PTV Sports
Pakistani state-owned sports TV channel
Television channel
- Urdu
- English
- AJK TV SD
- PTV Bolan SD
- PTV Global SD
- PTV Home HD
- PTV News HD
- PTV National HD
- PTV World SD
- 11 January 2012 (2012-01-11) (SD)
- 26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) (HD)
PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).[1][2][3]
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.[4] It broadcasts cricket, football, hockey, snooker, and tennis events in Pakistan.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
History
Since becoming a PTV division in the 1970s, PTV Sports has faced multiple disputes over broadcast rights.[11]
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.[11] 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.[11] This was the first incident since 2007 that a international cricket match of Pakistan national cricket team was not broadcast in Pakistan.[11] 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.[11]
PTV Sports has also faced challenges securing broadcast rights for cricket events due to financial constraints or limited commercial interest.[11] 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.[11] The Senate Committee on Information and Broadcasting criticized these omissions.[11][12] To address public access issues, the PCB now requires successful broadcasting rights bidders to share the feed with PTV at a set price.[11]
On January 11, 2012, PTV Sports was licensed as a stand-alone satellite-based 24-hour sports channel.[11]
Programming
International Cricket
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| International Cricket Council:-[13] (2024), (2024–25) Men's:-
Women's:- |  Pakistan England Bangladesh India England |
Continental Cricket
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| Asian Cricket Council:-[14] (2024–2027) Men's:- Women's:-
|  Sri Lanka Bangladesh India |
Domestic Cricket
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| National T20 Cup:- (2024–2027) | Pakistan |
| Pakistan Cup:- (2024–2027) 2024–25 | Pakistan |
| Quaid-e-Azam Trophy:- (2024–2027) | Pakistan |
Country Cricket
| 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:-[15] (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
| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| US Masters T10 League:-[16] (2024–2027) | 2024 2025 2026 |  United States |
| Zim Afro T10:-[17] (2024–2027) | 2024 2025 2026 |  Zimbabwe |
International Football
Continental Football
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| Asian Football Confederation:- (2024–2027) Men's:-
Women's:- |  Qatar Thailand Oman Bahrain Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan Indonesia |
Continental Club Football
| 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 2025–26 AFC Cup | TBD |
Country Professional Football Leagues
| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League:- (2024–2026) | 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 | England |
International Hockey
Continental Hockey
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| Asian Hockey Federation:- Men's:- Womens:- |  China China |
Wrestling
| Events | Host |
|---|---|
| AEW Dynamite | All Elite Wrestling |
South Asian Games:-
| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| South Asian Games:- | 2024 2027 | Pakistan |
Country Professional Grand Slams Tennis:-
| Events | Period | Host |
|---|---|---|
| US Open:-[19] | 2024 | United States |
Controversies
Due to rights issue channel face legal battle with ARY.[20] Shoaib Akhtar quits PTV Sports after being insulted on live TV.[21]
See also
- List of sports television channels
- Sport in Pakistan
- Grand Slam
- National Games of Pakistan
- List of cricket commentators
References
- ^ 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: The reality as it is". The Nation. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "PTV Sports digitization project in final stages: Fawad". Daily Times. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "PTV sports". DAWN.COM. 12 August 2005.
- ^ "Here's why PTV isn't showing the Boxing Day test". Aaj English TV. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan Junior League gets PTV Sports' boost". Brecorder. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "PSL signs broadcast deal with A Sports and PTV sports for USD 24 million". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Pak vs Aus: PTV Sports 'discontinues' airing Australia Test series". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Dawn.com (16 September 2020). "PCB signs 3-year broadcast deal with PTV Sports". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PTV Sports' rights: PTI govt signed 'illegal agreement' with ARY: Marriyum". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Shoaib Akhtar quits PTV Sports and walks out after being insulted on live TV". www.24newshd.tv. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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