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About Startimes Sports Arena

Star Times Sports is a network of sports channels that broadcasts content in Sub-Saharan Africa. The network’s first attempt to broadcast sports came in 2012, when the company acquired broadcasting rights to air games for the Italian Serie A. The first Star Times channel saw the light on July 19, 2014.

Over the years, StarTimes Sports has covered some of the most popular disciplines in the world, including football, basketball, motorsport, rugby, aquatics, tennis, boxing, cricket, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, golf, mixed martial arts, wrestling, and more. The network has divided its coverage into specific channels over the years, which have included StarTimes Sports Arena, StarTimes Sports Focus, StarTimes Sports Life, StarTimes Sports Premium, StarTimes World Football, and StarTimes Sports 1, StarTimes Sports 2, and StarTimes Sports 3.

StarTimes Sports Arena has been used by the network to cover fight events. Boxing bouts sanctioned by the World Boxing Council, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and other events have been available on this channel. Added to that, StarTimes Sports Arena has been used as an overflow channel to cover football events for the German Bundesliga and the French Ligue 1.

StarTimes Sports Arena was launched as a Standard Definition channel, but a High Definition feed has also been made available in certain regions. A downscaled version of the HD feed may also be available.

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Startimes Sports Arena Broadcast Rights

	UEFA Euro (2021) StarTimes has secured will have exclusive television and digital rights to the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament for Sub-Saharan Africa. All 51 matches of the competition will be shown live and in HD across the network’s five channels, and will include additional features such as pregame, halftime, and postgame analysis. More details Broadcasts will be provided in multiple languages, including English and French. Subscribers can also access matches live and on-demand via StarTime’s streaming app, StarTimes ON.
	UEFA Nations League (2018-2021)
	Spain - La Liga (2020-2024) Pay-tv broadcaster StarTimes has acquired French-language media rights for the Spanish La Liga in sub-Saharan Africa for four seasons. The deal between StarTimes and LaLiga covers four seasons, from 2020-21 to 2023-24 and includes all 380 matches. The games will be aired in 47 African countries on television and will be available to stream live online on StarTimes ON—the network’s OTT platform.
	Germany - Bundesliga (2021-2024)
	Spain - Copa del Rey (2019-2022)
	Ghana - Ghana Premier League (2020-2025)
	AFC Asian Champions League (2021-2024)
	Spain - Segunda Division (2020-2024) Sub-Saharan pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has secured French-language rights to the Spanish Segunda División from 2020-21 to 2023-24. Live matches from the promotion playoffs will be aired on StarTimes’ linear channels and OTT platform.
	Uganda - Premier League (2018-2027)