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| Country | Turkey |
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| Broadcast area | Turkey Azerbaijan |
| Affiliates | NTV Spor Radyo |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language | Turkish |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Doğuş Media Group |
| Sister channels | CNBC-e e2 Kral TV NTV Star TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 2006 (web portal) 17 March 2008; 17 years ago (2008-03-17) (TV channel) |
| Closed | 17 March 2018; 7 years ago (2018-03-17) (cease of TV broadcasting) |
| Replaced by | DMAX |
| Links | |
| Website | ntvspor.net |
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NTV Spor is a Turkish online sports platform. NTV Spor used to be a nationwide TV channel between 2008 and 2018. As of April 2021,[update] NTV Spor continues to produce content via their website andYouTube channel.[1]
NTV Spor used to hold broadcasting rights of varied sports events includingLa Liga,NBA,FA Cup,Wimbledon,EuroBasket,UEFA Euros andFIFA World Cup qualifying phase.
NTV Spor, a subsidiary ofDoğuş Media Group, was launched as aweb portal in June 2006.[2] NTV Spor TV channel was launched on 17 March 2008.[3] The channel started nationwide terrestrial broadcasting on 19 November 2008.[4] In same year, they acquired broadcasting rights of SpanishLa Liga, ItalianSerie A,Argentine Primera División,NBA andNASCAR.[4]
In 2010, NTV Spor started to air the 2010–11 season ofWorld Series of Boxing ofAIBA, in which a Turkish boxing team named "Istanbulls" also competed.[5] On 24 June 2011, the channel started HD broadcasting.[6]
Following the strategic cooperation agreement between Doğuş Media Group andDiscovery Communications signed in 2015,[7] Discovery Communications approached to acquire NTV Spor from Doğuş Media Group, in 2018. Parties agreed terms for the transaction, which was completed in 31 January 2018.[8][9] On 6 March 2018, it was announced that the channel will cease their broadcasting and it will be replaced byDMAX.[citation needed]
The take-over took place at 22:30 local time, right after the credits of "%100 Futbol", the weekly football punditry feature of the channel, which was aired afterThe Intercontinental Derby game played on 17 March 2018.[10][11]
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