1Sports
{{short description|Indian sports television channel}}
{{About|an Indian television channel|a sports programming division in New Zealand|1 Sport|a Philippine sports programming division and associated television channels|One Sports|and|One Sports (TV channel)|the Australian television channel formerly known as One|10 Bold}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = 1Sports
| logo = 1SPORTS.png
| launch_date = {{start date and age|2020|1|28|df=y}}
| closed_date = {{end date and age|2023|11|21|df=y}}
| owner = Lex Sportel Vision Pvt. Ltd. (LSVPL)
| picture_format = 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
| country = India
| language = English
| headquarters = Gurgaon, India
| website = {{URL|1sport.in}}
| network =
}}
1Sports was an Indian sports television channel owned by Lex Sportel Vision Pvt. Ltd.,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/lex-sportel-vision-launches-new-channel-amid-discovery-dispute/|title=Lex Sportel Vision launches new channel amid Discovery dispute|last=McCullagh|first=Kevin|date=2020-01-29|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217105314/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/lex-sportel-vision-launches-new-channel-amid-discovery-dispute/ |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-17}} launched after Discovery India took control of their DSport channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/discovery-expands-vijay-rajput-s-role-to-head-of-dsport-channel-11578558454296.html|title=Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel|last=Jha|first=Lata|date=2020-01-09|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-02-17}} 1Sports broadcast live sporting action from around the world, including high-profile content such as I-League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/lex-sports-switches-i-league-broadcast-on-1sports-amidst-dsport-dispute/|title=Dispute that is disrupting I-League LIVE broadcast - Sports Business News India|last=Dhyani|first=Kunal|date=2020-01-27|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-17}} The channel ceased broadcasting on 21 November 2023.
History
On 6 February 2017 Discovery Communications (DC) launched the DSport channel to broadcast different kinds of sports in the Indian subcontinent.{{Cite news|last=Laghate|first=Gaurav|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/discovery-launches-sports-channel-dsports-in-india/articleshow/56997525.cms?from=mdr|title=Discovery launches sports channel DSPORT in India|date=2017-02-06|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-02-18}} Since then Venkateish (owner of Lex Sportel) acquired broadcast rights of multiple events which were broadcast on DSport, until November 2019.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} In January 2020 Discovery applied a name change of their sports channel to Eurosport, which was challenged by Lex Sportel as the one who made the uplinking license deal of the channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/lex-sportel-vision-challenges-discoverys-move-for-control-of-dsport/|title=Lex Sportel Vision challenges Discovery's move for control of DSport|last=McCullagh|first=Kevin|date=2020-01-13|website=SportBusiness|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217105325/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/lex-sportel-vision-challenges-discoverys-move-for-control-of-dsport/ |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-18}} Delhi High Court ruled in favour of Discovery and as a result Lex Sportel went out of the deal. Then Lex Sportel started showing ads about the launch of their new channel and a scroll text on DSport channel that contents of the channel belongs to Lex Sportel's server based in Hong Kong,{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} until 24 January when Discovery took full control of the channel. Though this was scheduled to take effect on 14 February, Discovery took control of the channel three weeks before the original date, but the court dismissed the matter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/court-restrains-lex-sportel-from-using-discovery-brand-dsport/|title=Discovery wins Round 1 in DSport trade mark dispute with Lex Sportel – Sports Business News|last=Agnihotri|first=Shweta|date=2020-01-29|website=InsideSport|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-02-18}} Finally, on 28 January Lex Sportel launched their own channel, 1Sports. The channel ceased its operations on 21 November 2023.
Events
Lex Sportel has acquired some premium sports events from around the world and provided over 4,000 hours of live content every year. They held broadcasting rights to the Afghanistan Premier League and Everest Premier League. 1Sports aired Coppa Italia, Coupe de France and UAE Pro League, among others. The channel also broadcast Pro-Wrestling (Lucha Underground,Ring of Honor, WOS Wrestling and WIN: Dangal Ke Soorma), MMA (Bellator and Cage Warriors), Golf (The Open, The Masters, European Tour, LPGA and Ryder Cup), Tennis (Laver Cup) and motorsports (Dakar Rally and Monster Jam).{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lex-sportel-announces-launch-of-1sports/1719910|title=Lex Sportel announces launch of 1Sports|last=|first=|date=|website=IANS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217110755/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lex-sportel-announces-launch-of-1sports/1719910 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=2020-02-17}}
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References
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External links
- {{official website}}
{{Sports Television in India}}
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