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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English and Hindi |
| Picture format | 720p, HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 March 1998 |
| Former names | Doordarshan Kendra Delhi |
| Links | |
| Website | Official site |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ASTA TV | |
| Cable | |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 257 |
| Asianet Digital (India) | Channel 303 |
| Kerala Vision Digital TV (India) | Channel 768 |
| Hathway (India) | Channel 189 |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | |
| SUN Direct (India) | Channel 510 |
| Dish TV (India) | Channel 639 |
| BIG TV (India) | Channel 512 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 453 |
| DD Free Dish (India) | Channel 79 |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 611 |
DD Sports is an Indian sports channel telecasting from Central Production Centre Delhi, India and part of the Doordarshan family of networks, is the main sports broadcaster in the India. DD Sports was launched on 18 March 1998.
In the beginning, it broadcast sports programmes for six hours a day, which was increased to 12 hours in 1999. From 1 June 2000, DD Sports became a "round-the-clock" satellite channel. It was an encrypted pay channel between 2000 and 2003, and on 15 July 2003, it became the only free-to-air sports channel in the country.[1][2]
Besides showing live sporting events like cricket, football, and tennis, DD Sports showcases Indian sports including kabaddi and kho-kho. In addition to international sporting events, important national tournaments of hockey, football, athletics, cricket, swimming, tennis, badminton, archery, and wrestling are also telecast. The DD Sports channel also telecasts news-based programmes, sports quizzes, and personality-oriented shows.[3]
DD Sports telecast all ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men Cricket Team and Now IPL also come on DD sports and this Live telecast only available on DD Free Dish DTH and on DD Terrestrial network as well as Tata Sky and other leading DTH and cable operators.[citation needed]
See also
- ATN DD Sports
- List of programs broadcast by DD National
- All India Radio
- Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- DD Free Dish
- List of South Asian television channels by country
References
- ↑ "DD Sports is free to air". The Economic Times. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "ICC World Cup 2019: Private DTH, cable platforms to not blank out DD Sports channel on matchdays". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "DD Sports (ddindia site)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
External links
 Sports Television in India | |
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| Defunct | |
| Online streaming | |