DD Sports is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Delhi.[1]
DD Sports | |
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Launched | 1998 |
Owned by | Prasar Bharati |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Formerly called | Doordarshan Kendra Delhi |
Sister channel(s) | Doordarshan |
Website | www.ddsports.tv |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Airtel Digital TV (India) |
Channel 232 SDTV Channel 224 HDTV |
SUN Direct (India) |
Channel ??? |
Dish TV (India) |
Channel ??? |
BIG TV (India) |
Channel 509 |
Tata Sky (India) |
Channel 401 |
DD Direct+ (India) |
Channel ??? |
Cable | |
Cablelink (Philippines) |
Channel 60 |
Cable Star Iloilo (Philippines) |
Channel 80 |
Contents |
DD Sports remains the country's only free-to-air sports channel. It continues to provide coverage to international and domestic games, including cricket, football, hockey, tennis, kabaddi, Archery, Athletics and other indigenous games, etc. A cash outflow system was introduced to cover non-Olympic and traditional sports on DD Sports. The channel continued to cover sporting events organised by the different Sports Federations and Association.
DD Sports HDTV channel is launched during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India. It uses 1080i or 720p format with 16:9 aspect ratio.
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