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It airs cricket matches from the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lanka]], [[England and Wales Cricket Board|England]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] cricket boards. Usually these are broadcast in Hindi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22132423/wicb-signs-seven-year-tv-rights-deal |title=West Indies Cricket Board production and International broadcast rights from 2012-2019 contract |work=www.espncricinfo.com}}</ref> It also broadcasts football matches.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://sports24hour.com/ten-3-broadcast-emirates-t20-live-telecast-india-uae-pakistan-country/ |title=Ten 3 Broadcast Emirates T20 Live Telecast in India, UAE, Pakistan country |first=Kartik |last=Shah |work=Sports24Hour.com |date=23 March 2017 |access-date=3 December 2017}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/channel/sony-ten-3/params/tvchannel/channelid-10000000006000000 |title=Sony Ten 3 TV Programmes, Popular Shows |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 3 HD broadcasts UFC matches in SD and HD format respectively in Hindi language. |
It airs cricket matches from the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|Pakistan]], [[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lanka]], [[England and Wales Cricket Board|England]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] cricket boards. Usually these are broadcast in Hindi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22132423/wicb-signs-seven-year-tv-rights-deal |title=West Indies Cricket Board production and International broadcast rights from 2012-2019 contract |work=www.espncricinfo.com}}</ref> It also broadcasts football matches.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://sports24hour.com/ten-3-broadcast-emirates-t20-live-telecast-india-uae-pakistan-country/ |title=Ten 3 Broadcast Emirates T20 Live Telecast in India, UAE, Pakistan country |first=Kartik |last=Shah |work=Sports24Hour.com |date=23 March 2017 |access-date=3 December 2017}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/channel/sony-ten-3/params/tvchannel/channelid-10000000006000000 |title=Sony Ten 3 TV Programmes, Popular Shows |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 3 HD broadcasts UFC matches in SD and HD format respectively in Hindi language. |
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Revision as of 06:17, 19 January 2022
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| Country | India |
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| Network | Sony Pictures Sports Network |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i 4:3 for SDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Networks India |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2002 |
| Former names | Sony Ten 1: Ten Sports (2002-2016) Ten 1 (2016-2017) Sony Ten 2: Zee Sports (2005-2010) Ten Action (2010-2016) Ten 2 (2016-2017) Sony Ten 3: Ten Cricket (2010-2016) Ten 3 (2016-2017) Sony Ten Golf HD: Ten Golf (2012-2015) Ten Golf HD (2015-2017) Sony Ten 4: (Launched on 1st June 2021) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TV Lanka Digital TV | Channel 41 (1 SD) Channel 43 (2 SD) |
Sony Ten is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Sony Pictures Networks India. It broadcasts cricket, football, golf, basketball, tennis, MMA, and professional wrestling events. It is a part of Sony Pictures Sports Network.
History
In January 2001, Taj Television Ltd. was formed in Dubai with Abdul Rehman Bukhatir of the Cricketers' Benefit Fund in Sharjah as a backer. The company launched the channel as TEN Sports (as part of its Taj Entertainment Network) on 1 April 2002.[1]
In 2006, Essel Group acquired Taj Television Ltd. and made it a part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. However, the rights for Ten Sports in Pakistan were handed over to a company called Tower Two (Tower Sports Private Limited), another Essel Group subsidiary.[2]
In 2010, Zee rebranded another one of its sports channels, Zee Sports, as Ten Action which featured adventure sports and non-cricket content. In 2011 Zee launched a new channel called Ten Cricket, exclusively for cricket matches. In March 2016, all channels in the Zee network were rebranded as Ten 1, Ten 2, and Ten 3 respectively.
In August 2016, Sony Pictures Networks India acquired all of the sports channels under Zee from Essel. The agreement was signed in September 2016 and the acquisition was planned to be two-phased. With the completion of the first phase of the purchase Sony gained control of Indian sports channels once owned by Zee, which was completed in February 2017.[3][4] With the completion of the second phase, Sony gained access to the remaining sports properties owned by Zee in September 2017.[5][6]
On 18 July 2017, the sports channels were rebranded under the Sony umbrella with "Sony" added as a prefix, in addition to the launch of the HD simulcasts.[7]
Current channels
| Channel | Original Language | Audio Feed | Resolution |
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| Sony Ten 1 | English | 5.1 Surround Sound | SD+HD |
| Sony Ten 2 | English | 5.1 Surround Sound | |
| Sony Ten 3 | Hindi | 5.1
Surround Sound | |
| Sony Ten 4 | Tamil, Telugu | 5.1
Surround Sound |
| 2002 | Sony Ten 1 |
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| 2005 | Sony Ten 2 |
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| 2009 | |
| 2010 | Sony Ten 3 |
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| 2021 | Sony Ten 4 |
Sony Ten 1
It broadcasts events from the World Athletics Championships, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Sukma Games. Its programming schedule also consists on live coverage of the tennis, rallying, horse racing, beach volleyball events and basketball. WWE Raw (along with the 30-minute pre-show) and WWE SmackDown are currently broadcast live weekly, along with NXT, Main Event, WWE Sunday Dhamaal and (generally) monthly pay-per-view specials.[8]
Sony Ten 2
It broadcasts football matches from European football leagues such as Bundesliga of Germany and MMA pramotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) of USA in English commentary.[9]
Sony Ten 3
It airs cricket matches from the Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England and Australia cricket boards. Usually these are broadcast in Hindi.[10] It also broadcasts football matches.[11][12] Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 3 HD broadcasts UFC matches in SD and HD format respectively in Hindi language.
Sony Ten 4
It was launched on June 1, 2021 in order to broadcast a mix of cricket, soccer, WWE and Olympics events in Tamil and Telugu.
Former Channels
Sony Ten Golf
It was an HD, golf-focused channel launched on 7 October 2015. It had the broadcasting rights to the European Tour, Asian Tour, Ryder Cup, LPGA Tour, Royal Trophy, US PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, Professional Golf Tour of India, and Ladies European Tour.[13] The channel was closed on 31 December 2018.
Programming Rights
Tennis
- Australian open, Grand slam tennis championship.[14]
Football
National teams
- FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA
- UEFA European Championship
- UEFA European Championship qualifying
- UEFA Nations League
- Copa America[15]
- Home friendlies
Clubs
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Conference League
- UEFA Super Cup
- Bundesliga
- FA Cup
- FA Community Shield
MMA
- UFC
- Ultimate Fighter, a US MMA TV reality series.
Pro-Wrestling
Multi-Sport Events
See also
References
- ^ TEN Sports to hit airwaves on April 1. afaqs.com. 26 March 2002.
- ^ Correspondent, Our (23 July 2020). "Indian monopoly over Pakistan Cricket broadcast rights". ScoreLine. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Menon, Bindu. "Sony Pictures acquires Ten Sports for $385 m". @businessline. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Zee completes 1st phase of sale of TEN sports to Sony Pictures". The Financial Express. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ PTI. "Zee Entertainment completes sale of TEN Sports to Sony". @businessline. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "ZEE Entertainment Completes Sale Of TEN Sports To Sony". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Sony rebrands sports business; launches 2 new HD channels". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Sony Ten 1 TV Programmes, Popular Shows". The Times of India trwtu. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "UFC 264 , Dustin Poriee vs Conor McGregor". Indian express.
- ^ "West Indies Cricket Board production and International broadcast rights from 2012-2019 contract". www.espncricinfo.com.
- ^ Shah, Kartik (23 March 2017). "Ten 3 Broadcast Emirates T20 Live Telecast in India, UAE, Pakistan country". Sports24Hour.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017..
- ^ "Sony Ten 3 TV Programmes, Popular Shows". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Sony Ten 1 HD TV Programmes, Popular Shows". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Australian open live streaming details". DNA India.
- ^ "Copa America deal expands Sony Pictures Networks India's soccer portfolio - SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Sony Pictures Networks India and Olympic Channel to Broadcast Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ SportsNar (25 July 2021). "Beijing Olympics 2022 Live Streaming + TV Channels". SportsNar. Retrieved 6 January 2022.