List of sports television channels explained

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

Current channels

Former channels

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

Current channels

Former channels

Ethiopia

Ghana

Kenya

Current channels

Former channels

Libya

Malawi

Madagascar

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Current channels

Former channels

Namibia

Nigeria

Current channels

Former channels

Réunion

Rwanda

South Africa

Current channels

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

Former channels

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Current channels

Former channels

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Americas

Argentina

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

Bolivia

Brazil

Current channels

National sports networks

Former channels

Canada

Current channels

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

Premium, streaming and ethnic sports networks

Former channels

Chile

Current channels

Former channels

Colombia

Current channels

Former channels

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Current channels

Former channels

El Salvador

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Martinique

Mexico

Panama

Paraguay

Current channels

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

Former channels

Peru

Current channels

Former channels

Puerto Rico

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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

Current channels

Regional sports networks

Former channels

Uruguay

Current channels

Former channels

Venezuela

Current channels

Former channels

Asia

Afghanistan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Current channels

Former channels

China

Hong Kong

Current channels

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

Former channels

Israel

Current channels

Former channels

India

Current channels

Former channels

Indonesia

Current channels

Former channels

Iran

Iraq

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kurdistan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Current channels

Former channels

Mongolia

Myanmar

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

Nepal

North Korea

Oman

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

Pakistan

Philippines

Current channels

Former Channels

Qatar

Current channels

Former channels

Saudi Arabia

Current channels

Former channels

Singapore

Current channels

Former channels

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Current channels

Former channels

Syria

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Thailand

Current channels

Former channels

United Arab Emirates

Current channels

Former channels

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

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

Current channels

Former channels

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Current channels

Former channels

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Current channels

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

Former channels

Estonia

Current channels

Former channels

Finland

Current channels

† – 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

Current channels

Former channels

Iceland

Ireland

Current channels

Former channels

Italy

Current channels

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

Former channels

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Current channels

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

Former channels

Northern Cyprus

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

North Macedonia

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

Norway

Current channels

Former channels

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Current channels

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

Former channels

Russia

Current channels

Former channels

San Marino

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

Serbia

Slovakia

Current channels

Former channels

Slovenia

Spain

Current channels

Former channels

Sweden

Current channels

Former channels

Switzerland

Türkiye

Current channels

Former channels

Ukraine

Current channels

Former channels

United Kingdom

Current channels

Former channels

Oceania

Australia

Current channels

Former channels

Fiji

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Current channels

Former channels

Papua New Guinea

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Sony Pictures Sports Network rebrands TEN Sports channels . The Economic Times . 18 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Arena HD Baltic . rtk.lt . Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania . 19 August 2023.