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''Also given under the separate article [[ESPN India]].''
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{{ImageTOC
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|ESPN.svg|1995–2013
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|STAR Sports 4 logo.png|2013–2017
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|SS1Tamil.jpg|2017–present
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==ESPN India==
 
==ESPN India==
===1995-2013===
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===1995–2013===
[[File:ESPN.svg|center|300x300px]]
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[[File:ESPN.svg|center|300x300px]]<br />
   
==== 2011-2013 ====
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=== HD: 2011–2013 ===
[[File:ESPN_HD.svg|ESPN HD (2011-2013)|300x300px|centre]]
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[[File:ESPN HD.svg|300x300px|centre]]<br />
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An HD version was launched in July 2011 along with [[Star Sports 1 Hindi|Star Cricket HD]]. In 2013 it was renamed to Star Sports HD2 (English) which was rebranded to [[Star Sports 2|Star Sports 2 HD]] (English) in 2017.
   
 
==Star Sports 4==
 
==Star Sports 4==
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===2013–2017===
===2013-2017 (HD: 2015-2017)===
 
[[File:STAR_Sports_4_logo.png|200px|center]]
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[[File:STAR Sports 4 logo.png|200px|center]]<br />
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[[File:Star-sports-hd4.jpg|centre|thumb|220x220px|An HD version was launched in 2015 and shut in 2017.]]
 
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ESPN parted ways with [[Star TV]] in 2013, and the [[ESPN Star Sports]] joint venture came to an end. The [[Star Sports]] channels were rebranded on 6 November 2013, with a unified Star Sports brand replacing the individual Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN brands. ESPN became Star Sports 4; ESPN HD became Star Sports HD2, which in 2017 became [[Star Sports 2|Star Sports 2 HD]].
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ESPN re-entered the country on 17 January 2016 with rival network [[Sony Pictures Networks India|Sony]], as [[Sony ESPN]] SD and HD were launched. However, those channels were shut down on 30 March 2020, likely as a result of ESPN’s owner, [[The Walt Disney Company]], acquiring Star TV a year previously (20 March 2019).
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=== HD: 2015–2017 ===
 
[[File:Star-sports-hd4.jpg|centre|thumb|220x220px|An HD version was launched in 2015 and shut in 2017.]]<br>
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In 2015, before the [[ICC Cricket World Cup 2015|2015 Cricket World Cup]], Star Sports HD3 and HD4 were launched. However, Star Sports HD4 was shut down in 2017, and Star Sports 4 became Star Sports 1 Tamil.
   
 
== Star Sports 1 Tamil ==
 
== Star Sports 1 Tamil ==
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=== 2017–present ===
 
[[File:Star Sports Tamil.png|center|220px]]
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The [[Star Sports]] network was rebranded for a second time on 28 May 2017. Star Sports 4 SD became Star Sports 1 Tamil, and its HD feed was discontinued. In 2017–19, several other channels in regional languages were launched using the Star Sports 1 name.
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<br>[[File:SS1Tamil.jpg|center|200px]]<br>
   
=== 2017-present ===
 
[[File:Star Sports Tamil.png|centre|thumb|220x220px]]
 
 
{{Star TV Network}}
 
{{Star TV Network}}
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[[Category:Sports television networks in India]]
 
[[Category:Star TV Network]]
 
[[Category:Star TV Network]]
 
[[Category:21st Century Fox]]
 
[[Category:21st Century Fox]]
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[[Category:Television channels in India]]
 
[[Category:Television channels in India]]
 
[[Category:Tamil-language television channels in India]]
 
[[Category:Tamil-language television channels in India]]
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[[Category:Sports channels]]
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[[Category:Sports television]]
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu]]

Revision as of 09:01, 21 May 2020

Also given under the separate article ESPN India.


1995–2013 2013–2017 2017–present
1995–2013 2013–2017 2017–present

ESPN India

1995–2013

ESPN


HD: 2011–2013

ESPN HD


An HD version was launched in July 2011 along with Star Cricket HD. In 2013 it was renamed to Star Sports HD2 (English) which was rebranded to Star Sports 2 HD (English) in 2017.

Star Sports 4

2013–2017

STAR Sports 4 logo


ESPN parted ways with Star TV in 2013, and the ESPN Star Sports joint venture came to an end. The Star Sports channels were rebranded on 6 November 2013, with a unified Star Sports brand replacing the individual Star Sports, Star Cricket and ESPN brands. ESPN became Star Sports 4; ESPN HD became Star Sports HD2, which in 2017 became Star Sports 2 HD.

ESPN re-entered the country on 17 January 2016 with rival network Sony, as Sony ESPN SD and HD were launched. However, those channels were shut down on 30 March 2020, likely as a result of ESPN’s owner, The Walt Disney Company, acquiring Star TV a year previously (20 March 2019).

HD: 2015–2017

Star-sports-hd4

An HD version was launched in 2015 and shut in 2017.


In 2015, before the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Star Sports HD3 and HD4 were launched. However, Star Sports HD4 was shut down in 2017, and Star Sports 4 became Star Sports 1 Tamil.

Star Sports 1 Tamil

2017–present

Star Sports Tamil


The Star Sports network was rebranded for a second time on 28 May 2017. Star Sports 4 SD became Star Sports 1 Tamil, and its HD feed was discontinued. In 2017–19, several other channels in regional languages were launched using the Star Sports 1 name.


SS1Tamil