Type | Sports |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
Network | JioStar |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Bangla, Hindi |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | JioStar |
Key people | Nita Ambani |
History | |
Launched | April 15, 2022 |
Links | |
Website | sports18.com |
Sports18 Network is a group of Indian multinational pay television sports channels operated by JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, its subsidiary Viacom18 and Disney India. Initially launched by Viacom18 on 15 April 2022, [1] [2] the channel currently holds rights of flagship tournaments like ATP Tour Masters 1000, BWF World Championships, MXGP and Indian Super League. [3]
Channel | Launching date | Language | Availability | Notes |
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Sports18 1 | 15 April 2022 | English | SD+HD | [4] [5] |
Sports18 2 | 1 November 2023 | SD | ||
Sports18 3 | Hindi | |||
Sports18 Khel | 25 April 2022 | [6] |
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