DSports explained

DSports
Owner:Vrio Corp.
(Grupo Werthein)
Sister Channels:DNews
OnDirecTV
Language:Spanish
Picture Format:1080i HDTV[1]
(With possible rescale to 480i/576i)
2160p UHDTV
Area:South America
Caribbean
Former Names:Canal 680

DirecTV Sports[2]

DSports (formerly known as DirecTV Sports) is a Latin American sports subscription television channel owned by satellite provider Vrio Corp. and operated by Torneos. The network broadcasts and operates its feeds from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, and also broadcasts to parts of Caribbean, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. As Vrio's own channel, it is not offered by any other paid TV operator, except for its own on demand service DGO, which would later expand to Mexico and Brazil through their service.[3] [4] [5]

History

The sports channel was first launched in 2006 to coincide with the start of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and was launched under the name Mundial Total. Among the channel's features were the multichannel system, multi-camera and instant replays, all in panoramic format. Shortly afterwards, after airing content such as La Liga, Ligue 1 and some games from the Premier League were added to its schedule, which it would stop broadcasting for a few years, but would resume exclusively in 2013. The channel was known as Canal 680 before finally being called DirecTV Sports in July 2009, with the channel managing a set of alternative channels that were responsible for broadcasting several sporting rights simultaneously, such as football, tennis and basketball on channels 614, 615, 616, 617 and 618 in HD. From 2010 to 2011, it continued to show the past FIFA World Cups.

On May 19, 2019, DirecTV Venezuela ceased operations due to US sanctions against pro-Maduro TV channels Globovisión and PDVSA TV in 2019, with the channels requiring mandatory transmission imposed by the telecommunications commission of Venezuela, CONATEL, while the US sanctions simultaneously blocked the transmission of DirecTV channels in the region.[6]

On August 14, 2020, as a result of the 2019 sanctions against the channels, DirecTV Venezuela was sold to Chilean company Scale Capital. DirecTV Sports Venezuela was rebranded as SimpleTV Sports.[7] [8] [9]

On November 14, 2022, before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the channel was rebranded to DSports with a new logo and presentation.[10]

Feeds

DSports

DSports 2

DSports+

Localised channels

Sport events

List of events that can be viewed on DSports Networks:

Football

Basketball

Combat sports

Cycling

Motorsports

Padel

Rugby

Tennis

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://television.com.ar/directv-tendra-la-tranmsision-completa-del-mundial-2018-en-4k/69513
  2. Web site: DSports . Nov 14, 2022 . ¡Ya somos DSports! te presentamos nuestro nuevo branding. . We now are DSports! (in this video) We present our new branding. . 2023-07-19 . Twitter . en.
  3. Web site: Latif . Flavio . 2022-04-13 . DirecTV Go lança canal esportivo com PFL exclusivo e Série C do Brasileiro . DirecTV Go launches new sports channel with exclusive rights of PFL and Brazilian Soccer Third Division . 2023-07-20 . UOL . pt-br.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-13 . DirecTV Go terá canal esportivo exclusivo no Brasil. TeleTime . pt.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-13 . DirecTV GO confirma novos eventos ao canal DSports e revela conteúdos mais vistos em maio. Tudo Celular . pt.
  6. Web site: AT&T Closes DIRECTV Latin America Operations in Venezuela.
  7. Web site: Simple TV, el nuevo nombre con el que operará Directv en Venezuela. El Nacional. October 8, 2020. October 11, 2020.
  8. Web site: TV Package Tera . 2023-07-20 . Simpletv . es.
  9. Web site: 2022-09-21 . Venezuela vivirá el Mundial Qatar 2022™ por DIRECTV Sports . 2023-07-20 . Inter Company NewsBlog . es.
  10. Web site: Grupo Werthein avanza con su rebranding y convierte a DirecTV Sports en DSports. November 14, 2022 . www.anmtvla.com . 14 November 2022 . Spanish.
  11. Web site: 2022-11-19 . Qatar - Ecuador, partido inaugural del Mundial 2022: a qué hora empieza y cómo ver por televisión e internet . 2023-07-20 . CNN en Español . es.
  12. Web site: Rosa . Moisés La . 2023-07-20 . Audax Italiano vs. Ñublense En Vivo por Copa Sudamericana: ¿cuándo, dónde y a qué hora ver? . 2023-07-20 . . es.
  13. Web site: DIRECTV lanzó la señal DSports Motor para Latinoamérica . 2023-07-20 . www.prensario.net . es.