Bangkok--4 Oct--Total Quality Commencing next Monday 8th October, American sports fans will get a major boost when Asia’s No. 1 Sports Broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) launches the US version of SportsCenter in South East Asia, as well as Hong Kong and China. Viewers can catch popular SportsCenter anchors such as Trey Wingo, Chris Berman, Linda Cohn and Stuart Scott on America’s pre-eminent sports news program on weekdays at 1pm*, exclusively on ESPN (Ch.39, 65, True Visions), Asia’s number one sports broadcaster. SportsCenter is America’s most definitive & iconic sports news program and is consistently one of the highest rated programs on American television. It has been broadcast more than any other show in American television history, with over 30,000 unique episodes aired so far. Covering key American sports such as the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Football League, NASCAR racing, NCAA college sports and much more, the US edition of SportsCenter will bring news, highlights & analysis for American sports fans every weekday. Mr. Manu Sawhney, Managing Director of ESPN STAR Sports, said: “SportsCenter is world-renowned for its most unique and singular style of covering sports. For over three decades now, SportsCenter has been an institution for American Sports fans, and now with the US edition available in Asia, fans can catch their favorite American sports updates, every weekday afternoon”. The US version of SportsCenter is the sixth edition of this popular franchise to be launched in Asia by ESPN STAR Sports. Asian, Indian, Malaysian as well as Cantonese and Mandarin versions of SportsCenter are also delivered across the region and are tailor-made to suit the tastes of local sports fans. * Please note that TV schedules are subject to change, kindly check our programme schedule on www.espnstar.com for more information For more information, please contact: Tom Van Blarcom / Ruthaiwan Tanwongwan Total Quality PR (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Tel: +66 (0) 2260 5820 Email: [email protected]