AFC Asian CupT 2011 set to thrill football fans across the region on High Definition and new media platforms

AFC Asian Cup? 2011 set to thrill football fans across the region on High Definition and new media platformsAsia’s biggest sports content provider kicks off 2011 with continent’s top football tournament ESPN STAR Sports kicks off the continent’s premier football tournament in the AFC Asian Cup 2011 this weekend, and is well set to continue the trend of drawing strong viewership following the successful broadcast of the AFF Suzuki Cup in December. All 32 AFC Asian Cup 2011 matches will be broadcast on television across ESPN and STAR Sports networks, and for the first time fans can watch the high-definition broadcast of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011? on ESPN HD. The event will also be available online live and on-demand on ESPN Player – a revolutionary broadband network, available free to ESPN STAR Sports subscribers, that offers anytime, anywhere access to live world-class sports content. In addition, football fans on the move can catch daily news and goals from the event on mobileESPN. Last month’s AFF Suzuki Cup proved to be a big draw across the region, highlighted by 2.3 million Malaysian viewers tuning in during the tournament throughout December on STAR Sports. And the AFC Asian Cup 2011 is expected to be a major draw for football fans as it features highly-rated teams such as the four Asian representatives at the last year’s FIFA World Cup – Korea Republic, Japan, Australia, and DPR Korea. The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011? features the best 16 teams in the region, including defending champions Iraq and starts this Saturday 8 January 2011. And with major sporting nations such as China and India competing to become a significant player on the world stage in the competition, viewership for the event is expected to draw encouraging numbers. The event is expected to feature top names from major football leagues around the world, including Barclays Premier League players such as Park Ji-Sung (Manchester United) and Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton Wanderers) of South Korea; Australia’s Tim Cahill (Everton), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham’) and Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) in addition to new football stars from the FIFA World Cup such as Japan’s Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow) and Makoto Hasebe (Wolfsburg) as well as North Korea’s Jong Tae Se (Bochum). For more information, please contact: Ungkana Boonsawat / Ekarat Jenkijjaroenchai Total Quality PR (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Tel: +66 (0) 2260 5820 ext 125 / 123 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

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