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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Network | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi,Delhi,India |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English,Hindi andSign Language |
| Picture format | 720p,HDTV (downscaled toletterboxed576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 18 March 1998; 27 years ago (1998-03-18) |
| Links | |
| Website | prasarbharati |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| ASTA TV | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
DD Sports is an Indianstate-ownedsports television channel, founded by theGovernment of India, owned by theMinistry of Information and Broadcasting. It telecasting from Central Production Centre inDelhi,India. It is a part of theDoordarshan family of networks, and is the main public sports broadcaster in India.
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 onlyfree-to-air sports channel in the country.[1][2]
Besides showing live sporting events like cricket, football, and tennis, DD Sports showcases Indian sports includingkabaddi andkho-kho. In addition to international sporting events, important national tournaments ofhockey,football,athletics,cricket,swimming,tennis,badminton,archery, andwrestling are also telecast. The DD Sports channel also telecasts news-based programmes, sports quizzes, and personality-oriented shows.[3]
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| Defunct | |
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