Star Sports (Indian TV network)

Star Sports
	File:Star Sports India logo1.png
Country	India
Broadcast area	South Asia
Network	Disney Star
Headquarters	Star House, Urmi Estate, 95 Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel (West), Mumbai-400 013, India
Programming
Language(s)	Hindi; Bengali; English; Kannada; Malayalam; Tamil; Telugu
Picture format	1080p HDTV, (downscaled to letterboxed 576p for the SDTV feeds)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company India
History
Launched	21 August 1991; 34 years ago
Links
Website	Official Website; TV Schedule
Availability
Streaming media
Disney+ Hotstar	(India, Canada, United States, United Kingdom and parts of Southeast Asia)

Star Sports (Formerly ESPN Star Sports) is a group of Indian multinational pay television sports channels owned by Disney Star (formerly Star India), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Previously a part of ESPN Star Sports with its operations based in Singapore, Star India took over the Indian business and relaunched channels under the unified Star Sports brand in 2013.

History

Hong Kong-based Star TV launched Prime Sports (later renamed Star Sports) in partnership with American company TCI, which owned Prime-branded regional sports channels. The channel was broadcast across Asia, including India, as with the footprint of AsiaSat 7. Star TV has since regionalized the channel with several versions. Later, ESPN joined the region as a competitor to Star Sports.

ESPN and Star Sports were competing against each other across Asia.^[1] But in October 1996, both channels agreed to combine their operations in the region.^[2] As a result, a joint venture named ESPN Star Sports was formed, to be headquartered in Singapore.^[3] The joint venture's business in India was managed by its subsidiary, ESPN Software India Private Limited.

In June 2012, it was announced that News Corporation would buy ESPN International's share in ESPN Star Sports.^[4]^[5] In 2013, Star India acquired ESPN Software India from ESPN Star Sports,^[6] but kept ESPN brand for a while.^[7] ESPN International later established a partnership with what is now Sony Pictures Networks India in October 2015, and relaunched Sony Kix as Sony ESPN in January 2016. Sony ESPN was shut down in March 2020.

On 11 March 2013, Star Sports 2, a Hindi language sports channel, was launched as a sister channel to Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN.^[8]

On 6 November 2013, Star India relaunched its sports channels under Star Sports brand: Star Sports became Star Sports 1;^[9] Star Cricket became Star Sports 3, a Hindi language channel; ESPN became Star Sports 4, a Tamil language channel; Star Cricket HD and ESPN HD became Star Sports HD1 and HD2 respectively.^[10]^[11] (Star Sports 3 and 4 were later renamed Star Sports 1 Hindi and 1 Tamil, respectively.) This was in contrast to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, where Fox International Channels Asia Pacific relaunched ESPN as Fox Sports on 28 January 2013,^[12]^[13] and rebranded Star Sports as Fox Sports 2 on 15 August 2014.^[14]^[15]

Star India planned to replace the troubled Channel V India with Star Sports 1 Kannada on 16 November 2017, but the delay in regulatory approval meant the plan was postponed. Later, Star India replaced Channel V into the current iteration of Star Sports 3 on 15 September 2018,^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19] and launched Star Sports 1 Telugu and Star Sports 1 Kannada as new channels on 7 and 29 December 2018, respectively.^[20]^[21] In the meantime, the Kannada commentary of Star Sports' coverage of Indian Premier League was broadcast on Star Suvarna.^[22] Sanjog Gupta is the CEO of Star Sports.^[23]

Channels

Channel	Language	SD/HD availability	Notes
Star Sports 1	English	SD+HD	Dolby Audio For HD Feed
Star Sports 2		SD+HD	Dolby Audio For HD Feed
Star Sports 3		SD
Star Sports Select 1		SD+HD	Dolby Audio For HD Feed
Star Sports Select 2
Star Sports 1 Hindi	Hindi
Star Sports First	Hindi English	SD
Star Sports 1 Kannada	Kannada		HD Version Launching Soon
Star Sports 1 Telugu	Telugu		HD Version Launching Soon
Star Sports 1 Tamil	Tamil		HD Version Launching Soon
Star Sports 1 Bangla	Bengali		Will be discontinued soon
Star Sports 1 Marathi	Marathi		Will be discontinued soon

Programming

Sports events rights acquired by Star Sports and Star Sports Select:-

Professional Badminton Leagues

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) Premier Badminton League:- 2022 2023	India	Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Indian Domestic Cricket

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) Ranji Trophy:- 2022–23	India	Star Sports 1 HD (In English and Hindi Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Final Star Sports 2 HD (In English and Hindi)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)
2) Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy:- 2022–23	India	Star Sports 1 HD (In English And Hindi)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Other Domestic Cricket

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) CSA T20 Challenge:-(2022–23, 2023–24)	South Africa	Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Domestic Cricket Leagues

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
Men's:- 1) Saurashtra Premier League:- 2022	India	Star Sports 1 HD (English) Star Sports 2 HD (English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)
2) Tamil Nadu Premier League:- 2022 2023	India	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Tamil HD	Only TV Rights

International Cricket

Events	Channels	Streaming
International Cricket Council (2022–present) 1) ICC World Test Championship Final 2021–2023) 2) Cricket World Cup (2023) 3) ICC Men's T20 World Cup (2022) 4) Under-19 Cricket World Cup (2022) 1) Women's Cricket World Cup (2025) 2) ICC Women's T20 World Cup (2023) 3) ICC Under-19 Women's Twenty20 World Cup (2023)	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 3 HD (In Hindi) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Continental Cricket

Events	Channels	Streaming
1) Asian Cricket Council:- (2022–present) 1) Asia Cup:- 2022 2) Women's Asia Cup:- 2022 3) ACC Under-19 Cup:- 2021	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Country Cricket

Events	Channels	Streaming
1) International Cricket In India:- (2022–present) Men's:-	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)
International Cricket In South Africa (2022–present) Men's:- Women's:-	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD Non-Indian matches Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Professional Cricket Leagues

Events	Channels	Streaming
Men's:- 1) Indian Premier League:- 2023 2024	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD (In Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD Star Gold HD (In Hindi) Star Gold 2 HD (In Hindi)	Only TV Rights
Women's:- 1) Women's T20 Challenge:- 2023	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD (In Hindi, Tamil, Telugu) Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Continental Football

Events	Channels	Streaming
1) Asian Football Confederation:- 1) AFC Cup:- (Matches of Indian Clubs) 2022	Star Sports 3 HD (In Bangla, English, Malayalam)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Professional Football Leagues

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) Indian Super League:- 2022–23 2023–24	India	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 3 (In Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)
2) Premier League:- 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25)	England	Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 3 (In Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu) Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

International Hockey

Events	Channels	Streaming
1) International Hockey Federation:- (2022–present) 1) Men's FIH Pro League:- 2022–23 2) Women's FIH Pro League:- 2022–23	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Motorsport

Events	Channels
Formula 1	Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 3
Formula E	Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD

Professional Kabaddi Leagues

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
Men's:- 1) Pro Kabaddi League:- 2022–23	India	Star Sports 1 HD (In English) Star Sports 2 HD (In English) Star Sports 1 Hindi HD Star Sports 1 Kannada HD Star Sports 1 Tamil HD Star Sports 1 Telugu HD	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Mixed Martial Arts


Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) ONE Championship:- ONE 159: De Ridder vs. Bigdash ONE 161: Moraes vs. Johnson 2	Singapore	Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

Grand Slam Tennis

Events	Host	Channels	Streaming
1) Wimbledon:- 2022	United Kingdom	Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)
2) US Open:- 2022	Star Sports Select 1 HD (In English) Star Sports Select 2 HD (In English)	Disney+ Hotstar (India Only)

References

↑ Fabrikant, Geraldine (4 March 1996). "Broadcasters Bet on Sports As First Step In New Markets". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ "Rival sport channels ESPN, Star TV team up together". Advertising Age. 9 October 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ Sullivan, Maureen (15 January 1997). "Asian TV team christens venture ESPN Star Sports". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
↑ Szalai, Georg (6 June 2012). "News Corp. to Buy Out ESPN's Stake in Asian TV Venture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Steel, Emily (7 June 2012). "News Corp to take over ESPN Star Sports". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ "ESPN STAR Sports to be under STAR in India". Business Standard. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Engineer, Tariq (31 January 2013). "As ESPN turns to Fox, expect more local Indian sports programming". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ "ESPN Star Sports launches new channel". Press Trust of India. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Mint.
↑ "STAR SPORTS 1 LIVE - STAR SPORTS 1 HINDI TV". Retrieved 24 February 2022.
↑ "Star Sports: A new logo, packaging & brand identity". Indian Television. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ "Star junks ESPN brand, launches Star Sports with 6 channels and website". MxM. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ Terrado, Reuben (9 January 2013). "ESPN fades off in Asia as Fox takes over". Spin.ph. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Chan, U-Gene (24 January 2013). "ESPN network to be renamed FOX Sports in Singapore, Asia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Christensen, Nic (4 July 2014). "Fox to reorganises its sports channels". Mumbrella Asia. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Valisno, Jeffrey O. (26 August 2014). "Fox completes rebranding of sports channels". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
↑ Bansal, Shuchi (16 November 2017). "Star India tuning out of Channel V". Mint. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ Bhagia, Raushni (23 August 2018). "Star India to replace Channel V with Star Sports 3". Best Media Info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ "Star to launch Star Sports 3, continue sports investments: Gautam Thakar". Indian Television. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ "Star India to launch multi-lingual channel Star Sports 3 on 15 Sep". Television Post. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ "Star Sports 1 Kannada to launch on 29 Dec". Television Post. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ Sharma, Harsh (21 December 2018). "Star Sports Kannada all set for December 29 launch". InsideSport. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ Sharma, Rajender (16 March 2018). "Star Sports Kannada licence awaits clearance; IPL live on Survana". InsideSport. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
↑ Laghate, Gaurav (26 December 2017). "Star India hires LivingSocial CEO Gautam Thakar to head sports business". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

External links

www.hotstar.com/sports

Template:Star Sports Template:Star India

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[1] Fabrikant, Geraldine (4 March 1996). "Broadcasters Bet on Sports As First Step In New Markets". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[2] "Rival sport channels ESPN, Star TV team up together". Advertising Age. 9 October 1996. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[3] Sullivan, Maureen (15 January 1997). "Asian TV team christens venture ESPN Star Sports". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

[4] Szalai, Georg (6 June 2012). "News Corp. to Buy Out ESPN's Stake in Asian TV Venture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[5] Steel, Emily (7 June 2012). "News Corp to take over ESPN Star Sports". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[6] "ESPN STAR Sports to be under STAR in India". Business Standard. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[7] Engineer, Tariq (31 January 2013). "As ESPN turns to Fox, expect more local Indian sports programming". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[8] "ESPN Star Sports launches new channel". Press Trust of India. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Mint.

[9] "STAR SPORTS 1 LIVE - STAR SPORTS 1 HINDI TV". Retrieved 24 February 2022.

[10] "Star Sports: A new logo, packaging & brand identity". Indian Television. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[11] "Star junks ESPN brand, launches Star Sports with 6 channels and website". MxM. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[12] Terrado, Reuben (9 January 2013). "ESPN fades off in Asia as Fox takes over". Spin.ph. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[13] Chan, U-Gene (24 January 2013). "ESPN network to be renamed FOX Sports in Singapore, Asia". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[14] Christensen, Nic (4 July 2014). "Fox to reorganises its sports channels". Mumbrella Asia. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[15] Valisno, Jeffrey O. (26 August 2014). "Fox completes rebranding of sports channels". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[16] Bansal, Shuchi (16 November 2017). "Star India tuning out of Channel V". Mint. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[17] Bhagia, Raushni (23 August 2018). "Star India to replace Channel V with Star Sports 3". Best Media Info. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[18] "Star to launch Star Sports 3, continue sports investments: Gautam Thakar". Indian Television. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[19] "Star India to launch multi-lingual channel Star Sports 3 on 15 Sep". Television Post. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[20] "Star Sports 1 Kannada to launch on 29 Dec". Television Post. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[21] Sharma, Harsh (21 December 2018). "Star Sports Kannada all set for December 29 launch". InsideSport. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[22] Sharma, Rajender (16 March 2018). "Star Sports Kannada licence awaits clearance; IPL live on Survana". InsideSport. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

[23] Laghate, Gaurav (26 December 2017). "Star India hires LivingSocial CEO Gautam Thakar to head sports business". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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