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DD Sports
| File:DD Sports new logo.jpg | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, Hindi and Sign Language |
| Picture format | 720p, HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 March 1998 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ASTA TV | |
DD Sports is an sports television channel telecasting from Central Production Centre in Delhi, India. It is a part of the Doordarshan family of networks, and is the main public sports broadcaster in India.
History[edit]
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 Test, ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men and women Cricket Team and this Live telecast "only" available on DD Free Dish DTH and on DD Terrestrial network, this live feed is not available on private dth and cable operator lines[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ↑ "DD Sports is free to air". The Economic Times. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "DD Sports (ddindia site)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
External links[edit]
 Sports Television in India | |
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| Current | |
| Defunct | |
| Online streaming | |
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2021
- Foreign television channels broadcasting in the United Kingdom
- Television channels and stations established in 1998
- Direct broadcast satellite services
- Television stations in New Delhi
- Indian direct broadcast satellite services
- Sports television networks in India
- Doordarshan