SuperSport is a south Africa-based Pan-Africa group of television channels carried on the DStv & Canal+ satellite platforms angstrom well as GOtv mundane platform. It provides sports capacity in South Africa, Nigeria and many other african countries. [ 1 ] SuperSport previously besides had operations in Europe in the Scandinavian, Benelux, Italy, Eastern Europe, Greek & Cypriot regions and had sports channels started by FilmNet, being owned by MultiChoice at the time which have since been replaced. They besides had operations in Thailand, under the current identify True Sport & Egypt and Middle East via Cable Network of Egypt ( CNE ) & Arab Radio and Television Network respectively.
The transmit broadcasts most of the major sporting events and leagues of association football, rugby, cricket, tennis, golf, motorsport, cycling, boxing, wrestle, field hockey, athletics. It was once the worldly concern ‘s largest broadcaster of populate rugby and cricket ( having been overtaken by Sky Sports ), and besides the world ‘s second largest Premier League broadcaster, broadcasting matches exist and, where potential, in HD through the Premier League ‘s Content Service Sr. [ 2 ] apart from its satellite channels, SuperSport besides feeds content to M-Net, CSN and occasionally to M-Net HD. As of September 2020, much the lapp direction Sky Sports has done, SuperSport started to run thematic channels with most major sports getting their own channels .
history [edit ]
In 1986, M-Net was launched as South Africa ‘s inaugural pay-television groove and, along with Canal+, alone the second outside of the United States. The channel immediately showed its purpose to include sport in its scheduling line-up, by securing exclusive rights of an important Currie Cup match between Transvaal and Western Province for its first ever broadcast. From 1988, sports coverage on M-Net guide under the banner of M-Net SuperSport. M-Net SuperSport expanded its range of coverage, including bouncy abroad rugby, cricket, golf, packing and cycle. Following South Africa ‘s readmission into external cricket, SuperSport scored another marketing coup d’etat by securing single rights to the 1992 Cricket World Cup. When rugby turned master in 1995, a hand was struck between the newly formed SANZAR and Rupert Murdoch ‘s News Corporation. In South Africa, SuperSport was awarded exclusive circulate rights of the Super 12 competition, angstrom well as the Tri Nations. Following this deal, rugby gradually ceased air on the SABC, while SuperSport became a carrier of live rugby broadcasts. At the same clock time, Naspers expanded its pay-television operations to a satellite carrier. With the launch of DStv in 1995, SuperSport became a multi-channel network and an independent post, although it was still primarily associated with M-Net. The network made fully use of the satellite platform to expand its sports offer : For the Olympic Games, six channels are broadly used for live events. In 2007, the SABC lost its exclusive rights to the local anesthetic Premier Soccer League ( PSL ) to SuperSport, in a share deserving R1.6 billion. The batch stipulated that some matches had to be shared with the SABC. In August 2011, SuperSport renewed its narrow with the PSL for another five years. Since 2011, SuperSport ‘s association with M-Net began to fade, when M-Net disconnected its tellurian feed from its DStv channel. DStv viewers can nobelium retentive watch sports events on M-Net, although tellurian subscribers still get feeds on the main duct, a good as the Community Services Network ( CSN ). A Premier Soccer League team bears the channel ‘s name. SuperSport United F.C. was originally known as Pretoria City but bought by M-Net in 1995 after which it was renamed. On August 8, 2020, SuperSport announced a gradual makeover/revamp of its channels, meaning the enumeration of the channels since the channel ‘s commencement of expansion in 2003 such as SuperSport 3 would be replaced with specific-sport television receiver channels which they “ enhances the sports viewers’ experience “ and “ makes it easier to find and watch a favorite league, competition or sport “. The vamp would be operational from September 1, 2020, onwards. [ 3 ] On April 22, 2021, SuperSport got ownership of School Sport Live and rebranded it into SuperSport Schools. Under the new ownership, SuperSport Schools will continue to broadcast the best of School Sports on-line and besides through SuperSport analogue channels bringing it close to their other capacity. In this agreement, the sword is expected to get a mobile app later in the year. [ 4 ]
list of channels [edit ]
- SuperSport Blitz HD (South Africa)> DStv Access
- SuperSport Blitz ROA HD (220, GOtv Ch 30)> DStv Access; GOtv Lite
- SuperSport Blitz Nigeria HD> DStv Yanga (Nigeria); GOtv Smallie (Nigeria)
- SuperSport Blitz ROA HD (P) (600)
- SuperSport Grandstand HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Grandstand ROA HD (221)
- SuperSport Grandstand Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Grandstand ROA HD (P) (621)
- SuperSport PSL HD (Southern Africa only)> DStv Compact
- SuperSport Football Plus HD (222) (Rest Of Africa)> DStv Compact Plus
- SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria HD (202)
- SuperSport Football Plus HD (P) (622) (Rest Of Africa)
- SuperSport Premier League HD (South Africa)> DStv Compact
- SuperSport Premier League ROA HD (DStv Ch 223 & Canal+ Rwanda Ch 433)> DStv Compact; Canal+ English Plus (Rwanda)
- SuperSport Premier League Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Premier League ROA HD (P) (623)
- SuperSport LaLiga HD (South Africa)> DStv Family
- SuperSport LaLiga ROA HD (DStv Ch 224, Canal+ Rwanda Ch 434 & GOtv Ch 32)> DStv Family; Canal+ English Plus (Rwanda); GOtv Max
- SuperSport LaLiga Nigeria HD> DStv Confam (Nigeria); GOtv Max
- SuperSport LaLiga ROA HD (P) (624)
- SuperSport Football HD (South Africa)> DStv Family
- SuperSport Football ROA (225, GOtv Ch 31)> DStv Access; GOtv Plus
- SuperSport Football Nigeria> DStv Yanga; GOtv Jolli
- SuperSport Football ROA (P) (625)
- SuperSport Variety 1 HD (South Africa)> DStv Compact Plus
- SuperSport Variety 1 ROA HD (226)
- SuperSport Variety 1 Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Variety 1 ROA HD (P) (626)
- SuperSport Variety 2 HD (South Africa)> DStv Compact Plus
- SuperSport Variety 2 Nigeria HD> DStv Compact
- SuperSport Variety 2 ROA HD (227)> DStv Compact
- SuperSport Variety 2 ROA HD (P) (627)
- SuperSport Variety 3 HD (South Africa)> DStv Compact
- SuperSport Variety 3 Nigeria HD> DStv Confam
- SuperSport Variety 3 ROA HD (228)> DStv Family
- SuperSport Variety 3 ROA HD (P) (628)
- SuperSport Variety 4 HD (South Africa)> DStv Access
- SuperSport Variety 4 Nigeria> DStv Confam
- SuperSport Variety 4 ROA (229)> DStv Access
- SuperSport Variety 4 ROA (P) (629)
- SuperSport Action HD (South Africa)> DStv Compact Plus
- SuperSport Action Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Action ROA HD (230)
- SuperSport Action ROA HD (P) (630)
- SuperSport Rugby HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Rugby Nigeria
- SuperSport Rugby ROA (231)
- SuperSport Rugby ROA (P) (631)
- SuperSport Cricket HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Cricket Nigeria
- SuperSport Cricket ROA (232)
- SuperSport Cricket ROA (P) (632)
- SuperSport Golf HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Golf Nigeria
- SuperSport Golf ROA (233)
- SuperSport Golf ROA (P) (633)
- SuperSport Tennis HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Tennis Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Tennis ROA HD (234)
- SuperSport Tennis ROA HD (P) (634)
- SuperSport Motorsport HD (South Africa)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Motorsport Nigeria HD
- SuperSport Motorsport ROA HD (235)
- SuperSport Motorsport ROA HD (P) (635)
- SuperSport Select (South Africa, only on GOtv)
- SuperSport Select 1 (Rest of Africa, only on GOtv, Ch 33)> GOtv Max [Resembles SS Variety 3 Nigeria & Rest Of Africa on DStv]
- SuperSport Select 2 (Rest of Africa, only on GOtv, Ch 34)> GOtv Value: GOtv Jinja (Nigeria) [Resembles SS Variety 4 Nigeria & Rest Of Africa on DStv]
- SuperSport WWE HD (128 & 636 (P))> DStv Family (South Africa), DStv Compact (Rest Of Africa)
- SuperSport Máximo 1 HD (241) (Portuguese Channel)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Máximo 1 HD (P) (601) (Portuguese Channel. Rest of Africa only)
- SuperSport Máximo 2 HD (242) (Portuguese Channel. Rest of Africa only)> DStv Premium
- SuperSport Máximo 2 HD (P) (602) (Portuguese Channel. Rest of Africa only)
- SuperSport Máximo 360 (Portuguese Channel. Available in Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique only, DStv Ch 603, GOtv Ch 36)> GOtv Plus
- SuperSport CSN (490) (M-Net Terrestrial, South Africa only)
- SuperSport Play (243) (Southern Africa only)》DStv Free To View
- SuperSport OTT (244) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 1 (245) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 2 (246) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 3 (247) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 4 (248) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 6 (950) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 7 (951) (DStv App)
- SuperSport OTT 8 (952) (DStv App)
SuperSport Blitz ( 200 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Blitz, once known as SuperSport Update, was launched on 1 October 2006 & remains undoubtedly to be Africa ‘s premier dedicated 24-hour sports newsworthiness channel featuring the latest news, features, announcements, highlights, previews & sporting events all around the earth. For some hours it relays Sky Sports News live from the UK .
SuperSport Grandstand ( 201 ) [edit ]
SuperSport ‘s peak channel which features the best of the day ‘s know content including top events from tennis, rugby, cricket and populate WWE pay-per-views. This channel is entirely available to DStv Premium subscribers .
SuperSport PSL ( 202 ) [edit ]
SuperSport PSL focuses chiefly on domestic soccer matches in South Africa and other african countries through live broadcasts, magazine shows and highlights. They now show Premier Soccer League ( PSL ) matches every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday as separate of their “ Super Diski ” shows. The channel besides shows many PSL themed news and talk shows under the “ PSL television receiver ” mark. These shows vent at least one new show nightly. They include extra Time, Back Pages, Mzansi Legends, National First Division Show, PSL News, Thursday Night Live With Robert Marawa, Love PSL and versatile baseball club magazine shows. All local matches have Zulu and Sesotho comment. As this impart is locally oriented ( South Africa ), it is included on the Compact bouquet for southerly african viewers .
SuperSport Football Plus is a 24-hour dedicated football/soccer channel, specifically made for as the new home of UEFA Champions League for ROA Viewers aboard featured soccer documentaries, shows, news & matches. It besides acts as a soccer overflow groove broadcasting other live fixtures when other SuperSport channels are occupied with live events. This channel is available for Nigeria ( Ch. 202 ) & The Rest of African ( ROA》Ch. 222/622 ) audiences on the DStv Compact Plus box .
SuperSport Premier League ( 203 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Premier League is a 24-hour football/soccer channel. SuperSport has the exclusive rights of telecasting the Premier League, UEFA Champions League & UEFA Europa League ( For South african Viewers ), and other major football tournaments. It is available on the DStv Compact & Canal+ English Plus ( Rwanda ) packages .
SuperSport La Liga ( 204 ) [edit ]
home of the spanish La Liga while besides showcasing bubble over matches from the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. In South Africa & The Rest of Africa, The transmit is available to DStv Family customers, a well as DStv Confam ( Nigeria ), GOtv Max ( Nigeria & ROA ) & Canal+ English Plus ( Rwanda )
chiefly showcases Italy ‘s Serie A while besides broadcasting matches from the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and selected international matches. The channel is available for DStv Family and upper packages in South Africa The Nigerian & ROA Channel normally broadcasts delayed equally well as a choose number of survive matches from the English Premier League, La Liga, Italian Serie A and the Premier Soccer League ( PSL ) adenine well as 1st precedence UEFA Europa League matches. The channel is available for DStv Access and GOtv Plus for Rest Of Africa customers & DStv Yanga and GOtv Jolli for nigerian customers .
SuperSport Variety 1 ( 206 ) [edit ]
diverseness 1 focuses on motorbike and swimming events while besides functioning as an overflow duct for soccer, golf, tennis, rugby and cricket events. As the impart includes interest with overflow message with rugby, tennis and other Premium sports, the channel is available to DStv Compact Plus customers in South Africa & The Rest Of Africa ( incl. Nigeria )
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SuperSport Variety 2 ( 207 ) [edit ]
diverseness 2 features gymnastics, field hockey, sailing and squash events while besides functioning as an flood channel for soccer matches. The impart is available to DStv Compact Plus ( South Africa ) & DStv Compact ( Nigeria & Rest Of Africa ) customers as contribution of the offer SuperSport gives
SuperSport Variety 3 ( 208 ) [edit ]
assortment 3 broadcasts athletics events, marathons, UEFA Europa Conference League, live WWE & UFC programming including pay-per-view events, and besides functions as an overflow for some soccer matches from the PSL, Premier League & UEFA Champions League for South african viewers. The transmit is available for DStv Compact subscribers. With the excommunication of flood PSL, Premier League & UEFA Champions League matches american samoa well as live WWE & UFC PPVs for Nigeria & Rest Of African audiences, the channel primarily broadcasts italian Serie A equally well as Ethiopian football & WWE Repeats. The channel, which besides resembles Select 1 for GOtv subscribers, is available for DStv Confam ( Nigeria ), DStv Family & GOtv Max subscribers .
SuperSport Variety 4 ( 209 ) [edit ]
kind 4 focuses on grassroot sports including varsity rugby, netball, BNL, DStv Diski Challenge, SRC, american samoa well as WWE highlights in South Africa. The channel is offered under the DStv Access software. For Nigeria & ROA audiences ( Channel resembles Select 2 on GOtv ), it focuses on african sports including live football from Zambia & South Africa ( PSL ), magazine & diverseness shows deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as WWE highlights. The transmit is offered under the DStv Access and GOtv Value packages for ROA & DStv Confam and GOtv Jinja in Nigeria .
SuperSport Action ( 210 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Action broadcasts a range of extreme sports arsenic well as major boxing matches, UFC and EFC desegregate soldierly arts programming and overflow message from rugby, soccer and cricket. available to DStv Compact Plus customers
SuperSport Rugby ( 211 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Rugby is the transmit which focuses chiefly on rugby. It shows all national team rugby matches live, vitamin a well as all Super Rugby fixtures, the Currie Cup, Varsity Rugby and certain top high gear school and club matches. Most matches have commentary in both English and Afrikaans, with a growing number besides featuring a Xhosa feed. [ 5 ] As the populace ‘s second largest broadcaster of live rugby, SuperSport ‘s commentators read like a “ who ‘s who ” of south african rugby greats. stream lead commentators in English are Matthew Pearce, Hugh Bladen, Gavin Cowley, Owen Nkumane and Paul Stubbs, while their analyst pool includes Joel Stransky, Gcobani Bobo, Bobby Skinstad, Breyton Paulse, Nick Mallett, Ashwin Willemse, Kobus Wiese, Victor Matfield, Jean de Villiers and Naas Botha. As a boastfully broadcaster with expensive rights to the fun, the channel is entirely on DStv Premium .
SuperSport Cricket ( 212 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Cricket chiefly shows Cricket. All international cricket involving the south african national cricket team, arsenic well as certain domestic cricket, is shown on this groove. The presentation and comment team who cover South African dwelling games include Mark Nicholas, Mike Haysman, Pommie Mbangwa, Michael Holding, Shaun Pollock, Makhaya Ntini, JP Duminy and guest pundits from the resistance team. The groove is besides available merely on DStv Premium
SuperSport Golf ( 213 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Golf is the home of the majors with coverage of the PGA enlistment and early major golfing events including the Open, The Masters and many more. This channel is available entirely on DStv Premium
SuperSport Tennis ( 214 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Tennis is a 24-hour dedicate tennis channel showcasing live tennis from Grand Slams to the ATP World Tour, WTA & other major tennis events. available to DStv Premium customers
SuperSport Motorsport ( 215 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Motorsport features live and archive content from the worldly concern of motorsports including Formula 1, MotoGP, Superbikes, Formula E, NASCAR and more. single to DStv Premium
SuperSport WWE ( 128 ) [edit ]
In accession to the WWE Network being made locally available, SuperSport ‘s WWE channel features live broadcasts of WWE ‘s flagship program of WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown, along with extra WWE Network content including pay-per-view events, WWE NXT, WWE 24, WWE Ride Along and more .
SuperSport Maximo ( 241 ) [edit ]
SuperSport Maximo is the Portuguese-language distribution channel broadcasting the lapp events from the other SuperSport channels. It is available chiefly in the countries of Lusophone Africa, but besides in other african countries including South Africa .
Broadcasting rights [edit ]
Multi-sport events [edit ]
cricket [edit ]
domestic [edit ]
- International cricket in South Africa
- 1 Day Cup
- T20 Domestic Series
International [edit ]
domestic
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rugby [edit ]
golf [edit ]
tennis [edit ]
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netball [edit ]
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Boxing [edit ]
professional writhe [edit ]
MMA [edit ]
As of 17 January 2019 started broadcasting UFC pay-per-view events live .
It besides earned the rights for EFC events starting from March, 2019 .