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PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).[1][2]
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| Type | Sports |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Broadcast area | Pakistan Central Asia China Hong Kong Laos Macau Mongolia Myanmar South Asia Western Asia Sri Lanka |
| Network | PTV Sports Network |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) |
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| Picture format | 1080p, MPEG 4, HDTV, 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pakistan Television Corporation |
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| History | |
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PTV Sports was founded as a sports division of the PTV in the 1970s. It was licensed as a stand-alone sports channel in January 2012.[3] It broadcasts cricket, football, hockey, snooker, and tennis events in Pakistan.[4]
History
editSince becoming a PTV division in the 1970s, PTV Sports has faced multiple disputes over broadcast rights.[5]
In 2003, a dispute occurred when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awarded the broadcasting rights for a Pakistan-New Zealand series to Geo TV via a competitive bidding process.[5] PTV Sports challenged the process's fairness, leading to intervention by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) which resulted in Geo TV being denied uplink permissions, and the first One Day International (ODI) in Lahore was not televised.[5] This was the first incident since 1967 that a international cricket match of Pakistan national cricket team was not broadcast in Pakistan.[5] The conflict was resolved when the President of Pakistan, also serving as PCB's patron-in-chief, facilitated a joint broadcast agreement for the subsequent matches.[5]
PTV Sports has also faced challenges securing broadcast rights for cricket events due to financial constraints or limited commercial interest.[5] Notably, PTV Sports did not broadcast the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2009 Pakistan-Australia Test series, and the 2013 cricket series against Sri Lanka and South Africa, all hosted in the United Arab Emirates.[5] The Senate Committee on Information and Broadcasting criticized these omissions.[5][6] To address public access issues, the PCB now requires successful broadcasting rights bidders to share the feed with PTV at a set price.[5]
On January 11, 2012, PTV Sports was licensed as a stand-alone satellite-based 24-hour sports channel.[5]
Programming
editInternational Cricket
editContinental Cricket
edit| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| Asian Cricket Council:-[8] (2024–2027) Men's:- Women's:- |
Bangladesh |
Domestic Cricket
edit| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| National T20 Cup:- (2024–2027) |
Pakistan |
| Pakistan Cup:- (2024–2027) |
Pakistan |
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy:- (2024–2027) |
Pakistan |
Country Cricket
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| International Cricket In Australia:- (2024–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2024 2024–25 |
Australia |
| International Cricket In England:- (2024–2028), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2024 2024–25 |
England |
| International Cricket In Netherlands:- (2024–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2022–23 2023 |
Netherlands |
| International Cricket In New Zealand:- (2024–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2023 2023–24 |
New Zealand |
| International Cricket In South Africa:- (Men's Matches) (2023) Men's:- Women's:- |
2023–24 2024 |
South Africa |
| International Cricket In Sri Lanka:-[9] (2023–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2023 2023–24 |
Sri Lanka |
| International Cricket In United Arab Emirates:- (2023–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2023 2023–24 |
United Arab Emirates |
| International Cricket In West Indies:- (2023–2027), (Only Pakistan Matches) Men's:- Women's:- |
2023 2023–24 |
West Indies |
Country Professional Cricket Leagues
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| US Masters T10 League:-[10] (2024–2027) |
2024 2025 |
United States |
| Zim Afro T10:-[11] (2024–2027) |
2024 2025 |
Zimbabwe |
International Football
editContinental Football
editContinental Club Football
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League:- (2024–2027) |
2023–24 AFC Champions League 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite |
TBD |
| AFC Cup:- (2024–2027) |
2023–24 AFC Cup 2024–25 AFC Cup |
TBD |
Country Professional Football Leagues
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League:- (2024–2026) |
2023–24 2024–25 |
England |
International Hockey
editContinental Hockey
edit| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| Asian Hockey Federation:- Men's:- Womens:- |
China China |
Wrestling
edit| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| AEW Dynamite | All Elite Wrestling |
South Asian Games:-
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| South Asian Games:- | 2024 |
Pakistan |
Country Professional Grand Slams Tennis:-
edit| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| US Open:-[13] | 2024 | United States |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Yaqoob, Mohammad (8 May 2015). "24/7 cricket on PTV: federations call for launch of new sports channel". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Why is Dr Nauman Niaz being allowed to run PTV Sports like his personal plaything?". The Nation. 28 September 2015.
- ^ "PTV Sports digitization project in final stages: Fawad". Daily Times. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "PTV sports". DAWN.COM. 12 August 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wilson, Joseph (1 September 2020). "Live broadcasting of cricket in India & Pakistan: right to information, commercialization & competition issues". Indian Law Review. 4 (3): 316–342. doi:10.1080/24730580.2020.1776037 – via CrossRef.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (5 October 2013). "Senate Committee criticises PTV's decision to abstain from bidding". DAWN.COM.
- ^ @PTVSp0rts (26 March 2024). "In the continuing tradition of broadcasting quality sports events this is to proudly announce that the International Cricket Council (ICC) today licensed ICC cricket rights up until the end of 2025 to the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) and will be broadcast on PTV-Sports" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSpØrts (2 September 2023). "Watch 2023 Asia Cup Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSpØrts (25 July 2023). "Watch Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2 Tests Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSp0rts (15 August 2023). "Watch 2023 US Masters T10 League Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSp0rts (21 July 2023). "Watch 2023 ZIM AFRO T10 Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSpØrts (21 July 2023). "Watch 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PTVSpØrts (2 September 2023). "Watch 2023 US Open Tennis Live In HD On PTV Sports HD" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Twitter.