SABC Sport

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SABC SPORT
SABC+Sport+300x169.jpg
For The Love of The Game
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Broadcast areaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Network SABC
Transmitters SABC DTT

OpenView

SABC Direct-To-Home

SABC+
Affiliates ESPN, Red Bull
HeadquartersSABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format 16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channels SABC 1
SABC 2
SABC 3
SABC NEWS
SABC LEHAE
SABC Education
SABC Children
SABC Encore
History
Founded1991;33 years ago (1991)
Launched1991;33 years ago (1991)
Former namesTopSport Surplus
Links
Website www.sabcsport.co.za/sabcsport/
Availability
Terrestrial
SABC Direct-To-Home And Digital Terrestrial Television SABC DTT Channel 4
OpenView Channel 124
Streaming media
SABC Plus AppSABC Plus OTT

SABC SPORT is a South African free-to-air sports television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

Contents

The channel was operating for a while on DTT before expanding on other platforms. After its expansion, the channel is now among the top 10 most watched channels on Openview pulling over 1.4. million viewers.

History

In 1991, TV2, TV3 and TV4 (now SABC 1-3) were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values). A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sport coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1993.

In 1996, SABC Sport was relaunched from its former branding. Its fundamental mission is to provide full FTA coverage of live sporting events, jam-packed highlights, fixtures, and live sports crosses on the SABC network and its own frequencies.

In 2012, The SABC planned to invest R732.7 million over the next two years to set up SABC Sport as a separate TV channel in South Africa on October 1. They also signed a multimillion rand deal with America's NBA to show full coverage on SABC Sport and selected matches to SABC 1 to prevent viewing disruption before missing the deadline. [1]

In 2015, they scrapped their initial plans for DTT and downsized to 5 channels with one of them being SABC Sport.

In 2018, they scrapped their unfunded initial plans from 2015 and opted to launch another 4 unfunded channels being SABC Parliament, SABC History, SABC Education and SABC Health with SABC Sport still present in their portfolio. [2]

In October 2020, Telkom Mobile launched its TelkomONE video streaming service including linear TV channels such as SABC Education on its free package.

In November 2022, just a few days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar could start, SABC announced the new streaming service SABC Plus OTT in partnership with Hisense Group South Africa. SABC Plus has replaced TelkomONE as SABC took over the platform.

In March 2021, eMedia Investments, owners of free-to-air satellite service Openview, and the SABC reached a business agreement that sees Openview continue to broadcast high-definition channels SABC 1, 2 and 3, as well as 3 additional television channels with one being SABC Sport from the public broadcaster, as well as all 19 radio stations owned by the SABC. SABC Sport alongside their radio stations were made available on Openview from April 17. [3] [4]

In June 2021, the SABC hosted a live broadcast of the official launch of its Sports Channel following the successful soft launch of its 24 Hour Sports Channel on the SABC DTT service, the Openview set-top-box and the (Telkom ONE) now SABC Plus mobile streaming platform in April 2021. The launch also featured Team SAs announcement of the second team squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on the Sports Channel. [5] A month later, the channel's general manager mentioned in an interview with SAfm Radio that the SABC has considered launching a second sports channel. [6]

Broadcasting Rights Held

Betway Premiership

Rugby Championship Freedom Celebration Rights

Bundesliga

MTN8

Nedbank Cup

National Basketball Association

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF

South Africa national soccer team

Premier League

Top 14

Olympic Games

Rugby World Cup

ICC Cricket World Cup

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

FIA WRC

Africa Cup of Nations

CAF Champions League

CAF Confederations Cup

J4Joy Boxing Tournaments

COSAFA Competitions

Hollywoodbets Super League

The Sasol League

World Sports Betting Live Horseracing

Protocol Boxing

Extreme Fighting Championship

Netball World Cup 2023

World Sports Betting Carlton Cup

Davis Cup

Premier League

Major League Wrestling

See also

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References

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  2. teeveetee.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-sabc-downsizes-its-unfunded-digital.html?m=1
  3. "SABC AND OPENVIEW SIGN A NEW CHANNEL-CARRIAGE AGREEMENT – SABC – Official Website" . Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. Insidus (2021-04-04). "Entertainment Inside Us: Update: SABC And eMedia Investments Expanded Agreement". Entertainment Inside Us. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. "MEDIA STATEMENT | SABC LAUNCHES SABC SPORT CHANNEL – SABC – Official Website" . Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. Insidus (2021-07-01). "Entertainment Inside Us: SABC Is Considering Launching A Second Sports Channel As Well As Reviving The Scrapped Encore Channel". Entertainment Inside Us. Retrieved 2021-07-18.