Sportstars

HistoryLaunched5 September 2005 (2005-09-05) (as Vision 1 The Football Channel)
2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) (relaunched as MNC Sports)
1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) (relaunched as Sportstars)LinksWebsitewww.mncchannels.com/micro/MNC-Sport

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)
• FIBA Asia Cup (2022-present)

Football (as Soccer Channel)

• FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC (until 2022), UEFA (2016 until 2017 and 2025 until 2026), and CONMEBOL (2023 until 2025)
• AFC
  • AFC Asian Cup
  • AFC U-23 Asian Cup
  • AFC U-20 Asian Cup
  • AFC U-17 Asian Cup
  • AFC Futsal Asian Cup
  • AFC U-20 Futsal Asian Cup
  • AFC Women's Asian Cup
  • AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
  • AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
  • AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
  • AFC Champions League
  • AFC Cup
  • AFC Futsal Club Championship
• AFF
  • AFF Championship (2008 until 2024)
  • AFF Futsal Championship
  • AFF Futsal Cup
• LIB (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)
  • Liga 1 (2014, 2015, 2020 until first half season of 2021-22, back again from week 2 in 2023-24 until present)
  • Liga 2 (2020 until first half season of 2021-22, back again from week 2 in 2023-24 until present)
• Saudi Professional League (exclusive in 2022-23 only, licensed from SpoTV for 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons)
• Saudi King's Cup (exclusive in 2022-23 only, licensed from SpoTV for 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons)
• Saudi Super Cup (exclusive in 2022-23 only, licensed from SpoTV for 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons)
• Thai League 1
• RFEF (?-2016, returned again for 2022-23 until 2024-25)
  • Copa del Rey
  • Supercopa de España

• UEFA (2022-23 until 2027-28)
  • Nations League
  • UEFA Euro qualifiers

Former Programming

• 2010 FIFA World Cup
• 2018 FIFA World Cup
• 2023 AFF U-19 Women's Championship
• J1 League (licensed from SPOTV in 2022)
• K League 1
• K League 2
• Serie A (discontinued)
• Bundesliga (discontinued)
• La Liga (discontinued)
• Piala Indonesia
• 2023 FIBA World Cup
• NBA
• ATP Masters 1000
• ATP World Tour 500 series
• French Open
• US Open (tennis)

References

External links

• Official website