DD Sports

DD Sports is a state-owned TV channel telecasting from Central Production Centre Delhi. 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]

DD Sports
Launched18 March 1998 (1998-03-18)
Owned byPrasar Bharati
Picture format720p, HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Audience share0.2% (2008, TTV)
CountryIndia
LanguageIndian English and Hindi
Broadcast areaWorldwide
HeadquartersNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Formerly calledDoordarshan Kendra Delhi
Sister channel(s)
WebsiteOfficial site
Availability
Terrestrial
ASTA TV
  • Channel 236 (HDTV)
  • Channel 240 (SDTV)
Satellite
Airtel Digital TV (India)
  • Channel 298 SDTV
  • Channel 224 HDTV
SUN Direct (India)Channel 510
Dish TV (India)Channel 435
BIG TV (India)Channel 512
Tata Sky (India)Channel 453
DD Free Dish (India)Channel 77
Dish Home
(Nepal)		Channel 611
Cignal (Philippines)Coming Soon
Cable
Cablelink (Philippines)Channel 257
Cable Star Iloilo (Philippines)Channel 80
Destiny Cable (Philippines)Channel TBA
SkyCable (Philippines)Channel TBA
Asianet Digital (India)Channel 303 Hathway(India)=Channel 189

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]

DD Sports telecast all ODI & Twenty20 International cricket matches played by India Men Cricket Team and this Live telecast only available on DD Free Dish DTH and on DD Terrestrial network.

See also

References
  1. "DD Sports is free to air". The Economic Times. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "ICC World Cup 2019: Private DTH, cable platforms to not blank out DD Sports channel on matchdays". Indian Television Dot Com. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "DD Sports (ddindia site)". Archived from the original on 18 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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