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 (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 BWF World Tour (selected tournaments only, including Indonesia Open and Masters; shared with SPOTV) FFIIndonesia Pro Futsal LeagueIndonesia Nusantara Futsal LeagueFFI ChampionshipFormula E (licensed from SPOTV) Southeast Asian Games (2011, 2019 until 2023) Volleyball men's and women's Nations Leagues (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only) SEA Volleyball League (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)
Football (as Soccer Channel) FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC (until 2022) and UEFA (2016 until 2017 and 2025 until 2026)) AFCAFC Asian CupAFC U-23 Asian CupAFC U-20 Asian CupAFC U-17 Asian CupAFC Futsal Asian CupAFC U-20 Futsal Asian CupAFC Women's Asian CupAFC U-20 Women's Asian CupAFC U-17 Women's Asian CupAFC Women's Futsal Asian CupAFC Champions LeagueAFC CupAFC Futsal Club ChampionshipAFFAFF Championship (2008 until 2024)AFF U-19 Women's Championship (2023-present)AFF Futsal ChampionshipAFF Futsal Cup LIB (MNC Vision and K-Vision subscribers only)Liga 1 (2014, 2015, 2020 until first half season of 2021-22, back again from week 2 in 2023-24 until present)Liga 2 (2020 until first half season of 2021-22, back again from week 2 in 2023-24 until present)Saudi Professional LeagueSaudi King's CupSaudi Super CupThai League 1RFEFCopa del ReySupercopa de España UEFA (2022-23 until 2027-28) Nations League UEFA Euro qualifiers
Former Programming2010 FIFA World Cup2018 FIFA World CupJ1 League (licensed from SPOTV in 2022)K League 1K League 2Serie A (discontinued)Bundesliga (discontinued)La Liga (discontinued)Piala IndonesiaNBAATP Masters 1000ATP World Tour 500 seriesFrench OpenUS Open (tennis)''