ITV

Tag: DSport

  • DSPORT to Telecast “The Masters” from Augusta

    DSPORT to Telecast “The Masters” from Augusta

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports channel of Discovery Communications, will telecast the year’s first Major Championship in professional golf-The Masters, for the second year running in India. The legendary tournament now in its 83rd edition, will tee off at its home, the Augusta National Golf Club course in Georgia, USA, on April 11, 2019. All four rounds leading up to championship day on Sunday, April 14, 2019, will be broadcast LIVE on DSPORT.

    USA’s Patrick Reed slipped on the traditional Green Jacket, presented to the winner of the tournament, last year, in what was his first Major win. Winners of the last four Masters Tournament, have all been first time Major winners.

    The legendary Jack Nicklaus still holds the record for most Masters wins with six titles while Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer have won four times each.

    Four Indians have played The Masters so far with Shubhankar Sharma being the latest to join the elite group when he accepted an invitation to play in the 2018 edition.

    “DSPORT continues with its endeavor to bring the world’s best Golfing action to audiences and fans in India, recognizing the growing popularity and potential of the sport in the country. Last year we followed young Indian golfing star Shubhankar Sharma’s Masters debut live and hope more young talent like him and the likes of Gaganjeet Bhullar and Anirban Lahiri get inspired and unearthed by watching the world’s best golfers in live competition action said a company release. Traditionally the only Major which is an invitational tournament, The 2019 Masters presents a small but talented field of the world’s top professional golfers. Keith Mitchell became the latest to get a Masters invitation after his win in the Honda Classic last week.

    This year’s Masters will also see the par-4 fifth hole, known as Magnolia, lengthened by a further 40 yards

  • DSPORT to telecast UK’s biggest wrestling series – WOS Wrestling in India

    DSPORT to telecast UK’s biggest wrestling series – WOS Wrestling in India

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports TV channel by Discovery Communications India, will broadcast British Professional Wrestling TV series – WOS (World of Sport) Wrestling in India starting 26th February 2019. The weekly show would be telecast every Tuesday 9PM onwards.

    With the entry of WOS Wrestling, UK into the programming, DSPORT is now the undisputed leader in the airing the most famous combat sports shows from across the world. The current roster of wrestling shows apart from the about to start WOS Wrestling, UK, DSPORT also airs – Lucha Underground of Mexico, New Japan Pro Wrestling League from Japan, Bellator MMA, Cage Wariors and Ring of Honour from USA.

    WOS Wrestling is a British Professional wrestling TV series which was relaunched on New Years Eve 2016 as a television series promoting the popular wrestling segments of the World of Sport programme which ran on ITV between 2nd January 1965 – 28 September 1985.  The WOS Wrestling archived fights would be telecast in India by DSPORT every Tuesday starting 26th February, 9 PM onwards.

    WOS Wrestling has both male and female fighters and in their relaunch season, Justin Sysum emerged as the WOS Champion, while Grado and British Bulldog Jr. were the WOS Tag Team Champions. Katy Lee Ray was the WOS Women’s Champion. What's interesting is that British Bull Dog Jr. originally known as Davey Boy Smith Jr. has been a standout performer in the New Japan Pro Wrestling League and also a star performer in WWE. 

    Former WWE performer Stu Bennett, who competed with two ring names viz Wade Barrett & Bad News Barrett is the WOS Wrestling Executive overlooking all aspects for the series.

  • DSPORT to telecast Afghanistan vs Ireland ICC cricket series in India

    DSPORT to telecast Afghanistan vs Ireland ICC cricket series in India

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports channel of Discovery Communications, will broadcast LIVE the upcoming Afghanistan – Ireland ICC cricket series. The series would be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun from the 21st February – 19th March 2019. The series starts with the T20 games, the first of which would be played on Thursday 21st February 2019 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, and would be telecast LIVE on DSPORT from 6:30 PM onwards.

    This would be the second time when Afghanistan and Ireland would play a series against each other. In their last encounter when Ireland hosted Afghanistan, the latter defeated them in both the T20 series as well as the One Day International’s. On the return leg, Afghanistan would host Ireland in a neutral venue, which would happen to be the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

    The series this year will feature top performers from both Afghanistan and Ireland. Top wicket takers from the last series between the two nations Tim Murtagh from Ireland and Rashid Khan from Afghanistan will be seen in action again this series. While top scorer from the last series Andrew Balbirnie of Ireland and Rahmat Shah ( second highest scorer) of Afghanistan would add strength to their respective batting lineups in the upcoming series. Other top stars who will be seen in action are Mujeeb ur Rahman and Mohammad Shahzad from Afghanistan and Irish stars like Kevin O Brien, Paul Stirling and George Dockrell.

    DSPORT will telecast the 1st & 2nd T20 matches out of the three and 1st, 3rd and 4th ODI out of the five match series. DSPORT also recently suspended the telecast of the Pakistan Super League in support of the martyrs of the Pulwama Attacks.

  • DSport ropes in MyTeam11 as co-presenting partners for PSL

    DSport ropes in MyTeam11 as co-presenting partners for PSL

    MUMBAI: DSport, a sports channel of Discovery Communications, have roped in fantasy sports platform MyTeam11 as the official broadcast co presenting partners along with the 4th Pakistan Super League.

    Apart from MyTeam11 a host of other brands will be seen as broadcast partners for the 4th Pakistan Super League, being telecast live on DSport in India from 14 February – 17 March 2019.  My Team 11 is a homegrown brand and was the co-presenting sponsors for the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League 2019.

    “Fantasy Sports is a necessity for any sport and league to grow as it’s a natural extension for the fans to stay engaged to their favourite sport even after the live action is over. MyTeam11 with their recent associations has only showcased the growing interest and increasing fan engagement in Fantasy Cricket and hence it was but natural for us to get them on board as the Broadcast Partners for the Pakistan Super League,” said Lex Sportel MD RC Venkateish, the channel management partners for Discovery Sport.

    The tournament this year will be played across six cities from UAE and Pakistan. Defending Champions Islamabad United will clash against Lahore Qalandars in the season opener on the 14 February in Dubai. The tournament this season will be played from the 14 February – 17 March 2019 in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Karachi and Lahore.

    In context to this association, MyTeam11 COO Sanjit Sihag said, “We are aiming at achieving international presence as a leading fantasy sports organisation thus, the said collaborations. We believe our partnership with PSL can reap both the series and us, great results in terms of fan engagement.”

    Further, MyTeam11 CEO Vinit Godara, highlighted how this collaboration will make PSL a popular call among fans. He said, “With MyTeam11 being a popular concept among sports fans, we believe that this broadcasting partnership with DSport for PSL can highly affect the popularity and fan base of the series. The players who will be participating in the tournament have a huge fan base in India and we are confident that the Indian fans will have a lot to look out for the future from the Pakistan Super League.”

    My Team 11 is a homegrown Fantasy Sports Platform and has in the past associated with Bangladesh Premier League as “Broadcast Co-Presenting Partners,” with RuPay Pro Volleyball League as “Official Fantasy Partner,” and with DD Sports as the “Associate Partners” for India vs New Zealand T20 series.

  • DSPORT to Telecast Pakistan Super League (PSL) in India

    DSPORT to Telecast Pakistan Super League (PSL) in India

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports channel of Discovery Communications, will broadcast LIVE, the fourth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2019 in India this year. The Pakistan Super League is a franchise based Twenty20 cricket league, which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. The Pakistan Super League was the second most watched T20 league in India last year.

    This year the tournament will feature some of the greatest T20 stars from International cricket viz; South African AB Devilliers, Wayne Parnell; Caribbean stars Keiron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Darren Sammy and Andre Russel; Kiwi cricketers Cory Anderson and Luke Ronchi alongwith Pakistani Superstars Shahid Afridi, Faqar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam and Wahab Riaz.

    The Pakistan Super League has always featured some of the top International as well as local T20 stars representing six franchisee teams from various regions of Pakistan. The tournament this year will be played across five cities from UAE and Pakistan. Defending Champions Islamabad United will clash against Lahore Qualandars in the season opener on the 14th February in Dubai. The tournament this season will be played from the 14th February – 17th March 2019 in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Karachi and Lahore.

    The Opening ceremony for the fourth Pakistan Super League will also be broadcast LIVE on DSPORT on 14th February 2019 and will feature performances from Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, singers Fawad Khan along with performances from international stars like American rapper Pitbull, British singer Marcia Barrett and German band Boney M. The ceremony is scheduled to take place before the first match on 14 February 2019 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

  • DSPORT to telecast marquee european tour events in india

    DSPORT to telecast marquee european tour events in india

    MUMBAI: DSPORT, a premium sports channel of Discovery Communications, will broadcast live , Marquee events from the European Tour 2019, Europe’s premiere and one of golf’s strongest professional tours featuring some of the world’s top professional golfers.

    The association tees-off with the live broadcast of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship scheduled between Jan 16-19, 2019.

    The first tournament as part of the Rolex Series, the Abu Dhabi event will feature top golfers of the world like world numbers two and three Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka in a strong field .

    Apart from Shubhankar Sharma, who became the first Indian to win the prestigious European Tour Rookie of the Year award last year, other top Indian golfers like Anirban Lahiri, Gaganjeet Bhullar and S.S.P. Chawrasia among others can now be seen in live competition action throughout the year.

    Hero MotoCorp, who already had golf legend Tiger Woods as their Ambassador  and also present the Hero World Challenge Golf as well as the Hero Golf Challenge Events  and the Hero Indian Open, will be the on air live telecast Partner on DSport.

    One of the richest golf tours in the world, the top 19 tournaments of the 2019 season present a total prize money of $35 mn with the DP World Tour Championship scheduled for November in Dubai, carrying a whopping $8 mn prize purse.

    Eight other tournaments will carry a purse of $5 mn or more in prize money.

    Among other top names of the golfing world who can be seen in live action besides those mentioned will be the likes of Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els and Thongchai Jaidee among others. 

  • TS Panesar, DSport’s business head, steps down

    TS Panesar, DSport’s business head, steps down

    MUMBAI: DSport business head TS Panesar has stepped down from his role, with 31 January set to be his last day with the organisation.

    Panesar’s exit comes at a time when the parent company of DSport’s, Discovery Communication India too national head. In the month of September, last year Karan Bajaj left the organisation.

    Panesar was responsible for content acquisition and monetisation for the company’s sports arm. He led the rights acquisition for Nidahas Trophy, South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship, Indian Fitness League, Poker Sports League, and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the channel.

    The veteran executive has previously served as the CEO of Hathway Cable and Datacom’s video business and EVP distribution at Star India, where he handled direct to home (DTH) and digital addressable system (DAS) markets.

  • Amagi appoints Stephanie Lee to lead market expansion in APAC

    Amagi appoints Stephanie Lee to lead market expansion in APAC

    MUMBAI: Amagi, a cloud-based technology for TV and OTT broadcasters, has announced that it has appointed Stephanie Lee as head of sales – APAC, to expand its footprint in the region. The appointment follows the recent opening of Amagi’s subsidiary and regional sales office in Singapore.

    Lee will be based in Singapore and will report to global sales leader at Amagi Bangalore, Ritu Sharma. He has over 15 years of experience in managing regional sales functions for technology services companies in the digital content and media space. “Amagi is synonymous with broadcast innovation across the world. I am very excited at the opportunity to lead the company’s growth in APAC markets. Be it traditional TV or OTT platforms, Amagi is well-positioned to attain industry leadership with its cloud-driven business models for cost efficiency and revenue growth. I look forward to working with regional broadcasters, operators, and platforms in shaping their cloud transformation journeys,” added Lee.

    Changing broadcast content consumption patterns coupled with increasing multi-screen device adoption across the APAC region are driving TV networks, OTT platforms, and operators to embrace new-age technologies to stay relevant and be profitable. Amagi CEO Deepakjit Singh said, “Amagi’s innovative cloud technologies for managing entire broadcast operations, as well as monetising content for both traditional TV and OTT are becoming very attractive to industry players in the region. Stephanie is an accomplished sales professional with a clear understanding of the evolving industry needs. She will be a tremendous asset to Amagi in building sustainable, long-standing client relationships which are pivotal for furthering our growth trajectory in APAC.”

    In addition to managed broadcast services, Amagi offers cloud playout, live orchestration, geo-targeted advertising, OTT auto ad detection and personalisation solutions. Globally, Amagi manages over 150+ channels across 40+ countries for customers including Turner Broadcasting, Viceland, Discovery Communications’ DSPORT, Zee TV, Sony LIV, B4U Network, Viacom18, among others. The company has been consistently adding new customers in the APAC region – ACJ O Shopping, Flik TV, Lightning International, Dim Sum TV to name a few. Amagi is also helping many of its clients in the US to deliver channels in Singapore and other markets through its preferred operator networks.

  • DSPORT to Telecast Hero Women’s Indian Open Live from October 18th Prize Money of $ 500,000/- at Stake

    DSPORT to Telecast Hero Women’s Indian Open Live from October 18th Prize Money of $ 500,000/- at Stake

    MUMBAI: One of the most prestigious tournaments of the Ladies European Tour, the Hero Women’s Indian Open, will tee-off from 18th October, 2018. Golf fans across the country will be able to catch the live telecast of this exciting contest on DSPORT.

    The Hero Women’s Indian Open live broadcast will take place from 12:30 PM onwards on 18th & 19th October and 12:00 PM onwards on 20th & 21st October. The tournament will be broadcast live on DSPORT for Indian viewers, apart from European Tour’s platforms.

    A strong line-up of marquee golfers like Georgia Clarke, Thailands Kanyalak Preedasuttijit- Winner of Thailand Ladies Open, Celine Boutier- Winner of Australian Ladies Classic, Beth Allen- the 2016 LET Order of Merit (OOM) winner and Sophie Walker will vie for the top honors, among others, at this edition of the Hero Women’s Indian Open, 2018.

    Defending Champion, Camille Chevalier, will battle it out amongst the top golfers to retain the trophy for the second consecutive year. Vani Kapoor who finished T-6 in the 11th edition of the Hero Women’s Indian Open, the best finish by an Indian, will lead India from the front amongst the likes of other Indian golfers such as Amandeep Drall, Tvesa Malik and Gursimar Badwal.

    Since the inaugural Hero Women’s Indian Open in the year 2007, the contest has become very popular with players and spectators alike. All the golfers will be fighting for a price pool of $5, 00, 000 (INR 3.7Cr Approx.) which is by far the highest prize money ever in any of the previous editions. Interestingly, this is the first time when the event will be played over 72 holes.

    DSPORT is available on all DTH platforms (Tata Sky Channel #495, Airtel DTH Channel #304, Dish TV Channel #630).

    The Hero Women’s Indian Open is hosted at the picturesque DLF Golf& Country Club, Gurgaon and has been evolving to become bigger and better with each edition.

  • DSPORT to broadcast ‘Ryder Cup’ for viewers in India starting 28th Sep, 2018, 11:30 AM onwards

    DSPORT to broadcast ‘Ryder Cup’ for viewers in India starting 28th Sep, 2018, 11:30 AM onwards

    New Delhi, September 24, 2018: The 42nd edition of the biennial ‘Ryder Cup’ will bring the long lasting existing rivalry between golfers of Europe and USA for the Indian viewers. The prestigious tournament will be telecast live on DSPORT from 28th – 30th September, 2018 from 11:30 am onwards for the first two days while the action of the final day will be live from 3:30 pm.
    Some of Golf’s greatest players from Europe and USA will be seen in action during the Ryder Cup. USA will be captained by Jim Furyk who is a 17 time PGA tour Winner while David Duval and Zach Johnson hold the post of vice captains. Europe will be lead by Thomas Bjørn who has had an illustrious career having 15 European Titles to his name, supporting him as vice captains will be Robert Karlsson, Graeme McDowell and Lee Westwood.
    This cup will showcase marquee golfers such as Rory Mcllroy, who stood 5th in the recent PGA Championship; Justin Rose, who finished first in the PGA championship looks in splendid form and he would be ready to make his mark on this cup; The Spanish Sergio Garcia, won his last Major at the 2017 Masters Tournament is the only golfer to hold a record to score four-and-a-half points out of the possible five at the ‘Ryder Cup’. Tiger Woods, has made a tremendous come back by finishing T-2 in the Valspar Championship and his alone second position at the PGA Championship makes him a very tough contender. Jordan Spieth who has five top 10 finishes this season and a third place finish at the Masters tournament will be a key man to look forward to.
    Since the inaugural ‘Ryder Cup’ in 1927 the contest has become very popular with players and spectators alike.
    DSPORT is available on all DTH platforms (Tata Sky Channel #495, Airtel DTH Channel #304, Dish TV Channel #630). The ‘Ryder Cup’ is hosted at the spectacular Le Golf Nation, Albatros Course, and has been evolving to become bigger and better with each edition.