Star Sports (China)

Star Sports
Logo used since 2009.
CountryChina
HeadquartersHong Kong SAR, China
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerDisney International Operations
Sister channelsMainland China:
Star Movies
National Geographic
History
Launched
  • August 21, 1991 (1991-08-21) (Star Sports)
  • June 1, 1992 (1992-06-01) (ESPN, Star Sports 2)
Replaced bySPOTV (South Korea)
Former names
Star Sports 2
Links
Websiteglobal.espn.com

Star Sports is an East Asian pay television sports channel broadcast to Mainland China and formerly South Korea, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia). It was previously part of the Fox Sports operations in East and Southeast Asia, but this version retained Star Sports name; ESPN Mainland China was instead renamed Star Sports 2.