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]
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| Broadcast area | South America Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV[1] (With possible rescale to 16:9 480i/576i) 2160p UHDTV (in some events) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vrio Corp. (Grupo Werthein) |
| Sister channels | DNews OnDirecTV |
| History | |
| Launched | 13 July 2009 |
| Former names | Canal 680 (2006-2009) DirecTV Sports[2] (2009-2022) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
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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
editDSports
editDSports 2
edit- Panregional feed: available in South America
DSports+
edit- Panregional feed: available in South America
Localised channels
edit- DSports Fight — It was launched on February 18, 2022, to air events related to boxing, wrestling and martial arts.
- DSports Motor — It was launched on June 5, 2023, to air events related to motorsports.
Sport events
editList of events that can be viewed on DSports Networks:
Football
edit- FIFA World Cup[11]
- FIFA Women's World Cup
- FIFA Club World Cup
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- La Liga
- LaLiga Hypermotion
- Copa del Rey
- Supercopa de España
- Coupe de France
- Copa América
- Copa Sudamericana[12]
- Serie B
- Saudi Pro League
- Primera Nacional (only in Argentina)
Basketball
edit- National Basketball Association
- Basketball Champions League Americas
- EuroLeague
- FIBA EuroBasket
- FIBA EuroBasket Women
- FIBA Americas Championship
- FIBA World Championship
- FIBA World Championship for Women
Combat sports
edit- Professional Fighters League
- Bellator MMA
- Glory
- Karate Combat
- Enfusion
- WGP Kickboxing
- Fusion Fighting Championship
- Arano Box
Cycling
edit- Giro d'Italia
- UAE Tour
- Tirreno–Adriatico
- Tour de Suisse
- Strade Bianche
- Milan–San Remo
- Milano–Torino
- Giro di Lombardia
- Classic Brugge–De Panne
- E3 Saxo Bank Classic
- Tour of the Basque Country
- GP Miguel Induráin
Motorsports
edit- FIA World Endurance Championship[13]
- World Rally Championship
- Formula E
- NASCAR Cup Series
- TCR World Tour
Padel
edit- World Padel Tour (except Chile)
Rugby
editTennis
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://television.com.ar/directv-tendra-la-tranmsision-completa-del-mundial-2018-en-4k/69513
- ^ DSports (14 November 2022). "¡Ya somos DSports! te presentamos nuestro nuevo branding" [We now are DSports! (in this video) We present our new branding.]. Twitter. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Latif, Flavio (13 April 2022). "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]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "DirecTV Go terá canal esportivo exclusivo no Brasil". TeleTime (in Portuguese). 13 April 2022.
- ^ "DirecTV GO confirma novos eventos ao canal DSports e revela conteúdos mais vistos em maio". Tudo Celular (in Portuguese). 13 June 2022.
- ^ "AT&T Closes DIRECTV Latin America Operations in Venezuela".
- ^ "Simple TV, el nuevo nombre con el que operará Directv en Venezuela". El Nacional. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "TV Package Tera". Simpletv (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Venezuela vivirá el Mundial Qatar 2022™ por DIRECTV Sports". Inter Company NewsBlog (in Spanish). 21 September 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Grupo Werthein avanza con su rebranding y convierte a DirecTV Sports en DSports". www.anmtvla.com (in Spanish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Qatar - Ecuador, partido inaugural del Mundial 2022: a qué hora empieza y cómo ver por televisión e internet". CNN en Español (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Rosa, Moisés La (20 July 2023). "Audax Italiano vs. Ñublense En Vivo por Copa Sudamericana: ¿cuándo, dónde y a qué hora ver?". La República (Peru) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "DIRECTV lanzó la señal DSports Motor para Latinoamérica". www.prensario.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2023.