DD Sports

DD Sports
Launched 1998
Owned by Prasar Bharati
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9)
720p (HDTV 16:9)
Audience share 0.2% (2008, TTV)
Country India
Language Indian English and Hindi
Broadcast area Worldwide
Headquarters New Delhi, Delhi, India
Formerly called Doordarshan Kendra Delhi
Sister channel(s) DD National
DD News
DD India
DD Bharati
Website DD Sports
Availability
Terrestrial
ASTA TV

Channel 236 (HDTV)

Channel 240 (SDTV)
Satellite
Airtel Digital TV
(India)		 Channel 232 SDTV
Channel 224 HDTV
SUN Direct
(India)		 Channel 510
Dish TV
(India)		 Channel 639
BIG TV
(India)		 Channel 512
Tata Sky
(India)		 Channel 453
DD Free Dish
(India)		 Channel 503
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
Kerala Vision Digital TV
(India)		 Channel 101

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 for a while (between 2000 and 2003) and on 15 July 2003 it became free, to become the only free-to-air sports channel in the country.

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 quiz and personality oriented shows.[1]

DD Sports telecast all ODI and twenty20 International cricket matchs played by Indian cricket team only available on DD free dish DTH and on its terrestrial platform.

DD HD

DD HD Logo

DD Sports HDTV channel was launched during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. It uses 1080i or 720p format with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

DD Sports

60 live I League games per season until 2018-19 shared with Star Sports who also have live matches and highlights.

See also

References

  1. ↑ DD Sports (ddindia site)
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