Sports channels are television speciality channels (usually available exclusively through cable and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming.

The first sports channel was from the SportsChannel networks, which went on the air in 1977 with the original SportsChannel (now MSG Plus). ESPN began broadcasting in 1979. Since then, many channels have surfaced around the world, many focusing on one sport in particular, or one region of a country, showing only their local team's games. These networks have greatly improved the availability of sports broadcasts, generating opportunities such as the ability for one person to see every single game their team plays over the course of the season.

In the United States, these channels broadcast most regular season games of major pro sports league and many other sports as well, with over the air television networks stepping in during the weekends or special events (all-star games, championships, etc.).

Africa

Algeria

Current channels
Former channels
  • Stade News
  • Kawaliss TV

Benin

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Cameroon

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Côte d'Ivoire

Egypt

  • Nile sport
  • On Time sports
  • On Time sports 2
  • On Time sports 3
  • ZAMALEK TV
  • Al AHLY TV
  • Free Sports
  • Mazzika Sports
Former channels
  • ON Sport
  • Time sports

Ethiopia

Kenya

  • Bamba Sport
  • 365Sports Entertainment

Morocco

Nigeria

South Africa

† – Channel primarily televises others types of news channels, only offers sports part-time

Current channels
Former channels

Sudan

  • Sudan Sports
  • Merrikkh TV
  • Al-Hilal TV

Uganda

*NBS Sports
  • Zuku Sports
  • Azam TV Sports Channel

Americas

Argentina

  • Telecanal Plus
  • Telesistema Plus
  • TVC Plus
  • CMA Plus
  • ESPN Latin America
  • ESPN 2
  • ESPN 3
  • ESPN +
  • América Sports
  • TyC Sports
  • TyC Sports 2
  • TyC Sports 3
  • TyC Sports 4 HD
  • TyC Sports 5 HD
  • TyC Sports Plus
  • TyC Max (main pay-per-view signal)
  • TyC Max 2 (second pay-per-view signal)
  • TyC Max 3
  • TyC Max 4
  • TyC Max 5
  • TyC Max Plus
  • Multideporte (exclusive of Multicanal)
  • Cable Sports
  • Cable Sports 2
  • Cable Sports 3
  • Cable Sports 4 HD
  • Cable Sports 5 HD
  • Cable Sports Plus
  • Cable Max
  • Cable Max 2
  • Cable Max 3
  • Cable Max 4
  • Cable Max 5
  • Cable Max Plus
  • Gala Sport (exclusive of VCC)
  • DeporTV
  • Fox Sports Latin America
  • Fox Sports 2
  • Fox Sports 3
  • Golf Channel
  • 365 Sports
  • AM Sports (America Sports)
  • Poker Sports
  • El Garage TV
  • Discovery Turbo
  • PADMANI TV
  • GOL TV
  • DirecTV Sports
  • Cable Sport

Brazil

National sports networks

Canada

National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Premium, streaming and ethnic sports networks

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Honduras

  • Todo Deportes TV

Mexico

Paraguay

  • Unicanal Plus
  • Ocho TV Plus
  • Tigo Sports
  • Tigo Sports 2
  • Tigo Sports 3
  • Tigo Sports 4
  • Tigo Sports 5
  • Tigo Sports Plus
  • Tigo Max (Five channels)
  • Unicanal Deportes
  • Tigo Alternative Signal One
  • Tigo Alternative Signal Two
  • Tigo Alternative Signal Three
  • Tigo Alternative Signal Four
  • Movistar Sports
  • Movistar Sports 2
  • Movistar Sports 3
  • Movistar Sports 4 HD
  • Movistar Sports 5 HD
  • Movistar Deportes Plus
  • Movistar Max (Five channels)
  • Ocho Deportes
  • Movistar Alternative Signal One
  • Movistar Alternative Signal Two
  • Movistar Alternative Signal Three
  • Movistar Alternative Signal Four
  • Personal Sports
  • Personal Sports 2
  • CMM Sports
  • CMM Sports 2
  • DeporTV
  • Copaco TV Sports
  • Channel 18
  • DIRECTV Sports
  • Fox Sports Latin America
  • Fox Sports 2
  • Fox Sports 3
  • GOL TV
  • ESPN Latin America
  • ESPN 2
  • ESPN 3
  • ESPN +
  • Golf Channel
  • UFC Network
  • Discovery Turbo

Peru

United States

National sports networks † – Channel primarily televises others types of news or entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Regional sports networks

Uruguay

  • VTV
  • VTV Plus
  • Nueve TV Plus
  • Channel 20 of TCC
  • Tigo Sports
  • Tigo Sports 2
  • Tigo Sports 3
  • Tigo Sports 4
  • Tigo Sports 5
  • Tigo Sports Plus
  • Tigo Max (Five channels)
  • Movistar Sports
  • Movistar Sports 2
  • Movistar Sports 3
  • Movistar Sports 4
  • crocs
  • Movistar Sports Plus
  • Movistar Max (Five channels)
  • Personal Sports
  • Personal Sports 2
  • CMM Sports
  • CMM Sports 2
  • ANTEL TV Sports
  • DeporTV
  • TCC Sports
  • ESPN Latin America
  • ESPN 2
  • ESPN 3
  • ESPN +
  • Fox Sports Latin America
  • GOL TV
  • DSports
  • DSports 2
  • DSports +
  • DSports Fight
  • Golf Channel
  • Discovery Turbo
  • UFC Network

Venezuela

Current channels

Former channels

Asia

Azerbaijan

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Former channels

  • eGG Network
  • Astro SuperSport 5

China

  • AHTV Sports
  • BRTV-6 Sports
  • CCTV-5
  • CCTV-5+
  • CCTV-16
  • CCTV-Billiards
  • CCTV-Golf and Tennis
  • CCTV-Storm Football
  • JSBC Sports & Leisure
  • SDTV-3 Sports
  • SMG Great Sports
  • SZTV-6 Sports
  • TJTV-6 Sports

Hong Kong

† – Channel primarily televises others types of business news channels, only offers sports part-time

India

Current channels

  • Star Sports Network
    • Star Sports 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports 3
    • Star Sports Select 1 (including HD)
    • Star Sports Select 2 (including HD)
    • Star Sports First
    • Star Sports 1 Hindi (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Tamil (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Telugu (including HD)
    • Star Sports 1 Kannada (including HD)
    • Star sports 1 Malayalam (including HD)
  • Sony Sports Network
  • Warner Bros. Discovery Network
  • DOORDARSHAN
  • Sports18 Network
    • Sports18 1 (including HD)
    • Sports18 2
    • Sports18 3
    • Sports18 Khel
    • Sports18 Hindi
    • Sports18 Tamil
    • Sports18 Kannada
    • Sports18 Telugu
    • Sports 18 Malayalam

Former channels

Indonesia

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Current channels

Former channels

Iran

Israel

Former Channels

Japan

Jordan

  • Jordan sports
  • Jordanian Sports Channel
  • Orange Sport
  • JSC Sports
  • Al Faisaly TV

Kazakhstan

  • QSport
  • QazSport
  • Setanta Kazakhstan

Kuwait

  • KTV Sport
  • KTV Sport Plus

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Former channels

Mongolia

Myanmar

  • SKYNET SPORT 1
  • SKYNET SPORT 2
  • SKYNET SPORT 3
  • SKYNET SPORT 4
  • SKYNET SPORT 5
  • SKYNET SPORT 6
  • SKYNET SPORT +
  • SKYNET SPORT HD
  • CANAL+ SPORT 1 HD
  • CANAL+ SPORT 2 HD
  • MRTV SPORT

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Former Channels

Qatar

Former channels

Saudi Arabia

Current channels

Former channels

Singapore

Current channels

Former channels

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

  • Syria Sport TV
  • ON Sport HD

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Thailand

Current channels

Former channels

United Arab Emirates

Former channels

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

† – Channel primarily televises others types of programs, only offers sports part-time

Current channels

  • VTV2†
  • VTV3†
  • VTV5†
  • VTV9†
  • VTC3†
  • ON Sports+†
  • ON Sports
  • ON Sports Action
  • ON Sports News
  • ON Football
  • ON Golf
  • HTV Thể Thao
  • K+CINE (including K+1)†
  • K+LIFE (including K+NS)†
  • K+SPORT2 (including K+PC)
  • K+SPORT1 (including K+PM)
  • Eurosport
  • SPOTV
  • SCTV15
  • SCTV17
  • SCTV22

Former channels

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

  • Belarus 5

Belgium

Former channels

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

  • CytaVision Sports

Czech Republic

Denmark

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Former channels

Estonia

Finland

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment TV programmes, only offers sports part-time

†† - Channel televises entertainment and also sports.

Former channels

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Former channels

Iceland

Ireland

Former channels

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

  • Kombat Sport

Malta

Netherlands

Former channels

North Macedonia

† – Channel primarily televises others types of movies channels, only offers sports part-time

Norway

Former channels

Poland

Portugal

Romania

† – Channel primarily televises others types of entertainment channels, only offers sports part-time

Russia

Former channels

Serbia

Slovakia

Former channels

  • Trojka (STV)
  • Digi Sport
  • Digi Sport 2
  • Digi Sport 3
  • Digi Sport 4
  • Digi Sport 5
  • Digi Sport 6
  • Slovak Sport.TV
  • Slovak Sport.TV 2
  • Slovak Sport.TV 3
  • Orange Šport
  • Orange Šport 2
  • Orange Šport 3
  • Orange Šport 4

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Former channels

United Kingdom

Former channels

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Former channels

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels". The Economic Times. 18 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Arena HD Baltic". rtk.lt. Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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