, sports rights agencies, cable operators and affiliates as well as media companies across the globe) to participate in the tender process for the TV broadcast rights for the high-profile ICC events from 2008 to 2011. The invitation to tender for various rights outside India is to be released shortly to participating parties.
ESPN STAR Sports to stage International Futsal Tournament in Malaysia
28 November 2007, Kuala Lumpur: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's No. 1 sports broadcaster, will organise the most lucrative futsal tournament in the world in the KL World 5's, attracting top teams to Malaysia on 29th January to 3rd February 2008. The KL World 5's will be held at Stadium Negara, Malaysia's first indoor stadium and a national heritage building.
ESPN STAR Sports launches STAR Sports Mobile for sports fans in Asia
Singapore, 10 December, 2007: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia's No. 1 sports broadcaster and content provider, today launched STAR Sports Mobile, its new and exciting mobile sports content service highlighted by exclusive Arsenal and Liverpool Football Club content along with many more innovative features.
STAR Sports Mobile Fact Sheet
STAR Sports Mobile is a wireless sports content service provided by ESPN STAR Sports developed for sports fans constantly on the move. STAR Sports Mobile aims to transform the way fans experience and consume sports by providing enriching mobile experiences with entertaining and engaging content.
Young stars from Under-19 & Under -21 teams to play along with the best in the country
New Delhi, November 16, 2007- The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), India's apex body for hockey management, in association with ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) and Leisure Sports Management (LSM), today announced the launch of the fourth edition of the Premier Hockey League (PHL). The tournament will start from December 20, 2007 at the Sector 42 Hockey Stadium, Chandigarh. Seven teams, who participated in the PHL last year, will fight it out for the coveted trophy and the winner's prize of Rs. 40 lakhs. IHF also announced the names of the captains, coaches as well as the team lists containing the Indian players who will be participating in the league this year. The foreign players' contingent as well as their allocation will be announced later. The league will be covered LIVE & exclusive on ESPN. Asia's leading sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports, will play the key role of marketing, producing and broadcasting the tournament to countless hockey lovers in India and abroad.
ESPN STAR Sports Scores a Winner with The FA English Football Rights
9 November 2007, Singapore: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, has renewed a multi-year exclusive agreement with England’s governing body of football, The Football Association (The FA), for broadcast rights to The FA Cup, England Internationals and The FA Community Shield on multimedia platforms for the 2008/9 – 2011/12 seasons.
Action from Australian domestic season for the first time
New Delhi, October 25, 2007: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, will exclusively showcase key matches from the Australian domestic season to Indian viewers on the 24 hour cricket channel, STAR Cricket.
ESPN STAR SPORTS TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAMING SERIES IN ASIA
15 October 2007, Singapore – From today, ESPN STAR Sports will broadcast the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) every Monday, 1800HKT on STAR Sports across Asia. The weekly hour-long programme will feature highlights from the regional playoffs and championships for North America, UK/Europe, Asia and the upcoming CGS 2007 World Championship.
ESPN STAR Sports Strengthens Legal Team with Appointment of Senior Vice President Andrew Marshall
15 October 2007, Singapore: Asia’s number one sports broadcaster, ESPN STAR Sports today announced a new appointment to its Legal team with Andrew Marshall taking on the role of Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, with effect from 8 October, 2007.
ESPN STAR Sports Partners Special Olympics to Bring 2007 World Summer Games
Singapore, October 1, 2007 – From tomorrow, ESPN Star Sports will bring the 2007 Special Olympic World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, to audiences across Asia. It will be the first time the summer games will be held in Asia, the second time outside the United States, and more than 30,000 athletes and officials from 175 countries are expected to take part.
ESPN-STAR Cricket combo garners 47.2% channel share during India-Pakistan Twenty20
New Delhi, September 21, 2007 - The inaugural ICC World Twenty20 has the country hooked on to the TV sets as the Indian Cricket team steam rolled to the semi finals of the tournament.
ESPN STAR Sports announces promotion of Manu Sawhney to Managing Director
Singapore - The Board of Directors of ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, today announced the appointment of Manu Sawhney as the company's Managing Director with immediate effect.
ESPN STAR Sports renews broadcast partnership with Cricket Australia and acquires cricket rights for the next 4 years
New Delhi, September 06, 2007— ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia's No. 1 sports broadcaster, announced today a new four-year contract for the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia's (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms including television, internet, mobile and radio covering the entire Asian region.
Inaugural ICC World Twenty20 Set To Reach Record Number of Territories
Singapore, August 17, 2007- ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s No. 1 sports broadcaster, announced today broadcast rights partnerships for the first edition of the ICC World Twenty20, scheduled to take place in September 2007 in South Africa. Covering television and new media platforms including internet and mobile, these distribution partnerships will make the games available to millions of viewers across the world.
Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings on ESPN STAR Sports
New Delhi, August 03, 2007- India's emphatic victory in the second test of the ongoing series in England has helped the team overtake Pakistan and gain the 5th spot in the latest Maruti Suzuki Test team rankings issued by ESPN STAR Sports. Match winning performances from spearhead Zaheer Khan helped him reach the 5th spot while ever reliable Anil Kumble is placed third in the latest Test bowling ranking list. Surprisingly, none of the famed Indian batsmen have made it to the top ten in Test batting rankings. Sourav Ganguly, Dhoni and Yuvraj maintain their positions in the top ten of Maruti Suzuki ODI batting rankings.
ESPN STAR Sports launches 'Clinic All Clear Dream Job'
New Delhi, July 28, 2007 - ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, today announced the launch of 'Clinic All Clear Dream Job' a national level talent hunt for a sports presenter, based on a successful international format followed in US and Europe. 'Clinic All Clear Dream Job' offers the most enviable prize - a one-year contract with ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd. The winner of 'Clinic All Clear Dream Job' will become a presenter on the new channel from the stable of ESPN STAR Sports - STAR Cricket.
ESPN STAR Sports acquires broadcast rights of India-Scotland ODI
New Delhi, July 26, 2007: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, today announced the acquisition of the broadcast rights of the India-Scotland ODI being played during India's tour of England, Ireland and Scotland. The channel will broadcast the ODI match when the two teams will face each other in Glasgow on August 16, 2007.
STAR Cricket to telecast LIVE India's matches against Sussex and England A for the first time
New Delhi, July 5, 2007: STAR Cricket, the latest offering from ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, will be showcasing for the first time LIVE and exclusive India's warm up matches against English county Sussex and England A. India will play a four day match against Sussex followed by a three day match against England A. before the start of the three Test matches. India also plays a One day match against England A in the month of August. STAR Cricket will follow this up by broadcasting LIVE & exclusive the 3 test matches played between England and India.
ESPN STAR Sports ropes in Ian Chappell in an exclusive deal
New Delhi, July 02 2007 - ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports' broadcaster, today signed Ian Chappell, the legendary Australian cricketer and ex-captain, as an exclusive presenter and commentator for its cricket related programming in India. With this, Chappell becomes a part of the illustrious panel of "A Few Good Men" which includes some of cricket's finest experts like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Alan Wilkins, Wasim Akram and Harsha Bhogle.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal eye elusive record at Roland Garros this year
New Delhi, May 25, 2007: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, will telecast LIVE & exclusive the French Open from Roland arros starting May 27, 2007. The attention of the world's best tennis players will be focused on only one place for the next two weeks - Paris, France as the best of the best hit the red clay courts for the French Open crown.
Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings on ESPN STAR Sports
New Delhi, May 11, 2007: Australia and Sri Lanka cricketers dominate the bowling and batting charts in the latest Maruti Suzuki Cricket Ratings issued by ESPN STAR Sports. As many as 4 Australian batsmen and 3 bowlers feature in the top ten lists. None of the Indian batsmen, bowlers or all-rounders has been able to make it to the list of the top ten bowlers and batsmen rankings. Bangladesh, who surpassed India last week, has toppled Pakistan as well to sit pretty at the seventh spot in ODI team rankings.
