Country | Indonesia |
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Ownership | |
Owner | MVN/iNews Media Group |
Parent | MNC Media |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 5 September 2005 (as Vision 1 The Football Channel) 2 November 2011 (relaunched as MNC Sports) 1 July 2023 (relaunched as Sportstars) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Sportstars, formerly known as MNC Sports, is an Indonesian satellite and cable sports television channel owned by Media Nusantara Citra through MVN and iNews Media Group. The in-house channel was launched on 5 September 2005, making it considered as the first sports channel in the country. The channel is available on satellite providers MNC Vision and K-Vision, as well as MNC Play, and Vision+.
History
Vision 1 The Football Channel (later Vision 1 Sports) began on 5 September 2005. At first, Vision 1 – which can be seen through the channel 1 Indovision, only broadcast soccer games from around the world live. Since August 2007, it also presented impressions of extreme sports and badminton.
In each match live, broadcast was done directly from the studio to bring Vision1 with the presenter and commentator for the match to guide the way.
On November 2, 2011, Vision 1 Sports was rebranded into MNC Sports.
On July 1, 2023, MNC Sports was rebranded into Sportstars.
Current Programming
- BWF World Tour (selected tournaments only, including Indonesia Open and Masters; shared with SPOTV)
- FFI
- Indonesia Pro Futsal League
- Indonesia Nusantara Futsal League
- FFI Championship
- Formula E (licensed from SPOTV)
- Southeast Asian Games (2011, 2019 until 2023)
- Volleyball men's and women's Nations Leagues (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)
- SEA Volleyball League (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)
Football (as Soccer Channel)
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC (until 2022) and UEFA (2016 until 2017 and 2025 until 2026))
- AFC
- AFF
- AFF Championship (2008 until 2024)
- AFF U-19 Women's Championship (2023-present)
- AFF Futsal Championship
- AFF Futsal Cup
- LIB (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)
- Saudi Professional League
- Saudi King's Cup
- Saudi Super Cup
- Thai League 1
- RFEF
- UEFA (2022-23 until 2027-28)
Former Programming
- 2010 FIFA World Cup
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- J1 League (licensed from SPOTV in 2022)
- K League 1
- K League 2
- Serie A (discontinued)
- Bundesliga (discontinued)
- La Liga (discontinued)
- Piala Indonesia
- NBA
- ATP Masters 1000
- ATP World Tour 500 series
- French Open
- US Open (tennis)