network country india first air date 1 january 1994 availability asia founded 1 january 1994 as espn star sports 2013 as star sports network slogan believe headquarters noida owner 21st century fox star tv and fox international channels asia key people peter hutton launch date 1 january 1994 official website official website star sports network previously known as espn star sports or ess is a sports broadcasting network owned by 21st century fox through its subsidiaries star tv and fox international channels . it was formed as espn star sports a joint venture between espn inc. jointly owned by the walt disney company and hearst corporation and through espn international which it directly owns and news corporation in 1994 . news corporation acquired disney s stake in the company in 2012 and manu sawhney was replaced by peter hutton as the ceo . 1 it operates 25 star sports branded television networks and 3 broadband sports networks throughout asia transmitting in 5 languages english cantonese hindi korean and mandarin . it has also launched sports channels in marathi bengali tamil telugu and malayalam languages after getting license from ministry of information & broadcasting government of india 2 the networks broadcast various local and international sporting events . star sports launched star sports thailand on monday 4 august 2008 exclusively for thai viewers . espn star sports also has asia s leading events management team that has been successfully staging large scale sporting events across asia . the event management team is a completely integrated events group that manages concept creation sponsorship marketing pr tv broadcast operations and logistics for clients . events currently in their portfolio include the x games asia 9 ball tour kl world 5 s futsal cartier polo formula drift singapore nations cup netball indian hockey league and world pool championship . in 2012 espn star sports was the official broadcaster of 2012 summer olympics and the 2016 summer olympics . contents 1 history 2 list of channels 2.1 operating channels 2.2 defunct channels 2.3 digital platforms 3 programs broadcast by espn star sports 3.1 multi sport event 3.2 cricket 3.3 motorsports 3.4 baseball 3.5 basketball 3.6 extreme sports 3.7 association football 3.8 tennis 3.9 golf 3.10 mixed martial arts 3.11 news 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit espn star is famed for their being asia s largest broadcaster of the english fa premier league with commentators like john dykes and a host of former premier league players as guests and pundits on the shows . 3 espn star sports ess via its star cricket channel was the official broadcaster of the 2011 cricket world cup final experienced all time high viewership 67.6 million only on cable and satellite and trps and had raised ad rates for 10 second slots during the finals to 2 million us 30 000 prior to the finals . 4 5 6 list of channels edit screenshot from espn asia with the new station id screenshot from espn philippines with the new station id operating channels edit channel replace available in star sports 1 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports 2 india nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports 3 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal and pakistan . star sports 4 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports hd1 bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports hd2 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports hd3 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports hd4 bangladesh bhutan india maldives nepal pakistan and sri lanka . star sports china china star sports 2 china china star sports korea korea republic star cricket star sports 3 in bangladesh india nepal pakistan sri lanka and maldives . hong kong papua new guinea singapore japan and philippines . star cricket hd star sports hd1 in india sri lanka maldives and pakistan . singapore star select hd1 india and nepal star select hd2 india and nepal defunct channels edit channel discontinued in replace by espn asia southeast asia fox sports espn china star sports 2 china espn hong kong fox sports espn india star sports 4 espn indonesia fox sports espn malaysia fox sports espn pakistan star sports 4 espn philippines fox sports espn taiwan fox sports espn hd asia hong kong nepal bangladesh sri lanka maldives philippines indonesia vietnam cambodia myanmar mongolia brunei macau thailand and singapore . fox sports plus hd in hong kong philippines indonesia vietnam cambodia myanmar mongolia brunei macau thailand and singapore . star sports hd2 in nepal bangladesh sri lanka and maldives . espn hd india star sports hd2 espn hd malaysia fox sports plus hd espn hd taiwan fox sports plus hd espnews asia fox sports news espnews india fox sports news india mbc espn mbc sports sbs espn sbs sports star cricket extra star sports hong kong fox sports 2 star sports india star sports 1 star sports indonesia fox sports 2 star sports malaysia fox sports 2 star sports singapore & indonesia other fox sports 2 star sports southeast asia fox sports 2 star sports thailand & vietnam fox sports 2 star sports taiwan fox sports 2 digital platforms edit hotstar available in india starsports.com available in india espn player formerly available in singapore hong kong indonesia and malaysia . replaced by fox sports play mobile espn replaced by fox sports mobile programs broadcast by espn star sports edit it is important to note that broadcast rights for various sports properties contain territorial limitations and in a lot of instances the rights indicated below may not pertain to all territories in which espn star sports operates . multi sport event edit x games x games winter x games x games asia x games brazil and winter x games europe winter olympic games except for philippines 2012 summer olympics also except for philippines cricket edit icc events from 2007 2023 cricket world cup icc world twenty20 twenty20 champions league international cricket in australia big bash league in australia ryobi one day cup in australia sheffield shield in australia international cricket in england liverpool victoria county championship in england friends provident t20 in england clydesdale bank 40 in england international cricket in india domestic cricket in india on espn hd bangladesh premier league in bangladesh international cricket in bangladesh 2012 icc world twenty20 qualifier and icc development tournaments consisting of associate affiliate members motorsports edit formula one except for china superleague formula except for malaysia gp2 series gp3 series indycar series red bull air race world championship red bull x fighters world tour fim motocross world championship except for malaysia superbike world championship except for malaysia fia world touring car championship only for highlights fim s1 supermoto world championship except for malaysia motogp gp2 asia series v8 supercars asian festival of speed rolex sports car series fia world endurance championship deutsche tourenwagen masters only for india nascar sprint cup series nascar nationwide series only for highlights dakar rally every january baseball edit major league baseball basketball edit nba except for china india and hong kong super basketball league only for taiwan william jones cup asean basketball league except for china hong kong india & taiwan wnba except for china philippines india and hong kong extreme sports edit x games x games asia association football edit fifa confederations cup only for indian subcontinent premier league only for indian subcontinent fa cup 7 fa community shield 8 england international matches 9 spanish la liga 10 except for hong kong thailand & vietnam j1 league afc champions league asian cup serie a only for indian subcontinent bundesliga only for china and the indian subcontinent nextgen series s league only highlights divisi 2 indonesia international champions cup tennis edit atp world tour masters 1000 only for india atp 500 series only for india wimbledon french open 2017 21 australian open swiss indoor open tournament of champions golf edit pga europro tour masters tournament u.s. open championship the open championship pga grand slam of golf asian tour only for india oneasia tour ladies european tour only for highlights u.s. women s open lpga tour only for taiwan pga championship only for taiwan ryder cup only for taiwan hsbc champions only for southeast asia & taiwan mixed martial arts edit one championship super fight league news edit sportscenter asia sportscenter india sportscenter hong kong sportscenter malaysia sportscenter taiwan sportscenter espresso nokia football crazy engine block score tonight see also edit espn espn international espn asia espn philippines star sports star cricket espnstar.com espn star sports media guide references edit news corp to buy out espn from ess sawhney to leave . the hindu . chennai india . 6 june 2012 . star gets mib nod to launch regional sports channels http www.liverpoolecho.co.uk liverpool fc liverpool fc news 2007 03 09 opportunity knocks for reds in asia 100252 18728585 tv viewership at all time high during climactic final . business standard . 4 april 2011 . world cup win shatters all records as 67.6 mn tune in . hindustan times . 3 april 2011 . cwc final 2011 world cup final viewership broke records 67.6 million watched it . economics times . 3 april 2011 . archived from the original on 17 october 2012 . http www.thefa.com thefacup more tv http www.thefa.com thefacup more tv http www.thefa.com thefacup more tv http www.business standard.com india news espn star sports scoresthree year deal for spanish la liga rights 439919 external links edit official site of espn star sports espn star china espn star hong kong espn star taiwan espn star malaysia espn star indonesia official site of sbs espn korean for south korea v t e espn inc. executives george bodenheimer john skipper edwin durso chuck pagano norby williamson u.s. networks linear tv espn espn2 espnews classic espnu deportes longhorn network sec network part time digital acc network extra espn on abc espn3 college extra plus goal line radio espn radio deportes xtra international brasil espn espn brasil espn caribbean espn espn 2 indian subcontinent sony espn japan j sports latin america espn espn 2 espn 3 espn oceania espn espn 2 uk1 bt sport espn co owned canadian sports networks tsn 1 2 3 4 5 rds rds2 rds info espn classic canada current ventures espn.com espn deportes.com espn broadband espn films espn the magazine espn deportes la revista espn books espn zone espy awards espn integration watchespn defunct ventures espn extra espn now espn west arena football league minority stake 2006 2009 espn star sports equity stake 1994 2013 espn 3d 2010 2013 espn america 2002 2013 espn classic uk 2006 2013 espn mvp 2005 2006 grantland 2011 2015 espn gameplan 1992 2015 espn 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