About ESPN STAR Sports
ESPN STAR Sports is a 50-50 joint venture between two of the world’s
leading cable and satellite broadcasters. As Asia’s definitive and complete
sports broadcaster and content provider, ESPN STAR Sports combines the
strengths and resources of its ultimate parent companies — Walt Disney
(ESPN, Inc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR) — to deliver a diverse
array of international and regional sports to viewers via its encrypted pay
and free-to-air services.
ESPN STAR Sports showcases an unparalleled variety of premier live sports
from around the globe 24 hours a day to a cumulative reach of more than
310 million viewers in Asia. ESPN STAR Sports has 17 networks covering 24
countries, each localized to deliver differentiated world-class premier sports
programming to Asian viewers. This includes ESPN Asia, ESPN China, ESPN
Hong Kong, ESPN India, ESPN Malaysia, ESPN Philippines, ESPN Singapore,
ESPN Taiwan, MBC-ESPN (Korea), STAR Sports Asia, STAR Sports Hong Kong,
STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Malaysia, STAR Sports Singapore, STAR Sports
Southeast Asia, STAR Sports Taiwan, and STAR Cricket.
On the ground, the ESPN STAR Sports Event Management Group manages
and promotes premier sporting events around Asia. ESPN STAR Sports aims
to reach consumers at any time, any place, and through all new media
platforms, both Internet and mobile. The multilingual online platforms
espnstar.com, espnstar.com.cn, espnstar.com.tw, and footballcrazy.tv
interact with millions of users providing them with in-depth sports news,
results, and competitions. Developed for the sports fan that is constantly on
the move, mobileESPN and STAR Sports Mobile deliver differentiated mobile
content targeted at its various audiences. mobileESPN enables the serious
sports fan to follow their favorite sports more closely than ever before with
a combination of specially produced video news clips and in-depth news
coverage and analysis. STAR Sports Mobile aims to provide interactive
and entertaining opportun