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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

Angola

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

Former channels

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Former channels

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Former channels

Rwanda

South Africa

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

Current channels
Former channels

Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Former channels

Americas

Argentina

Former channels

Brazil

National sports networks

Former channels

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

Former channels

Colombia

Former channels

Costa Rica

Former channels

Ecuador

Former channels

Honduras

Mexico

Paraguay

Former channels

Peru

Former channels

United States

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

Regional sports networks

Uruguay

Former channels

Venezuela

Current channels

Former channels

Asia

Azerbaijan

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Former channels

China

Hong Kong

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

India

Further information: Sports broadcasters in India

Current channels

Former channels

Indonesia

Current channels

Former channels

Iran

Israel

Former Channels

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Former channels

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Former Channels

Qatar

Former channels

Saudi Arabia

Current channels

Former channels

Singapore

Current channels

Former channels

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

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

Former channels

Europe

Albania

Armenia

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Former channels

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

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

Georgia

Greece

Hungary

Former channels

Iceland

Ireland

Former channels

Italy

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

Former channels

Kosovo

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

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

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

Former channels

United Kingdom

Former channels

Oceania

Australia

See also: Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia

Fiji

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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