Breaking News ESPN gets new Name- FOX SPORTS
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So there is something to cheer for Dishtv customers...May be soon we can expect ESPN channels also...
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SOURCE: Marketing, News Corp to drop ESPN brand across Asia, SINGAPORE, MEDIA, Sports Marketing, Pay TV, Broadcasting, | Market-interactive.com
As News Corp completes the acquisition of Disney's 50% stake in the ESPN STAR Sports, the media group will stop using the ESPN brand in most Asia markets from next year.
News Corp was unable to comment the move, but it is widely understood that the Fox Sports brand will replace ESPN in most Asia markets.
But before that major move takes place, News Corp has kick started the task of integrating Disney's 50% share of ESPN STAR Sports into the Fox International Channels Asian business.
In the coming months, all ESS teams, excluding India, will be fully integrated into FIC Asia, effectively becoming the sports division of FIC Asia. ESPN STAR Sports India will be integrated into Star India.
The process of integration is likely to take six to 12 months.
After the dust settles, News is widely tipped to up the ante on its sports properties across the region with more channels, more HD, more non-linear and more local productions.
The moves in Asia also mirror similar moves around the world, particularly for Fox Sports US, Sky Sports in UK, Germany, Italy and Fox Sports Australia.
During 2012, News Corp has invested to buy out the minority shareholders of Fox Sports Latin America and fully integrate the operation into the FIC Latam business; launch Fox Sports in Brazil; buy 100% of ESS; form a JV with Softbank in Japan to launch Fox Sports Japan next February and buy the majority of the Dutch Football League channel business.
As News Corp completes the acquisition of Disney's 50% stake in the ESPN STAR Sports, the media group will stop using the ESPN brand in most Asia markets from next year.
News Corp was unable to comment the move, but it is widely understood that the Fox Sports brand will replace ESPN in most Asia markets.
But before that major move takes place, News Corp has kick started the task of integrating Disney's 50% share of ESPN STAR Sports into the Fox International Channels Asian business.
In the coming months, all ESS teams, excluding India, will be fully integrated into FIC Asia, effectively becoming the sports division of FIC Asia. ESPN STAR Sports India will be integrated into Star India.
The process of integration is likely to take six to 12 months.
After the dust settles, News is widely tipped to up the ante on its sports properties across the region with more channels, more HD, more non-linear and more local productions.
The moves in Asia also mirror similar moves around the world, particularly for Fox Sports US, Sky Sports in UK, Germany, Italy and Fox Sports Australia.
During 2012, News Corp has invested to buy out the minority shareholders of Fox Sports Latin America and fully integrate the operation into the FIC Latam business; launch Fox Sports in Brazil; buy 100% of ESS; form a JV with Softbank in Japan to launch Fox Sports Japan next February and buy the majority of the Dutch Football League channel business.
brother star india only have the rights to telecost india match in india.espn share it on outside india.if espn separated from star,as per agreement they may not telecost indian cricket match. but sure fox sports will be added on dish tv bcas they have all fox related hd channels.
Star has the full control of ESS now.And Espn name will be changed to fox sports.
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Did You Notice... They Have Stopped Using ESPNStar.com As Their Website and Now STARSports.com Is Flashing In PAK ODI and Now ENG ODI... So Better Things To Come I Guess..
ESPN Which Has Disney Stake Controls ESPN Cricinfo, F1 and NFC Etc Websites and ESPNStar Was JV Which Is Being DUMPED...
no brother star india owned by news corparation espn from fox international.news corparation bought 40 persent stack from fox international.that is the relation between star and espn.