List of sports television channels

(Redirected from Sports channel)

Sports channels are television speciality channels (usually available exclusively through cable and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming.

The first sports channel was from the SportsChannel networks, which went on the air in 1977 with the original SportsChannel (now MSG Plus). ESPN began broadcasting in 1979. Since then, many channels have surfaced around the world, many focusing on one sport in particular, or one region of a country, showing only their local team's games. These networks have greatly improved the availability of sports broadcasts, generating opportunities such as the ability for one person to see every single game their team plays over the course of the season.

In the United States, these channels broadcast most regular season games of major pro sports league and many other sports as well, with over the air television networks stepping in during the weekends or special events (all-star games, championships, etc.).

Africa edit

Algeria edit

Current channels
Former channels
  • Kawaliss TV
  • Stade News

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† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

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† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Côte d'Ivoire edit

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  • Al AHLY TV
  • Free Sports
  • Mazzika Sports
  • Nile sport
  • On Time sports
  • On Time sports 2
  • On Time sports 3
  • ZAMALEK TV
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  • ON Sport
  • Time sports

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Ghana edit

  • GTV Sports+

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  • Zuku Sports

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Rwanda edit

  • Magic Sports
  • W-Sport

South Africa edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of news channels, only offers sports part-time

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Sudan edit

  • Al-Hilal TV
  • Merrikkh TV
  • Sudan Sports

Tanzania edit

Uganda edit

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Argentina edit

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National sports networks

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National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Premium, streaming and ethnic sports networks

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National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Regional sports networks

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Afghanistan edit

Bangladesh edit

Bhutan edit

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China edit

  • AHTV Sports
  • BRTV-6 Sports
  • CCTV-5
  • CCTV-5+
  • CCTV-16
  • CCTV-Billiards
  • CCTV-Golf and Tennis
  • CCTV-Storm Football
  • JSBC Sports & Leisure
  • SDTV-3 Sports
  • SMG Great Sports
  • SZTV-6 Sports
  • TJTV-6 Sports

Hong Kong edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of business news channels, only offers sports part-time

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  • DOORDARSHAN
  • Star Sports Network
    • Star Sports 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 3
    • Star Sports Select 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports Select 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports First
    • Star Sports 1 Hindi (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Tamil (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Telugu (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Kannada (including HD)
    • Star sports 1 Malayalam (including HD)
  • Sony Sports Network
    • Sony Sports Ten 1 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 2 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 3 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 4 (including HD)
    • Sony Sports Ten 5 (including HD)
  • Sports18 Network
    • Sports18 1 (including HD)
    • Sports18 2
    • Sports18 3
    • Sports18 Khel
    • Sports18 Hindi
    • Sports18 Tamil
    • Sports18 Kannada
    • Sports18 Telugu
    • Sports 18 Malayalam
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Network

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Israel edit

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Jordan edit

  • Al Faisaly TV
  • Jordan sports
  • Jordanian Sports Channel
  • JSC Sports
  • Orange Sport

Kazakhstan edit

Kuwait edit

  • KTV Sport
  • KTV Sport Plus

Kyrgyzstan edit

Malaysia edit

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Myanmar edit

  • CANAL+ SPORT 1 HD
  • CANAL+ SPORT 2 HD
  • MRTV SPORT
  • SKYNET SPORT 1
  • SKYNET SPORT 2
  • SKYNET SPORT 3
  • SKYNET SPORT 4
  • SKYNET SPORT 5
  • SKYNET SPORT 6
  • SKYNET SPORT +
  • SKYNET SPORT HD

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Turkmenistan edit

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Vietnam edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of programs, only offers sports part-time

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  • Eurosport
  • HTV Thể Thao
  • K+CINE (including K+1)†
  • K+LIFE (incding K+NS)†
  • K+SPORT2 (including K+PC)
  • K+SPORT1 (including K+PM)
  • ON Sports+†
  • ON Sports
  • ON Sports Action
  • ON Sports News
  • ON Football
  • ON Golf
  • SPOTV
  • SCTV15
  • SCTV17
  • SCTV22
  • VTV2
  • VTV3
  • VTV5
  • VTV9
  • VTC3

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Europe edit

Albania edit

Armenia edit

Andorra edit

Austria edit

Belarus edit

  • Belarus 5

Belgium edit

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Bulgaria edit

Croatia edit

Cyprus edit

  • CytaVision Sports

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† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

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Finland edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment TV programmes, only offers sports part-time

†† - Channel televises entertainment and also sports.

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Greece edit

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Italy edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment TV programmes, only offers sports part-time

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Luxembourg edit

  • RTL Live Arena
  • Kombat Sport

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Netherlands edit

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† – Channel primarily televises others types of movies channels, only offers sports part-time

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Romania edit

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

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Slovakia edit

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  • Digi Sport
  • Digi Sport 2
  • Digi Sport 3
  • Digi Sport 4
  • Digi Sport 5
  • Digi Sport 6
  • Orange Šport
  • Orange Šport 2
  • Orange Šport 3
  • Orange Šport 4
  • Slovak Sport.TV
  • Slovak Sport.TV 2
  • Slovak Sport.TV 3
  • Trojka (STV)

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Sweden edit

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Turkey edit

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Fiji edit

  • FBC Sports

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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels". The Economic Times. 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Arena HD Baltic". rtk.lt. Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. Retrieved 19 August 2023.