Match! Arena
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Network | Gazprom-Media |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Gazprom-Media |
| Sister channels | Russia-1, Russia-2, Bibigon, Russia-K, Russia-24, Sport, RTR-Planeta |
| History | |
| Launched | 10 August 2010; 10 years ago (as Sport-1), 25 January 2016; 4 years ago (as Match! Arena) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://sportodin.ru/ |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | - |
Match! Arena (Russian: Матч! Арена), formerly Sport-1 (Russian: Спорт-1) until January 25, 2016, is a Russian pay sport television channel that broadcasts in SD & HDTV 16:9 format.
It was launched on August 10, 2010 by the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company under the name Sport-1 (Russian: Спорт-1). In October 2015, Sport-1 was acquired by Gazprom-Media and subsequently re-branded as Match! Arena.
Broadcast
- Football:
- FIFA: 2014 FIFA World Cup (qualifiers matches), FIFA Confederations Cup.
- European national tournaments: Ligue 1, FA Cup, DFB-Pokal.
- UEFA: UEFA Europa League (qualification rounds, matches with the participation of Russian clubs).
- Conmebol: Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana.
- Hockey: KHL (The Finals), IIHF World Championships
- Autosport: Formula 1 (including all practices), Porsche Supercup, Formula Renault, DTM, IndyCar
- Biathlon: World Cup, World Championships
- Boxing: professional boxing
- Olympics: 2014 Winter Olympics
External links
- Sport-1 website (in Russian)