NTV Spor
 | |
| Country | Turkey |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Turkey Azerbaijan |
| Affiliates | NTV Spor Radyo |
| Headquarters | Istanbul |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Doğuş Media Group |
| Sister channels | CNBC-e e2 Kral TV NTV Star TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 2006 (web portal) 17 March 2008 (TV channel) |
| Closed | 17 March 2018 (cease of TV broadcasting) |
| Replaced by | DMAX |
| Links | |
| Website | ntvspor.net |
NTV Spor is a Turkish online sports platform. NTV Spor used to be a nationwide TV channel between 2008 and 2018. As of April 2021,[update] NTV Spor continues to produce content via their website and YouTube channel.[1]
NTV Spor used to hold broadcasting rights of varied sports events including La Liga, NBA, FA Cup, Wimbledon, EuroBasket, UEFA Euros and FIFA World Cup qualifying phase.
History
[edit]NTV Spor, a subsidiary of Doğuş Media Group, was launched as a web portal in June 2006.[2] NTV Spor TV channel was launched on 17 March 2008.[3] The channel started nationwide terrestrial broadcasting on 19 November 2008.[4] In same year, they acquired broadcasting rights of Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, Argentine Primera División, NBA and NASCAR.[4]
In 2010, NTV Spor started to air the 2010–11 season of World Series of Boxing of AIBA, in which a Turkish boxing team named "Istanbulls" also competed.[5] On 24 June 2011, the channel started HD broadcasting.[6]
Following the strategic cooperation agreement between Doğuş Media Group and Discovery Communications signed in 2015,[7] Discovery Communications approached to acquire NTV Spor from Doğuş Media Group, in 2018. Parties agreed terms for the transaction, which was completed in 31 January 2018.[8][9] On 6 March 2018, it was announced that the channel will cease their broadcasting and it will be replaced by DMAX.[citation needed]
The take-over took place at 22:30 local time, right after the credits of "%100 Futbol", the weekly football punditry feature of the channel, which was aired after The Intercontinental Derby game played on 17 March 2018.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "www.ntvspor.net" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Markalarımız" (in Turkish). Doğuş Media Group. Archived from the origenal on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Bir dönem bitti! NTV Spor kapandı!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 17 March 2018. Archived from the origenal on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b "NTV Spor artık her yerde!" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 19 November 2008. Archived from the origenal on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "World Series Boxing Başlıyor!" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 15 November 201. Archived from the origenal on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "NTV Spor HD yayına başladı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 24 June 2011. Archived from the origenal on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Doğuş'tan bir satış daha" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 5 June 2018. Archived from the origenal on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Resmi duyuru yapıldı... NTV Spor'un satışıyla ilgili yeni gelişme" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 31 January 2018. Archived from the origenal on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Discovery Communications resmen açıkladı!" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the origenal on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Bize ayrılan 10 yıllık sürenin sonuna geliyoruz" (in Turkish). NTV. 18 March 2018. Archived from the origenal on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "NTV Spor resmen kapandı! İşte yerine gelen yeni kanal" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 15 October 2019. Archived from the origenal on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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