Sony TEN

Sony TEN is a cluster of sports television channels based in India. It generally refers to television channels branded as Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and their HD broadcasts known as Sony TEN 1 HD, Sony TEN 2 HD, Sony Ten 3 HD and Sony TEN Golf HD. The channels mainly feature Cricket, Football, Golf and Professional Wrestling events. The name Sony TEN is made up by combining names of two television companies called "Sony Pictures Networks" and "TEN Sports Network".

History

In January 2001, Taj Television Limited was established in Dubai Media City. The company started 24 hour Ten Sports Live^[1] channel as key channel on their portfolio since 1st April 2002. Taj Television Limited established Taj Television India Private Limited as a sub office in India to expand their brand in India.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) of India launched "Zee Sports" channel in year 2005 as their 24 hour sports broadcasting channel. Later, in November 2006, ZEEL acquired Taj Television India Private Limited as a subsidiary. A new channel named "TEN Cricket" was launched as a dedicated channel to Cricket. Zee Sports re-branded to TEN Action in 2010 and feature adventures sports and non-cricket content such as Tennis and Football. TEN also started a separate broadcast aiming Pakistan.

In August 2016, ZEEL's Dr. Subash Chandra announced that the company is negotiating with Sony Pictures Networks to sell its sports channel bouquet TEN Sports. The agreement was signed in September 2016 and the acquisition was planned to be two phased. With the completion of the first phase of the acquisition the Sony Pictures Network expanded their sport channel cluster to 9 channels including Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 1 HD, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, and Sony TEN Golf HD along with the existing channels Sony SIX and Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD. On 18th July 2017 with completion of the acquisition, existing channels were re-branded with 'SONY' prefix and another two channels Sony TEN 2 HD and Sony TEN 3 HD were launched. The acquisition is said to be a deal worth $385 million.

Content and programming

The Sony Pictures Sports network owns long term broadcast rights for the five cricket boards in South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

It's Pakistani feed broadcasts a mix of original TEN Sports content from Dubai Media City headquarters and Cricket matches of International Cricket Council, Asian Cricket Council etc.

List of channels

• Sony TEN 1
• Sony TEN 2
• Sony TEN 3
• Sony TEN 1 HD
• Sony TEN 2 HD
• Sony TEN 3 HD
• Sony TEN GOLF HD
• Sony SIX
• Sony SIX HD
• Sony ESPN
• Sony ESPN HD

Sony TEN 1

Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 1 HD broadcasts the US Open, World Athletics Championship, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Sukma Games. SONY TEN 1 also telecast ATP, Moto GP, Rallying, Horse Racing, Beach Volleyball events and NBA games in Hindi commentary. WWE Raw (along with the 30-minute pre-show) is currently broadcast live weekly, along with SmackDown, NXT, Main Event, WWE Sunday Dhamaal and (generally) monthly PPV/Specials. Occasionally, SONY TEN 1 & SONY TEN 1 HD will broadcast a live WWE PPV/Special.

Sony TEN 2

Sony TEN 2 And Sony TEN 2 HD broadcasts the best of football matches of the most revered leagues from around the world –UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, Federation Cup, French League, Capital One Cup, Sky Bet Championship and German Cup all year round.

Apart from this, well known and experienced Football panelists from across the world share their insights on the upcoming live matches, football updates on the channel on its show "Countdown 2 kick off".

Sony TEN 3

Sony TEN 3 And Sony TEN 3 HD televises action from 5 International Cricketing Boards– West Indies, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa. It also televises UEFA Champions League matches. Sony Ten 3 Also broadcast Emirates T20 Tournament 2017.

Sony SIX

Sony SIX And Sony SIX HD is a 24x7 HD channel, airing sports & sports-related content include Cricket, Football, Tennis and Motor Sports among others.

Sony TEN Golf HD

Sony TEN Golf HD is India's first 24-hour dedicated Golf channel. It was launched on 7 October 2015, replacing Ten Golf SD, which shut down. Sony TEN Golf has the Broadcasting rights to the European Tour, Asian Tour, Ryder Cup, LPGA Tour, Royal Trophy, US PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, Professional Golf Tour of India & Ladies European Tour. Sony TEN Golf brings to India the Golf Channel Block featuring a range of Golf programming content.

Events

Notable events which are broadcast by Sony Sports Network include.

Cricket

• International cricket in South Africa
• International cricket in Pakistan and UAE
• International cricket in West Indies
• International cricket in Sri Lanka
• International cricket in Zimbabwe

Football

• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• UEFA Super Cup
• CAF Confederation Cup
• Ligue 1
• German FA Cup
• English League Cup
• FA Community Shield
• A-League

Golf

• Asian Tour
• PGA European Tour
• Ryder Cup
• Royal Trophy
• US PGA Championship
• Senior PGA Championship
• Professional Golf Tour of India

Professional wrestling

• WWE Raw Tuesday, 5:30 am LIVE, Repeat: 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm^[2]
• WWE SmackDown Wednesday, 5.30 am LIVE^[2], Repeat: 5:00 pm and Sunday, 11:30 am in Hindi
• WWE NXT Saturday, 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm^[2]
• WWE pay-per-view events 6:00 pm (occasionally aired live at 4:30 AM)^[2]
• WWE Main Event Thursday, 6:00 pm, 10:00 pm^[2]
• WWE Sunday Dhamaal Sunday, 10:00 am

WWE pay-per-views/specials^[3]

• WWE Royal Rumble (LIVE)
• WWE Elimination Chamber
• WWE Fastlane
• WWE WrestleMania (LIVE)
• WWE Payback
• WWE Backlash
• WWE Extreme Rules
• WWE Money in the Bank
• WWE Great Balls of Fire
• WWE Battleground
• WWE SummerSlam (LIVE)
• WWE No Mercy
• WWE Hell in a Cell
• WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
• WWE Survivor Series (LIVE)
• WWE Clash of Champions

Basketball

• UBA Pro Basketball League
• NBA

External Links

• Taj Television, Zee Plan Ten Sports Brand Expansion
• Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited
• Sony rebrands sports business; launches 2 new HD channels
• Zee Entertainment says in talks to sell Ten Sports
• Who Owns Ten Sports?