OSN Sports

OSN Sports
Country	United Arab Emirates
Broadcast area	Middle East; North Africa;
Headquarters	Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Orbit Showtime Network
Sister channels	OSN Movies; OSN Yahala; OSN News;
History
Launched	April 16, 2007; 14 years ago
Closed	OSN Sports Action 1 March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Sports Action 2March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Sports 3 March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Sports 4 March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Sports 5 March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Sports Cricket March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN WWE Network March 31, 2019; 2 years ago; OSN Fight Network January 16, 2018; 3 years ago; OSN Cric July 15, 2019; 2 years ago
Replaced by	OSN Cric (Cricket); OSN Cinema (PPV)
Former names	ShowSports
Links
Website	OSN Sports
Availability
Satellite
OSN	Channel 601 (OSN Sports Action 1, HD); Channel 602 (OSN Sports Action 2, HD); Channel 603 (OSN Sports 3, HD); Channel 604 (OSN Sports 4, HD); Channel 605 (OSN Sports 5); Channel 610 (OSN WWE Network); Channel 611 (OSN Sports Cricket, HD); Channel 614 (OSN Fight Network, HD); Channel 611 (OSN Cric, HD) (March 31, 2019 to July 15, 2019);

OSN Sports (formerly known as ShowSports) was a Pan Arab satellite sports television network owned by Orbit Showtime Network. First launched in early April 2007, it operated eight HD channels: OSN Sports Action 1, OSN Sports Action 2, OSN Sports 3, OSN Sports 4, OSN Sports 5, OSN Sports Cricket, OSN WWE Network and OSN Fight Network.

On March 31, 2019, all OSN Sports channels were shut down.^[1] OSN continued to broadcast cricket on a new channel, OSN Cric. On July 15, 2019, OSN Cric was shut down.

Channels[]

OSN Sports Action 1[]

Offers coverage of separate sports events.

OSN Sports Action 2[]

Broadcasts WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown Live, Rugby World Cup, National Rugby League, Super League, Australian Football League and International Cricket.

OSN Sports 3[]

Broadcasts live cricket matches, I-League, PKL, HIL notably The Ashes series, IPL, rugby and golf action through shows and highlights and reruns of WWE Smackdown.

OSN Sports 4[]

Specialized in WWE as it airs WWE NXT, WWE Bottom Line and WWE Vintage Collection. It also features extreme sports such as UFC, Slamball, Monster Jam and Airsport World, in addition to Monster Garage.

OSN WWE Network[]

On February 12, 2015, WWE announced a five-year partnership with OSN to bring the WWE Network to the Middle East and North Africa as a premium service.^[2]

OSN Fight Network[]

References[]

^ Shakeel, Shayan (February 13, 2019). "OSN to drop all sports channels except for cricket". Arabian Business.
^ Graser, Marc (February 12, 2015). "WWE Network Expands in Canada, Middle East". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

External links[]

OSN Sports

[1] Shakeel, Shayan (February 13, 2019). "OSN to drop all sports channels except for cricket". Arabian Business.

[2] Graser, Marc (February 12, 2015). "WWE Network Expands in Canada, Middle East". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

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