Fox Sports (Asian TV network)

Fox Sports Asia
Country	China; Malaysia; Singapore;
Broadcast area	Southeast Asia; Hong Kong; Taiwan;
Network	Fox Sports International
Programming
Language(s)	English; Chinese; Malaysian; Indonesian; Thai; Vietnamese;
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific; (Disney International Operations)
Sister channels	List Star Chinese Movies; Fox Life (closed); Fox Crime (closed); FX (closed); Fox (closed); Channel V (closed); National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild; Nat Geo People (closed); Fox Movies (closed); Fox Action Movies (closed); Fox Family Movies (closed);
History
Launched	21 August 1991; 33 years ago (Star Sports, Fox Sports 2); 1 June 1992; 32 years ago (ESPN, Fox Sports);
Closed	1 January 2021; 3 years ago (Taiwan); 1 October 2021; 2 years ago (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong);
Replaced by	Astro SuperSport 5 (Malaysia); Eurosport (Asia); Premier Sports (Philippines); SKTV Sports 4 (Vietnam); SPOTV (Southeast Asia); ESPN Asia (digital service via social networking sites and YouTube)
Former names	Fox Sports ESPN Asia (1992–2013); Fox Sports 2 Prime Sports (1991–1996); Star Sports (1996–2014); Fox Sports 3 ESPN HD (until 2013); Fox Sports Plus HD (2013–2014);
Links
Website	global.espn.com

Fox Sports Asia (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of Star Sports available in Mainland China and South Korea. Originally launched in early 1990s as Star Sports (earlier Prime Sports) and ESPN by Satellite Television Asian Region (STAR TV) and ESPN International respectively, both parties agreed to combine their operations in Asia in October 1996. News Corporation took the full control of the venture in 2012, and relaunched the channels in two phases in January 2013 and August 2014, respectively.

^ Clarke, Stewart (13 December 2018). "Disney Sets Out International Leadership Team Post-Fox Deal". Variety.
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Multiple sources:
- Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[1] Clarke, Stewart (13 December 2018). "Disney Sets Out International Leadership Team Post-Fox Deal". Variety.

[SEAShutdownBundle-2] Multiple sources:
Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[3] Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[4] Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[5] Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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Programming

Country	China Malaysia Singapore
Broadcast area	Southeast Asia Hong Kong Taiwan
Network	Fox Sports International
Language(s)	English Chinese Malaysian Indonesian Thai Vietnamese
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Disney International Operations)^[1]
Sister channels	List Star Chinese Movies Fox Life (closed) Fox Crime (closed) FX (closed) Fox (closed) Channel V (closed) National Geographic Nat Geo Wild Nat Geo People (closed) Fox Movies (closed) Fox Action Movies (closed) Fox Family Movies (closed)
History
Launched	21 August 1991; 33 years ago (1991-08-21) (Star Sports, Fox Sports 2) 1 June 1992; 32 years ago (1992-06-01) (ESPN, Fox Sports)
Closed	1 January 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-01) (Taiwan) 1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01) (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong)^[2]
Replaced by	Astro SuperSport 5 (Malaysia) Eurosport (Asia) Premier Sports (Philippines) SKTV Sports 4 (Vietnam) SPOTV (Southeast Asia) ESPN Asia (digital service via social networking sites and YouTube)
Former names	Fox Sports ESPN Asia (1992–2013) Fox Sports 2 Prime Sports (1991–1996) Star Sports (1996–2014) Fox Sports 3 ESPN HD (until 2013) Fox Sports Plus HD (2013–2014)
Links
Website	global.espn.com