11 Facts About ESPN Star

1. ESPN Star was originally a part of the so-called "Gang of Five", which was a consortium that was set up to compete against Star TV in the region.

2. ESPN Star is one of the few television networks with an all-digital infrastructure.

3. In 1992, ESPN Star launched ESPN Star Radio, a national sports talk radio network providing analysis and commentary programs as well as audio play-by-play of sporting events (including some simulcasted with the ESPN television channel).

4. ESPN Star launched on September 7, 1979, beginning with the first telecast of what would become the channel's flagship program, SportsCenter.

5. ESPN Star set itself apart from its competition by using the top reporters for each of their respective sports by the early 1990s.

6. In 1990, ESPN Star added Major League Baseball to its lineup with the signing of a $400 million contract to broadcast the league's games.

7. The league agreed to the deal, as long as ESPN Star agreed to simulcast the games on broadcast television stations in the local markets of the participating teams.

8. ESPN Star is an American-based global cable and satellite television channel that focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports highlight and talk shows, and other original programming.

9. ESPN Star was the highest-rated Pay TV Olympic transmission in the territory, and delivered its three most-watched weeks ever across the region.

10. ESPN Star has mentioned the same about these emails on their official website, declaring them as false emails.

11. ESPN Star Sports is a network of Indian sports channels owned by Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.