| Al Jazeera Sports | |
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| Launched | 1 November 2003 |
| Network | Al Jazeera |
| Picture format | 4:3, 16:9 and two HD and 3D channels |
| Slogan | The Sport is our world..and the world is our field. |
| Country | Qatar |
| Language | Arabic English |
| Broadcast area | Middle East and North Africa |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
| Website | Aljazeerasport.net |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Nilesat Hotbird BADR-6 |
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| eVision | |
| Internet television | |
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
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Al Jazeera Sports (Arabic: الجزيرة الرياضية) is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.
Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian Serie A. Al Jazeera Sports is based in Qatar, and is based in the same complex in Doha at TV Roundabout.
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Al Jazeera Sports currently has 16 channels.
(All other competitions broadcast on all channels)
Coming soon
Also, Al Jazeera Sports offers these channels to its subscribers only for an additional cost. (not on hotbird)
Notable events which Al Jazeera Sports and its sister channels have broadcasting rights include.
Al Jazeera Sports pulled off a major coup at the start of 2008 by winning the rights for the UEFA Champions League starting from season 2009-2010. The rights were previously with ART Sport. Al Jazeera also won the rights for the UEFA Cup for at least the next three seasons from 2009 to 2012.
Ayman Jadah, Al Jazeera's General Manager, said: "this is a major development for us. Right now, we have about one million subscribers. We are looking at a figure of three million subscribers in the next two years,"
Al Jazeera beat off competition from ART (which they later bought), Orbit, Showtime and Abu Dhabi Sports to secure the rights. The bid figure was not revealed.
On Tuesday, 24 November 2009, Al Jazeera Sports officially announced after various rumors on many web sites the purchase of ART sports channels, which includes the brand name and all sports rights held by the channel, including the FIFA competitions rights. The announcement was made at a conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Doha, Qatar. The purchase agreement allows the subscribers of both networks to view all ART channels and Al Jazeera channels, plus ESPN, ESPN Classic and ESPN America until the 31st of December. At that time the ART Sports Channels 1-6 will cease operation, allowing Al Jazeera Sports to become the largest sports network in the Middle East and North Africa.
The agreement was welcomed by many locals as Al Jazeera Sports as the value of sporting rights held by the channel is much more than the price paid to view them.
Al Jazeera Sports was the first sports channel to be launched from Qatar. It has broadcasted events held in Qatar like the 2006 Asian Games, the Losail leg of the MotoGP, Qatari League, The Emir Cup, Heir Apparent Cup and also FIFA World Cup qualifying matches of Qatar.
Since the launching of the channel in November 2003 Al Jazeera Sports have numbers of sports analyst in all the championships they air
| Euro 2008 | |||
| Sami Al Jaber | Rabah Madjer | Tarak Dhiab | Arsène Wenger |
| Sam Allardyce | Peter Reid | Francisco Buyo | Paulo Futre |
| Cesare Maldini | David O'Leary | ||
| Domestic Leagues | ||
| Cesare Maldini (Serie A) | Alessandro Altobelli (Serie A) | Hazem Emam (Serie A) |
| Tarak Dhiab (La Liga) | Francisco Buyo (La Liga) | Rabah Madjer (SuperLiga) |
| Other Competitions |
| Nawaf Al-Temyat (AFC Champions League) |
| Hani Al-Dhabit (2009 Gulf Cup of Nations) |
| George Weah (2010 African Cup of Nations) |
Also number of retired players and coaches become guests in the channel programs
Al Jazeera Sports has many frequencies on different satellites:
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