ESPN STAR Sports is jointly run by the two major cable and satellite transmission organizations in the world—ESPN Inc. and Star, and is the largest sports TV network in Asia. In Asia region, ESPN had 128 million viewers and Satellite Sports Channel had nearly 57 million viewers (by September of 2003). ESPN STAR Sports has 11 channels: ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Philippines, ESPN Singapore, Korean MBC-ESPN, Satellite Sports Channel Asia, Satellite Sports Channel India, Satellite Sports Channel Taiwan, Satellite Sports Channel Singapore, and Satellite Sports Channel South East Asia. ESPN STAR Sports brings viewers in Asia with advanced sports events and important regional sports activities in the world for 24 hours a day.