Ten Sports
 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Asia |
| Network | Sony Pictures Networks India |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Urdu English |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9, HDTV) MPEG 4 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MSM Limited |
| Parent | Sony corporation, Japan |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002; 19 years ago |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
Ten Sports is a 24-hour sports channel. It is operated by a Karachi-based company Tower Sports Private Limited, and it is owned by the UK-based company MSM Asia Limited, which is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation Japan.[1] It mainly Broadcast Cricket, Football, MMA, Tennis.
History[]
On 1 April 2002, the Dubai-based Taj Television company launched the channel as Ten Sports in India and Pakistan.
In 2006, Indian Essel Group bought the Ten Sports channel and made it a part of its Zee Network. However, Ten Sports Channel in Pakistan was handed over to a company called Tower Two which was an Essel Group's subsidiary.[2]
In 2016, Ten Sports was bought by UK-based Japan's Sony Corporation's subsidiary company called MSM Asia Limited. MSM Asia formed a company called Tower Sports Private Limited to operate Ten Sports In Pakistan.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) documents reveal Tower Sports applied for the renewal of landing rights permission for the channel Ten Sports on June 29, 2018, as their permission was expiring later that year.[3] In December 2018, PEMRA awarded Landing Right Permission (LRD) to Tower Sports for "Ten Sports 2" channel in Pakistan. In 2019, Ten Sports launched its website. In February 2020, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Tower Sports to handle broadcast production for the 2020 Pakistan Super League, the first edition of the PSL to be played entirely in Pakistan.[4]
Programming[]
Ten Sports is one of the most popular sports channel in Asia.[5] It has broadcasting rights for many sporting events, including Cricket, Football, MMA and Tennis. In Cricket, Ten Sports has Australia Cricket, England Cricket,[6] Sri Lanka Cricket[7] rights till 2023. In Football, Ten Sports has UEFA rights till 2024,[8] Including UEFA Champions League,[9] UEFA Europa League. Bundesliga[10] rights till 2024. FA Cup rights till 2024.In Mixed martial arts Ten Sports has UFC rights, and it also has the rights of most popular MMA In Pakistan WWE. In Tennis Ten Sports has Australian Open rights till 2022.[11]
International Cricket[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|
Continental Cricket[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Cup | 2022 |  Sri Lanka
|
Country Cricket[]
| Event | Period |
|---|---|
International Cricket In Australia
|
2022–present |
| International Cricket In England | 2022–present |
International Cricket In Sri Lanka
|
2022–present |
Country Professional Cricket Leagues[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bash League |  Australia
| |
| Pakistan Super League | 2022 2023 |
Pakistan
|
Continental Football[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 |
 Europe
|
| UEFA Europa League | 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 |
Europe
|
| UEFA Super Cup | 2022 2023 2024 |
Europe
|
Country Domestic Football Leagues[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| DFL-Supercup | 2022 2023 |
 Germany
|
| FA Community Shield |  England Wales
|
Country Professional Football Leagues[]
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 |
Germany
|
| FA Cup | 2021–22 |
England Wales
|
Country Mixed Martial Arts[]
| Event | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Fighting Championship | 26 February 2022 05 March 2022 12 March 2022 |
 United States
|
Country Grand Slam Tennis[]
| Event | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2023 | Australia
|
See also[]
- Sony Pictures Sports Network
- Sony TEN
References[]
- ^ "Ten Sports rubbishes news regarding ICC World Cup". The Nation. 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Ten Sports and Tower two limited and tower sports". 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Indian monopoly over Pakistan Cricket broadcast rights". 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Tower Sports and SportzWorkz widen PCB production remit". SportBusiness Media. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Research, B. R. (2019-07-15). "'Ten Sports is an international channel built for Pakistan'". Brecorder. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ "The battle continues between India and England in their 3rd Test of this series Follow the action as it happens LIVE on TenSports". Facebook.com. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Still upset about today's EngvInd match cancellation Don't be because TenSports got you covered Watch the super exciting T20i series between Sri Lanka and South Africa LIVE and exclusively on TenSports". Twitter.com. 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Shakhtar Donetsk has their eyes set on the group stages of the UEFA Champions League as they play against Monaco tonight in the 2nd leg of the play-offs Catch all the action live and exclusively on TenSports". Facebook.com. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Bayern Munich has the longest undefeated away run in the history of Champions League Can Barcelona win their opening match at Camp Nou or will we feel the absence of Lionel Messi Catch all the action live and exclusively on TenSports". Twitter.com. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund will be looking forward to recover from their previous match as they play Hoffenheim tomorrow at Westfalenstadion Catch all the action live and exclusively on TenSports". Facebook.com. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "The best tennis players compete for the top prize Down Under Catch the action only on TenSports #AustralianOpen #Tennis #Tensports". Twitter.com. 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- Sports television in Pakistan