The North American Sports Network (NASN) has today (May 1) launched on the D-Smart DTH platform in Turkey. ESPN Classic will follow on June 1.
Lynne Frank, ESPN senior VP and MD of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, said in a statement, “Turkey is an important and growing media market for ESPN and we are therefore delighted that NASN and ESPN Classic will now be available to sports fans on the same platform. In addition to our business in Turkey, we also launch NASN and ESPN Classic in 22 countries across the Middle East and ESPN Classic in 46 countries across Africa.”
The May 1 launch of NASN is the latest step in the channel’s rapid growth, providing access to North American sports for fans around the world. Since September 2006, the channel has grown its reach from 1 million households across 6 countries to more than 13 million households now across 43 European countries.
