Country | Russia |
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Broadcast area | Russia |
Ownership | |
Owner | NTV Plus |
History | |
Launched | November 1, 1996 January 22, 2002 |
Replaced | TV6 |
Closed | June 1, 2002 January 25, 2016 |
Replaced by | TVS Match TV Planeta |
Links | |
Website | http://www.ntvplus.ru/channel?id=942 |
NTV Plus Sport is the first sports channel in the history of Russian television. Began broadcasting on November 1, 1996. It was one of ten sports channels produced by the NTV-Plus television company. The TV channel conducted its own broadcasts of the World and European Championships with professional journalists and commentators.
The TV channel broadcast all sports - football, ice hockey, basketball, tennis, rugby league, figure skating, boxing, swimming, volleyball, billiards, as well as other sports. On January 25, 2016, it was replaced by Match! Planeta and ceased to be available in Russia.