DD Sports
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Country | India |
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Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Indian English and Hindi |
Ownership | |
Owner | Prasar Bharati |
DD Sports is a state-owned TV channel telecasting from Central Production Centre Delhi. 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 this Live telecast only available on DD Free Dish DTH and on DD Terrestrial network.
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.