Ten Sports
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| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Asia South Asia |
| Network | Culver Max Entertainment |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Urdu English |
| Picture format | 1080p (16:9, HDTV) MPEG 4 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | MSM Asia Limited |
| Parent | Sony Corporation Japan |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002; 19 years ago |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
Ten Sports HD is a 24-hour sports channel. It is operated by a Karachi-based company Tower Sports Private Limited, and it is owned by the UK-based company MSM Asia Limited, which is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation Japan.[1] It mainly Broadcast Cricket, Football, MMA, Tennis.
History
On 1 April 2002, the Dubai-based Taj Television company launched the channel as Ten Sports in India and Pakistan.
In 2006, Indian Essel Group bought the Ten Sports channel and made it a part of its Zee Network. However, Ten Sports Channel in Pakistan was handed over to a company called Tower Two which was an Essel Group's subsidiary.[2]
In 2016, Ten Sports was bought by UK-based Japan's Sony Corporation's subsidiary company called MSM Asia Limited. MSM Asia formed a company called Tower Sports Private Limited to operate Ten Sports In Pakistan.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) documents reveal Tower Sports applied for the renewal of landing rights permission for the channel Ten Sports on June 29, 2018, as their permission was expiring later that year.[3] In December 2018, PEMRA awarded Landing Right Permission (LRD) to Tower Sports for "Ten Sports 2" channel in Pakistan. In 2019, Ten Sports launched its website. In February 2020, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Tower Sports to handle broadcast production for the 2020 Pakistan Super League, the first edition of the PSL to be played entirely in Pakistan.[4]
Programming
Ten Sports is one of the most popular sports channel in Asia.[5] It has broadcasting rights for many sporting events, including Cricket, Football, MMA and Tennis. In Cricket, Ten Sports Pakistan has Australia Cricket, England Cricket and Sri Lanka Cricket rights. In Football, Ten Sports has UEFA rights, Including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Bundesliga rights. FA Cup rights. In Mixed martial arts Ten Sports has UFC rights, and it also has the rights of most popular MMA In Pakistan WWE. In Tennis Ten Sports has Australian Open rights. It also has French Open rights.
Asian Games
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| 1) Asian Games:- |
 China
|
Continental Cricket
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| 1) Asia Cup:- |
 Sri Lanka
|
Country Cricket
Country Professional Cricket Leagues
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| Men's:- 1) Big Bash League:- |
 Australia
|
| 2) Pakistan Super League:- 2023 2024 |
 Pakistan
|
| Women's:- 1) Women's Big Bash League:- |
Australia
|
Continental Football
Country Domestic Football Leagues
| Event | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| DFL-Supercup | 2022 2023 2024 |
 Germany
|
| FA Community Shield | 2022 2023 2024 |
 England Wales
|
Country Professional Football Leagues
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| Men's:- 1) Bundesliga:- 2022–23 2023–24 |
Germany
|
| 2) FA Cup:- 2022–23 2023–24 |
England Wales
|
Country Mixed Martial Arts
| Event | Date | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Fighting Championship | 25 June 2022 2 July 2022 9 July 2022 16 July 2022 23 July 2022 |
 United States
|
Country Grand Slam Tennis
| Event | Host |
|---|---|
| 1) Australian Open:- |
Australia
|
| 2) French Open:- 2023 2024 |
 France
|
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