Type | Television Channel |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | Worldwide |
Network | Doordarshan |
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, 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.
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]
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