Loral Skynet announced June 14 it signed an agreement with Singapore-based Ascent Media Network Services Asia to provide satellite capacity and access management services to ESPN Star Sports.

Using dedicated C-band capacity on Loral’s Telstar 18 satellite and occasional-use C-band capacity on both Telstar 18 and Telstar 10, ESPN Star Sports will uplink live video from sporting events across Asia to its Singapore production facility for rebroadcast to cable operators or direct broadcast service providers in Asia. ESPN Star Sports is a joint venture of ESPN Inc. and Asia’s Star, a subsidiary of News Corp.