True Sports

True Sports

Country	Thailand
Broadcast area	Asia
Network	TrueVisions
Headquarters	118/1 Tipco Tower Rama 6 Rd. Samsennai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok, Thailand 10400
Programming
Language(s)	Thai
Picture format	True Sports 5, and 7 576i (4:3 SDTV) True Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 and True Tennis 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	TrueVisions
History
Launched	1 August 2007;17 years ago (2007-08-01)
Replaced	SuperSport UBC SuperSport
Links
Website	truesport.truelife.com
Availability
Streaming media
True ID	Thailand Only Live

True Sports is a Thai group of sport channels operated by cable and satellite pay-TV provider TrueVisions. True Sport channels are available exclusively on TrueVisions. The number of channels are depends on the package. ^[1]

True Sports holds exclusive rights to broadcast Thai League T1, NFL, NBA as well as the tennis programmes from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and US Open. It also airs magazine shows from FIFA, ITTF and ATP. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

True Sports channels

Current channels

True Sports 2

True Sports 2 originally launched as SuperSport 2 and was rebranded to SuperSport upon the renaming of the main channel. The channel was often used as a backup channel whenever competitions were occurring at the same time. ^[5] SuperSport replaced by SuperSport Action in November 2004. SuperSport Action airs WWE programming and pay-per-view events, fighting sports, extreme sports, water sports and local sports.

On 1 August 2007, SuperSport Action has rebranded as True Sport 2. True Sport 2 now mainly airs Thai League T1 and other football related live coverage and programmes.

True Sports 5

True Sports 5 firstly launched on 1 August 2007 until it was replaced by pay-per-view True Sport Club Channels on 10 January 2009. True Sport 5 has relaunched to covers Golf.

True Sports 6

True Sports 6 originally launched as True Sport Extra 2 on 1 August 2007. It was using as extra channel for live coverage sports along with True Sport Extra 1. True Sport 6 replaced True Sport Extra 2 on 1 April 2010. It mainly broadcasts Boxing.

True Sports 7

True Sports 7 replaced Special Sports on 1 November 2012. It mainly airs Badminton, Volleyball and Snooker matches featuring Thai athletics.

True Sports HD

True Sports HD launched in May 2010. It was the first high-definition dedicated sport channel in Thailand. It mainly broadcasts NFL, NBA, Badminton and Snooker matches in HD format. ^[6]

True Sports HD 2

True Sports HD 2 launched in 2012. It was broadcasting European football in high-definition format including Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. True Sport HD 2 also simulcasted the Premier League Content Service, a dedicated Premier League channel produced by Premier League Productions until TrueVisions lost its rights to broadcast Premier League.

True Sports HD 2 mainly airs Thai football competitions including Thai League T1, Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup. ^{[7] [8]}

True Sports HD 3

True Sports HD 3 launched in 2013. It was serving as an extra channel for live coverages of various sport events.

True Sports HD 4

See also: Setanta Sports Asia

True Sports HD 4 originally launched as True Sport Extra 1 on 1 August 2007, was using as extra channel for live coverage of Premier League matches and later added rugby union matches from Setanta Sports Asia. It was rebranded as True Sport 8 in July 2013 then upgraded to HD broadcast channel True Sport HD 4 in August 2013. It simultaneously air Setanta Sports Asia and live football coverage when needs.

True Tennis

True Tennis launched as UBC Zoccer in 2004. It was aired programmes from football club channels including MUTV, LFC TV, Arsenal TV and Chelsea TV. True Sport 4 replaced UBC Zoccer on 1 August 2007. It was broadcasting golf from PGA Tour and tennis before converted to HD tennis-dedicated channel True Tennis HD. It airs tennis programmes mostly from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and US Open. ^[9]

Defunct channels

True Sport Club Channels

True Sport Club Channels are a set of football dedicated pay-per-view channels launched on 10 January 2009 replacing True Sport 5. It mainly broadcast Premier League matches of Big Four including magazine programmes from club channels and Premier League matches from another teams. True Sport Club Channel M broadcasts Manchester United, True Sport Club Channel L for Liverpool FC, True Sport Club Channel A for Arsenal and True Sport Club Channel C for Chelsea FC. ^[10]

True Sport 1

True Sport 1 originally launched as SuperSport, later rebranded to SuperSport Gold, reflecting the channel's availability on the then high-tier Gold package. It was the first 24 hours premium sport dedicated channel in Thailand. SuperSport Gold airs Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, NFL and tennis programmes. ^[11] SuperSport Gold was replaced by SuperSport in November 2004.

On 1 August 2007, SuperSport was rebranded as True Sport 1. It was broadcasting English Premier League matches and the magazine programs from Premier League , live the best matches of football leagues such as La Liga, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup including FIFA Football Mundial and The Football Review until 2016.

In August 2016. True Sport 1 was broadcasting the rewind sports program including WTA Tour tennis, World Snooker and BWF Badminton along with FIFA Football Mundial and The Football Review show until 31 December 2016.

On 1 January 2017, True Sport 1 was broadcasting the schedules from True Sport HD (NBA, NFL, BWF Badminton, World Snooker etc.) switch live Thai League 2 (T2) football match until ceased on 8 June 2018.

True Sport 3

True Sport 3 originally launched as UBC Sport Plus in November 2004 to serve as an extra channel for live coverage sports event. On 1 August 2007, UBC Sport Plus was replaced by True Sport 3. It broadcasts Extreme sports, Water sports, American sports including NFL and NBA also Motor sports until 31 December 2016.

On 1 January 2017, True Sport 3 was broadcasting the schedules from True Sport HD3 (BWF Badminton, World Snooker, motor sports etc.) switch live Thai League 2 (T2) football match and WDSF until ceased on 8 June 2018 along with True Sport 1.

Sport rights

Football

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
Thai League T1
Thai League 2
Thai FA Cup
Thai League Cup
UEFA European Championship		Exclusive live rights for all 51 matches in 2024
Premier League		Exclusive live rights until 2025

American Football

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
National Football League

Basketball

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
National Basketball Association

Motorsport

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
BRIC Superbike Championship
Thailand Super Series

Tennis

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
WTA Tour

Muay Thai

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
Rangsit Stadium

Mixed Martial Arts

Name	Nationality	Broadcast details
Ultimate Fighting Championship

References

1. "TrueVisions Channel Lineup". truevisionsgroup.truecorp.co.th. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. "TrueVisions launches affordable package for Thai football fans - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
3. "List of NBA Broadcasters Worldwide". www.nbascoreslive.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
4. "TV Schedule ATP World Tour Tennis" . Retrieved 19 September 2016.
5. "UBC's 69-1 (2001)" (in Thai). p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
6. "TrueVisions to launch free-to-air service". The Nation . The Nation. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
7. "TrueVisions taps new subscribers with TPL". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
8. "Broadcasters turn to local sports for rise in ratings - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015.
9. "TrueVisions to launch tennis HD channels - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
10. "ทรูวิชั่นส์ เปิดตัว 4 ช่องรายการใหม่ TrueSport Club Channels เอาใจคอบอลไทยให้เลือกติดตามพรีเมียร์ลีกทีมโปรด ทั้ง 20 สโมสรได้ตามความต้องการ | ThaiPR.NET". www.thaipr.net (in Thai). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
11. "UBC's 69-1 (2001)" (in Thai). p. 2. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

External links

• Official website