The programming
line-up includes staples Football Focus and Tiger First Edition hosted by John
Dykes, and new favourites like Football Crazy, an alternative football-based
show aimed at Asian
youth. (Peoplemeter)
ESPN STAR Sports is a 50:50 joint venture between two of the world
's
leading cable and satellite broadcasters, ESPN Inc.E. We bring the world's premier live sports
and leading regional
events to viewers 24 hours a day.com, espnstar.
This multilingual, online
platform which is closely integrated with ESPN and
STAR Sports on air networks, has established the
sites as the number one
on-line sports destination in their respective markets. Offering more than
1,500
hours of live sports programming a year, the leading all-sports
network now reaches 3.
Maney
added: "It's no secret that the advent of new technologies
and non-traditional channels of distribution
are having a significant
effect on consumers' media consumption and thereby present unique
challenges
for advertisers. We know that the key to success lies in
providing the highest quality programming
that people can't live
without; and for us, with more than 1,500 hours of live sports
programming
a year, the great news is that sports continues to be the
number one category viewers choose to watch
live.S.
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Compared to
viewers in England, sports fans here get to watch ten matches each competition
week including a line-up of programming that covers predictions, highlights,
news and information
as well as pre- and post-game analysis. We have 13
networks -- ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan
, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN
(Korea), ESPN Singapore, ESPN Hong Kong, Xing Kong Sports, STAR Sports
India,
STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports Singapore, STAR Sports S.
Contact:
Stephenie Vasko, ESPN STAR Sports
Tel: +65-6488-6126
Email: vaskos@espnstar. "Today
, with more live coverage of the
most important Latino sporting events and original sports programming
than any other network, we're not only the leading all-sports
Spanish-language cable network,
but also have strengthened our
distribution footprint and ratings to deliver our advertisers the
strongest male composition in all Spanish-language television. The channel reaches more than 7 million
cable and satellite
households in the U.This category deals with college and university soccer teams
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The network has also produced an unprecedented number of programmes
dedicated to the English
Premier League.
"We've come a long way since our first Upfront presentation five
years ago," said
David Sternberg, executive vice president and general
manager, Fox Sports en Espanol. Making huge
strides in the top 20 DMA's for an overall growth of 16 percent over
CY 2003, Fox Sports en Espanol
now has higher distribution in the top
three DMA's than GolTV and ESPNDeportes' total distribution
, combined.
Beyond Soccer
To the delight of Latino sports fans, particularly those of
Caribbean
and South American descent who have grown up watching
baseball, Fox Sports en Espanol's programming
line-up once again
includes much more than soccer.
On the news front, "Diario Fox Sports" will
continue to be the
cornerstone of Fox Sports en Espanol's daily sports news programming
and will
offer viewers the very best in nightly sports reporting."
The 3rd Annual Premios Fox Sports
"Premios Fox Sports," the network's annual sports award show,
returns for its third appearance
in January 2006. Fox
Sports en Espanol is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and
operated
by Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports
programming and production entity jointly
owned by Hicks, Muse, Tate +
Furst; and News Corporation's (NYSE:NWS) Fox Sports International.
Fox
Sports en Espanol features more than 1,000 hours of live,
exclusive sports programming in Spanish
each year, including the Copa
Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and InterLiga soccer tournaments; the
Major League Baseball playoffs, All-Star Game and World Series; the
Caribbean World Series; and
Championship boxing from Mexico and the
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This unprecedented number of English Premier League
programmes demonstrates
our commitment to deliver not only the most complete but the best coverage
of
the League to sports fans across Asia. In the last season alone, 8 out of 10
million people
with cable in Asia tuned in weekly to watch the drama and
excitement of the EPL. On-line,
espnstar
. According to Nielsen Media Research, during CY 2004,
the all-sports Spanish-language network delivered
11 of the top 20
programs for total Hispanic household reach; 8 of the top 20 among men
18-49;
and 7 of the top 20 live cable sports programs among men 18-34. Now, that's added value.
Building
on the momentum generated from its extensive live club
soccer action, Fox Sports en Espanol will
offer the very best in
original Spanish-language World Cup programming including: "Road to
the
World Cup," a series of 9 half-hour specials showcasing in-depth
bracket analysis, player interviews
, highlights and predictions from
Fox's on-air personalities and special guests from around the globe;
"Los Mundialistas," 12 one-hour programs featuring exclusive
interviews with current and former
players from the CONCACAF and
CONMEBOL national teams participating in the World Cup; "Los Tecnicos
del Mundial," a series of 9 one-hour specials, each featuring an
exclusive interview with one
of the coaches from among the
participating World Cup teams; and 5 official World Cup films selected
from the 1978 to 1998 seasons.this college
On the ground, the ESPN STAR Sports Event
Management Group manages
and promotes premier sporting events around Asia,
including the Asian X Games and the San Miguel
Asian 9Ball Tour.2 million Hispanic cable and satellite
households and is the second most widely
distributed Spanish-language
cable network in the country.26 million Hispanic cable and satellite
households
and added more than 400,000 new households in CY 2004. Starting with the Major League
Baseball All-Star Game in the summer of 2006, Fox Sports en Espanol
continues its in-depth coverage
of America's favorite pastime by
bringing its viewers closer to the excitement of the Post Season
, the
Divisional playoffs, League Championships and the World Series.teams university
From ten matches a week, a
majority
of them live, to a variety of different magazine and news shows it is clear
that fans
are getting far and above the usual football fix compared to fans in
England.
ESPN STAR Sports
boasts a stellar football programming schedule that also
includes coverage of some of the world's
most-watched soccer tournaments
including the English Premier League, FA Cup, Senior and Under 21
England home
matches, World Cup and European Championship qualifiers, Spanish Primera Liga
and
the UEFA Champion's League among others. Together with our FA package of
football rights, UEFA Champions
League, Asian Football packages and Spanish
Primera Liga, it has reaffirmed our position as Asia
's most complete provider
of sports programming."
The League's 2004/2005 season is seen in
210 million homes across Asia
live and exclusive on ESPN STAR SPORTS. League matches on ESPN STAR
Sports continue to be the
top programming on cable, rating 10 times better than the best programme
on
all other cable channels., today unveiled its 2005-2006 programming line-up to hundreds
of
advertisers at New York's Rainbow Room."
Distribution and Ratings Growth as Springboard for 2006
Success
Surpassing the historic 3 million household mark, Fox Sports en
Espanol is now in
3.
In June Fox Sports en Espanol will harness the global power of the
News Corp/Fox family to
bring viewers live up-to-the-minute news and
highlights direct from Germany.
About Fox Sports
en Espanol
Fox Sports en Espanol is available through affiliated cable
systems and through
DIRECTV and Dish Network satellite providers.yahoo.university soccer
A and STAR Sports
Hong Kong. The
first-of-its
-kind awards show celebrates the contributions and
accomplishments of U.S.category college
"Diario Fox Sports"
is complemented by one of Latin America's most
recognized and acclaimed nightly sports news, "Fox
Sports Noticias.sports states
Football Fans in Asia Enjoy More EPL Coverage than Fans in England
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Among the markets where Fox Sports en Espanol experienced the most
significant growth are: New
York (+31%), Miami/Ft.
"We're consistently delivering coverage area ratings twice as high
as our
nearest competitor," said Tom Maney, senior vice president of
advertising sales, Fox Sports en Espanol
. "Given that the competition
is twice our size, we are tremendously energized by our strong ratings
delivery, particularly among the male 18-34 and 18-49 demographics,
and look forward to continuing
to work with our advertisers who
understand that while size may be important it's not about counting
the people you reach but reaching the people that count.S.college teams
The network's coverage of the English
Premier League itself has scored its
own goals by becoming Asia's most watched sports programming
. All programmes include content and elements that
engage and involve viewer participation taking
soccer entertainment to a whole
new level. and STAR.cn and espnstar.tw interact with millions of
users providing them with in-depth sports news, results and competitions.S. Lauderdale (+13%),
Houston
(+41%), Dallas (+79%), San Antonio (+114%), and Phoenix
(+261%).com
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ESPN STAR
Sports Scores By Providing Most Comprehensive
Football Coverage of Asia's Most Popular
TV Sport
SINGAPORE, March 2 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- English Premier League viewers
across
Asia are being served more football than in England on Asia's number
one sports broadcaster ESPN
STAR Sports. By the close of
the season, sports viewers in Asia would have seen up to 380 League
matches
compared to the previous 165.com.Fox Sports en Espanol Unveils 2005-2006 Programming Line
-up Builds on Distribution and Ratings Successes
"
Original Programming and More than 500
Hours of Live Soccer
Coverage
Complementing the network's unrivaled in-depth coverage of the
most important Latino sports news and events from around the globe,
Fox Sports en Espanol will
kick off the 2006 soccer season with the
introduction of "Jorge Ramos en Vivo." Marking the much
-awaited return
of veteran sports journalist and personality Jorge Ramos to
television, the first
of its kind one-hour interactive
Spanish-language sports talk show combines viewer call-in, email
and
online interaction, as well as will offer Hispanic sports enthusiasts
unprecedented access
to their favorite teams and players. No other
Spanish-language cable network can come this close
to being
TIVO/DVR-proof. Hispanic and Latin American athletes, both on
and off the field. Produced
in Miami Beach, Florida, "Premios Fox
Sports" is transmitted to more than 22 million households across
the
United States and Latin America. For more information, visit Fox Sports en
Espanol online
at fse.soccer sports
For the current 2004/2005 season
alone, ESPN STAR Sports has produced a total of 10 programmes
covering
predictions, highlights and the latest soccer information. From the ratings, it is evident
viewers appreciate
expanded football coverage and the enjoyment we have brought to the game.com."
Leading up to the 2006 World Cup, Fox Sports en Espanol will once
again be the only Spanish-language
network to offer exclusive coverage
of 3 major international club level tournaments from Latin America
,
including more than 125 matches and in excess of 500 hours of live
coverage of the most important
matches from the Copa Interliga, Copa
Libertadores and Copa de Campeones.concacaf deals
Said Rik Dovey,
Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports: "We have invested a
great deal to strengthen and enhance our
soccer coverage and programming. We are Asia's
complete sports provider reaching over 110 million
households for ESPN and
over 54 million households for STAR Sports (as of July 2004).com
Cheryl Sim, ESPN STAR Sports
Tel: +65-6488-6134
Email: simc@espnstar.
Business
Editors/Sports Editors/Entertainment Editors
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More Than 1,500 Hours of
Live Sports Programming to Help
Advertisers Zero-In on the Coveted and Hard to Reach 18-49 and 18
-34
Male Demographic
Buoyed up by significant gains in distribution, viewership and
advertising
sales over the past year, Fox Sports en Espanol, the
largest and by far the most watched Spanish
-language sports network in
the U.
On the ratings front, Fox Sports en Espanol continues to deliver
advertisers with the most cost-effective, targeted access to the 18-49
male demographic. Titled
"Boleto a Alemania," the
network's on-site World Cup coverage not only will chronicle Team
Mexico
's bid for soccer supremacy but also will combine coverage from
three different crews throughout the
various venues to offer viewers
an inside look into the news, scores and highlights from the field
of
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