DD Sports
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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English, Hindi and Sign Language |
| Picture format | 720p, HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 March 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | prasarbharati |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ASTA TV | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
DD Sports is an Indian state-owned sports television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It 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]
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 12 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
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 Sports television in India | |
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| Current | |
| Defunct | |
| Online streaming | |