Ten Sports
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.
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| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Asia |
| Network | Culver Max Entertainment |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Urdu English |
| Picture format | 720p (16:9, HDTV) MPEG 4 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MSM Asia Limited |
| Parent | Sony Group Corporation Japan |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002; 19 years ago |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
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, Including UEFA Champions League[8] UEFA Europa League[9] Bundesliga[10] rights till 2024. FA Cup[11] 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.[12]
Asian Games
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| 1) Asian Games:- |
 China |
Continental Cricket
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| 1) Asia Cup:- |
 Sri Lanka |
Country Cricket
Country Professional Cricket Leagues
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Big Bash League | 2022–23 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Pakistan Super League | 2023 2024 |
 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 2024 |
 Germany |
| FA Community Shield | 2022 2023 2024 |
 England Wales |
Country Professional Football Leagues
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 |
Germany |
| FA Cup | 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 |
England Wales |
Country Mixed Martial Arts
| Event | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Fighting Championship | 30 April 2022 7 May 2022 |
 United States |
Country Grand Slam Tennis
| Event | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2023 | Australia |
See also
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.
- @TenPakistan (2022-04-13). "TONIGHT at 12AM, Atletico Madrid and Manchester City clash in the 2nd leg of UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals Watch it LIVE on TenSports #UEFA #ChampionsLeague #Football #Soccer #AtleticoMadrid #ManchesterCity t.co/8iT9ObeaG0" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-04-21 – via Twitter.
- @TenPakistan (2022-04-14). "The 2nd leg of the Quarter-finals of UEFA Europa League are taking place TONIGHT Watch them LIVE, starting from 9:45PM Who do you think will win tonight's matches Let us know #UEFA #EuropaLeague #EuropeFootball #Soccer #Football t.co/2NQrDkhWvv" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-04-21 – via Twitter.
- "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.
- @TenPakistan (2022-04-17). "TONIGHT at 8:30pm it's the #FACup Semi-final #Chelsea vs #CrystalPalace Watch it LIVE on #TenSports #englishfootball #premierleague t.co/ldQpq8MSEa" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-04-21 – via Twitter.
- "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.