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Sportstars
CountryIndonesia
Ownership
OwnerMNC Media
ParentMVN/iNews Media Group
Sister channels
History
Launched5 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)
Links
Websitewww.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 logo

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

Football (as Soccer Channel)

Former Programming

References