Sports Illustrated Television (Asia)

Sports Illustrated
Launched October 1, 2009
Owned by ASN Limited
Time Inc. (Sports Illustrated)
Picture format 4:3/16:9 576i (SDTV)
16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Country India, China
Language English, Hindi
Broadcast area Asia, India, USA, UK
Formerly called All Sports Network (2009-2016)
Website Official Website

Sports Illustrated is the first and leading 24-hour sports HD network in Asia. Launched in October 1, 2009 by Yes Television, the channel was relaunched in 2016 by the newly-formed joint-venture between ASN Ltd. and Time Inc. (owners of the Sports Illustrated magazine).

Sports Illustrated features a wide range of sports content from the world’s biggest sport brands and is known throughout Asia as the “Home of American sports programming.” It manages 3,200 hours of licensed sports content, with exclusive Asian rights to NFL (including the Super Bowl), NHL, NCAA March Madness, NASCAR and Extreme Sports as well as exclusive game rights to certain NCAA football, NCAA basketball and other major collegiate events.[1][2]

Sports Illustrated reaches 12 territories – Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam.

Programming Broadcast by Sports Illustrated

( NFL programming is excluded in Thailand (True Visions), Hong Kong (Now TV) and Taiwan (Sportcast)

Channel Availability

Country Broadcaster Channel Number
Hong Kong Cable TV Hong Kong Channel 164 (SD)
Hong Kong Now TV Channel 680 (HD)
India BiG TV Channel 955
Indonesia First Media Channel 150 (Digital), Channel 8 (Analog)
Indonesia Skynindo Channel 50/51
Indonesia Topas TV Channel 51
Macau Macau Cable TV Channel 634
Malaysia HyppTV Channels 701 & 702
Philippines SkyCable Channel 83 (SD), Channel 177 (HD)
Singapore SingTel Channel 129
Singapore Starhub Channel 215 (SD/HD)
Taiwan MOD Channel 185 (HD)
Thailand TrueVisions Channel 672 (HD)

References

  1. ↑ All Sports Network Channel Distribution in Asia retrieved via www.asn.tv 1-08-2010
  2. ↑ ASN Sports Content retrieved via www.asn.tv 12-30-2009
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