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Match! Arena (Russian TV channel)

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Launched
  
2010

Owned by
  
Gazprom-Media

Headquarters
  
Moscow, Russia

Network
  
Gazprom-Media

Country
  
Russia

Picture format
  
576i (SDTV) 16:9 1080i (HDTV) 16:9

Match! Arena (Russian: Матч! Арена), formerly Sport-1 (Russian: Спорт-1) until January, 25, 2016, is a Russian pay sport television channel. The channel is broadcasting 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

    • References

    Match! Arena (Russian TV channel) Wikipedia
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