September 2008Global sports giant ESPN and pioneering pay-TV operator MultiChoice Africa have now confirmed the launch of ESPN’s second sports channel on DStv: ESPN Classic. The channel will now be available to over 40 countries across the continent. Devoted entirely to the greatest moments, and legends in sport, the channel will showcase some of the most unforgettable highlights from global sports archives, alongside sporting documentaries, sporting movies and interviews with sporting icons.
ESPN Classic will be available 24/7 from September 1 (06:00 CAT) to DStv Premium subscribers on channel 231 and will complement the flagship ESPN (channel 230).ESPN Classic will take fans back in time to relive the greatest triumphs, comebacks, upsets and achievements in international sports history.
In addition, leading up to major sports events, viewers will see footage from ESPN’s vast archives that showcase classic moments from that event’s history. The channel will also include programming scheduled to complement real-time live sports events shown on other channels. Programming on the channel includes FA Premier league; UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup; Serie A; FIFA World Cup, Summer & Winter Olympics, Cricket, Rugby, Tennis; Formula 1 and Moto GP motorsport.
Lynne Frank, Managing Director of ESPN, Europe, Middle East and Africa said; “With the launch of ESPN Classic in Africa we are excited that viewers of DStv will be able to re-live the greatest moments in sports history as well as turn over to ESPN to see those moments being created.”Aletta Alberts MultiChoice GM: Content says, “We are pleased to welcome ESPN Classic to the DStv platform. Its appealing content will provide our customers with the opportunity to both reminisce and watch sporting history in the making.”ESPN Classic is created by ESPN, Inc.
which is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of over 50 multimedia sports assets. ESPN is distributed in over 194 countries and territories across all seven continents in a number of languages, including Arabic, Cantonese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Turkish, Malay and Spanish.
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