Astro SuperSport
Malaysian sports TV channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Astro SuperSport is an English language in-house subscription satellite television network in Malaysia dedicated to broadcasting sports-related content 24 hours a day. Astro SuperSport 1 to 4 are available on the Astro via Channels 811 to 814 (HD) to subscribers of the Sports Pack only. The Sports Pack features a total of 15 sports channels covering sporting events from all over the world.
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Country | Malaysia |
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Broadcast area | International |
Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Chinese |
Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Astro |
Sister channels | Astro Arena Astro Arena Bola Astro Box Office Sport Astro Cricket |
History | |
Launched | 3 August 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-03) 2000 (Astro Box Office Sport) 18 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-18) (Astro SuperSport 2) 11 December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12-11) (HD) 12 August 2010; 13 years ago (2010-08-12) (Astro SuperSport 3) 8 August 2011; 12 years ago (2011-08-08) (Astro SuperSport 2 HD) 23 April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-23) (Astro SuperSport 3 HD, Astro SuperSport 4) 1 September 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-01) (Astro SuperSport 4 HD) 1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01) (Astro SuperSport 5 HD) |
Closed | 1 August 2016 (HyppTV) 30 November 2020 (SD) 15 July 2023 (Astro Supersport 5 HD) |
Replaced by | W-Sport HD (Channel 815) |
Former names | Astro Showcase/Season Pass (for Astro Box Office Sport) |
Launched in 1996 as one of Astro's original channels, Astro SuperSport offers a variety of international sporting events such as football, badminton, motorsport, rugby, volleyball, golf and WWE shows. Astro SuperSport broadcasts in HD. The network has been broadcasting studio shows around major football in HD like the Premier League and FIFA World Cup since 2010 and magazine shows like FourFourTwo since 2011.