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Star Sports has bolstered its properties with the acquisition of the TV rights for the Fifa Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 which kicks off from 15 June 2013 in Brazil.
In addition perhaps taking a cue from Neo which is doing a dual feed of the French Open; Star will have a dual feed of the next tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon on ESPN and Star Sports 2.
The Fifa Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 will be played from 15-30 June 2013. The countries featured include Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Uruguay, Japan, Nigeria, Italy and Tahiti.
With the dual feed of Wimbledon 2013 the network will showcase almost 150 hours of live coverage this year. Vijay Amritraj and Alan Wilkins once again will anchor the coverage.
All this is in addition to the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 which has already started with the kick-off matches and India beating South Africa in their first match.
ESPN Software India COO Vijay Rajput said, "We are incredibly proud and happy to present this mouth-watering array of premium sporting content in the month of June which will keep sports fans glued to their TV sets. With such premium sporting action across sporting genres, our aim is to take the viewership of sports to a whole new level - be it through our quality of talent, look and feel of the presentation or through innovative production led enhancements which help in creating an immersive experience for sports fans."
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In addition perhaps taking a cue from Neo which is doing a dual feed of the French Open; Star will have a dual feed of the next tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon on ESPN and Star Sports 2.
The Fifa Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 will be played from 15-30 June 2013. The countries featured include Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Uruguay, Japan, Nigeria, Italy and Tahiti.
With the dual feed of Wimbledon 2013 the network will showcase almost 150 hours of live coverage this year. Vijay Amritraj and Alan Wilkins once again will anchor the coverage.
All this is in addition to the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 which has already started with the kick-off matches and India beating South Africa in their first match.
ESPN Software India COO Vijay Rajput said, "We are incredibly proud and happy to present this mouth-watering array of premium sporting content in the month of June which will keep sports fans glued to their TV sets. With such premium sporting action across sporting genres, our aim is to take the viewership of sports to a whole new level - be it through our quality of talent, look and feel of the presentation or through innovative production led enhancements which help in creating an immersive experience for sports fans."
Indiantelevision.com > News Headlines > Star Sports acquires TV rights of Fifa Confederations Cup Brazil 2013
