[Satellite TODAY 06-16-10] Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports has contracted digital media content services provider SpeedCast to deliver live premium mobile sports content across Asia, SpeedCast announced June 15.
    ESPN Star Sports’ mobileESPN will showcase live streaming content from its television networks, delivered via satellite to operators’ streaming platforms across the region. SpeedCast will provide technical services using its MobiCast platform to stream live sports events, supporting encoding requirements and distribution of the channel in the Asia Pacific region.
    SpeedCast will provide the channel downlink, live encoding and delivery services as well as 24/7 monitoring and operations out of its network operations center and teleport facilities in Hong Kong.
    “SpeedCast’s extensive reach across the region and expertise with mobile content delivery will play a key role in our goal to maximize the availability of world-class premier sports programming, engage sport fans beyond our broadcast channels, and expand our audience demographic across Asia,” ESPN STAR Sports’ Executive Vice-President and Head of Sales for SEA Adam Zecha said in a statement.