ESPN in Asia and Japan

8 March 2010, (New Delhi) – ESPN STAR Sports has tied-up with Media Star Global to produce and air ‘Super Soccer Star’, India’s first football reality show. Media Star Global holds the India license for the Super Soccer Star property which is owned by Galleon Holdings PLC (AIM: GON), an AIM listed entertainment media company that develops and produces multi-platform properties with a focus on emerging markets. 

Super Soccer Star is a multi-platform entertainment property and reality show, which aims to discover young football talent in association with the famed Chelsea Football Club.  Under the terms of the deal, ESPN STAR Sports will broadcast the show around the 2010 FIFA World Cup football frenzy on Saturday and Sunday over five weekends during the tournament.  Read more…

Asia’s biggest sports content provider lights up the festive season with glorious moments from Olympic history 

10 December, 2009: Celebrate the festive season with ESPN STAR Sports, as Asia’s biggest sports content provider looks to showcase a bagful of classic Olympic Games moments with its line-up of top class programming from the archives of the Olympic Films. 

ESPN STAR Sports will showcase timeless stories of inspiration from over 30,000 hours of archives with official footages from 12 Winter and Summer Olympic Games spanning over the last two decades. Sports fans can get into the festive mood with ‘Stories of Olympic Glory’ from the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 2002 on Christmas Eve, followed by the Torino 2006 Winter Games and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics on the big day of celebrations.

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