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ESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:

Asia: (50%, with News Corporation's STAR TV and Fox International Channels Asia)

Brasil:

Caribbean:

Europe:

Latin America:

Africa, Middle East and Israel:

Oceania:

Canada

ESPN International does not directly operate its own channels in Canada, but owns a 20% voting interest (and slightly larger equity interest) in CTV Specialty Television, with the remainder owned by Canadian media company Bell Media.

CTV Specialty Television in turn operates the following sports television channels:

Although these channels have mainly retained their local brands (ESPN having acquired part-ownership several years after TSN and RDS launched), they now mostly have ESPN-style logos and use other ESPN branding elements. TSN has also adopted the SportsCentre title for its sports highlights programs.

Through CTV Specialty, ESPN also has an indirect interest in Discovery Channel Canada and several related channels, which are operated in partnership with Discovery Communications, as well as a small indirect interest in Canadian pay-per-view service Viewers Choice. This dates to CTV Specialty's previous incarnation as an independent company, NetStar Communications, in which ESPN also held a minority interest. ESPN is not believed to have any involvement with the Discovery and Viewers Choice operations.

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