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ESPN STAR Sports’ senior presenter Jason Dasey is resident anchor of SportsCenter Asia
ESPN Star Sports may not have the telecast rights but just ahead of FIFA World Cup action, the channel launched this week the new version of it’s live, pan-regional sports news program, SportsCenter Asia, with the addition of Jason Dasey as the resident anchor of the show.
SportsCenter Asia broadcasts entirely in English Mondays to Fridays at 8 pm and 11:30 pm (HK/Singapore time).
Besides taking on the role of presenter on SportsCenter Asia, Jason Dasey is also senior presenter of ESS’ sports news programme, Sportsline. Prior to joining ESS, Dasey spent over two years as a sports anchor for CNN International based in Atlanta. His work history covering both print and television also includes six years as a sports anchor for the BBC in London and a year as a TV reporter and anchor for NBC affiliate KUSA-9 in Denver, USA.
SportsCenter Asia’s segment sponsors include Federal Express, UBS, Adidas, Peugeot and Nikon. The Asia versions of SportsCenter reaches over an estimated 100 million viewers across the region.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
