On 7 December 1988, ESPN increased its stake in the channel from 3.5% to 25.5% after purchasing shares from WHSmith for £4.4 million. By then, Screensport had increased its sports content, allowing the channel to broadcast for 18.5 hours each day. The schedule included ice hockey, skiing, golf, tennis, and yachting. By 1989, Screensport adopted the sub-title The European Sports Network, while the WHSmith Television Group later renamed itself WHSTV. The channel also began broadcasting on the Astra 1A satellite in February 1989, following a move of its operations from the north of England to central London, after taking full control of Molinare on 17 May 1989, which helped Screensport to operate as one channel under four different names: Screensport (English), TV Sport (French), Sportkanal (German), and Sportnet (Dutch).