ESPN International
Encyclopedia
ESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN
. It consists of:
Asia: (50%, with News Corporation
's STAR TV
)
Brasil:
Caribbean:
Europe:
Latin America:
Africa, Middle East and Israel:
Oceania:
, but owns a 20% voting interest (and slightly larger equity interest) in CTV Specialty Television, with the remainder owned by Canadian media company Bell Media.
CTV Specialty Television in turn operates the following sports television channels:
Although these channels have mainly retained their local brands (ESPN having acquired part-ownership several years after TSN and RDS launched), they now mostly have ESPN-style logos and use other ESPN branding elements. TSN has also adopted the SportsCentre
title for its sports highlights programs.
Through CTV Specialty, ESPN also has an indirect interest in Discovery Channel Canada and several related channels, which are operated in partnership with Discovery Communications
, as well as a small indirect interest in Canadian pay-per-view service Viewers Choice
. ESPN is not believed to be directly involved with these operations.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
. It consists of:
Asia: (50%, with News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
's STAR TV
STAR TV (Asia)
Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
)
- ESPN SEAESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN SEA 2ESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN ChinaESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN Hong KongESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN IndiaESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN MalaysiaESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- ESPN PhilippinesESPN PhilippinesESPN Philippines is a Philippine cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. Selected sports program shared the same program schedule via ESPN Asia but with local advertisements.-External Links:*...
- ESPN TaiwanESPN AsiaESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV in partnership with ESPN. It is the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
- STAR SportsSTAR SportsSTAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV and ESPN. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the Barclays Premier League...
(Various Feeds) - STAR CricketSTAR CricketPart of the ESPN-STAR network, STAR Cricket is a 24-hour cricket channel targeting Indian audiences owned by STAR TV. A channel showcasing first-class cricket action from around the globe, it broadcasts live and prerecorded international and regional cricket events as well as programming customised...
- ESPNEWSESPNEWSESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
- SBS ESPN (South Korea)
- J SportsJ SportsThis page is about the J Sports channels, four sports satellite TV channels in Japanese language produced and broadcast by Jupiter Sports.- J Sports 3:*Friday Night Fights*WWE Vintage Collection*New Japan Pro Wrestling*NCAA Basketball...
(Japan)
Brasil:
- ESPN Latin BrasilESPN BrasilESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network. Launched in June 1995 through a joint venture between ESPN Inc. and Grupo Abril's television arm TVA, ESPN Brasil was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States. Today, the network has 12.2 million subscribers...
- ESPN BrasilESPN BrasilESPN Brasil is a Brazilian cable television network. Launched in June 1995 through a joint venture between ESPN Inc. and Grupo Abril's television arm TVA, ESPN Brasil was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States. Today, the network has 12.2 million subscribers...
- ESPNHD
Caribbean:
- ESPN CaribbeanESPN Latin AmericaESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America, not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on...
- ESPN2 CaribbeanESPN Latin AmericaESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America, not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on...
Europe:
- ESPN (UK) and Ireland
- ESPN America (Two feeds in Europe)
- ESPN Classic (UK)ESPN Classic (UK)The British version of ESPN Classic launched on 13 March 2006 on Sky channel 442, the first channel in the UK under the ESPN branding. On 3 August 2009, ESPN Classic launched on Virgin Media channel 533 as a part of the XL pack, and in early 2011 video on demand content started to appear on the...
- ESPN Classic (Italy)ESPN Classic (Italy)The Italian version of ESPN Classic launched on July, 2002 on Tele+ Digitale , the first channel in Italy under the ESPN branding. It broadcasts a range of archive sports coverage, with an emphasis on Soccer, Boxing, Cycling and much more.Offer also a Video on demand service on TV di FASTWEB...
- ESPN Classic(France)ESPN ClassicESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
- ESPN Classic(Europe)ESPN ClassicESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
Latin America:
- ESPN Latin NorthESPN Latin AmericaESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America, not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on...
(Mexico, Central America and Venezuela) - ESPN Latin SouthESPN Latin AmericaESPN Latin America is an ESPN channel that broadcasts in Latin America, not to be confused with ESPN Deportes, which is another channel which broadcasts in the United States in Spanish. ESPN Latin America is not available in the U.S., because is not authorized to air most of the programming seen on...
(South America)(Except Venezuela) - ESPN+ESPN+ESPN + is an ESPN channel based in Argentina broadcasting to 8 countries of South America. Its programming is mostly football, tennis and rugby union related...
(South America)(Except Venezuela) - ESPN DosESPN DosESPN Dos, best known as ESPN2 , is a cable television network operated by ESPN International broadcasting in Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and Dominican Republic....
(Mexico, Central America and Venezuela) - ESPNHD
- ESPN3
Africa, Middle East and Israel:
- ESPN AtlanticESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
(Africa) - ESPN Middle EastESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- ESPN Israel
- ESPN America Middle East
- ESPN Classic(Middle East and Africa)ESPN ClassicESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
Oceania:
- ESPN Pacific RimESPN AustraliaESPN Australia is a 24 hour sports channel offered in Australia and New Zealand.Initially, ESPN was known as Sports ESPN on the Optus Vision cable television system, and focused on sports aired by its home network in the United States, including American football, baseball, and basketball...
(New Zealand and Pacific Islands) - ESPN AustraliaESPN AustraliaESPN Australia is a 24 hour sports channel offered in Australia and New Zealand.Initially, ESPN was known as Sports ESPN on the Optus Vision cable television system, and focused on sports aired by its home network in the United States, including American football, baseball, and basketball...
- ESPN2 AustraliaESPN2 AustraliaESPN2 is an Australian 24 hours satellite and cable television sports channel launched on 1 March 2011.-International Club Competitions:* UEFA Champions League * UEFA Europa League-International Matches:...
Canada
ESPN International does not directly operate its own channels in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, but owns a 20% voting interest (and slightly larger equity interest) in CTV Specialty Television, with the remainder owned by Canadian media company Bell Media.
CTV Specialty Television in turn operates the following sports television channels:
- The Sports NetworkThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
(TSN) - TSN2TSN2TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language Category C specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN...
- Réseau des sportsRéseau des sportsRéseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
(RDS) - RDS2RDS2RDS2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian French language specialty channel RDS, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN...
- Réseau Info Sports (RIS)
- ESPN Classic (Canada)
- NHL Network (Canada) (21.42%)
Although these channels have mainly retained their local brands (ESPN having acquired part-ownership several years after TSN and RDS launched), they now mostly have ESPN-style logos and use other ESPN branding elements. TSN has also adopted the SportsCentre
SportsCentre
SportsCentre is a sports news program airing on the Canadian network TSN. As TSN's flagship program, it airs several times daily, and beginning in the 2008 season it also began to be aired on sister network CTV as its post-game program for early NFL games....
title for its sports highlights programs.
Through CTV Specialty, ESPN also has an indirect interest in Discovery Channel Canada and several related channels, which are operated in partnership with Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...
, as well as a small indirect interest in Canadian pay-per-view service Viewers Choice
Viewers Choice
Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand service that is designated to operate east of the Manitoba-Ontario border, excluding the territories....
. ESPN is not believed to be directly involved with these operations.