Match! Arena
{{Short description|Russian pay sport television channel}}
{{distinguish|Match! Game (Russian TV channel)}}
{{Refimprove|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Match! Arena
{{lang|ru|Матч! Арена}}
| logo_size = 200px
| logo =
| launch_date = 10 August 2010; 10 years ago (as Sport-1), 25 January 2016; 4 years ago (as Match! Arena)
| picture_format = 576i (SDTV) 16:9
1080i (HDTV) 16:9
| network = Gazprom-Media
| owner = Gazprom-Media
| country = Russia
| former_names =
| headquarters = Moscow, Russia
| replaced =
| website = http://sportodin.ru/
| sister_channels = Russia-1, Russia-2, Bibigon, Russia-K, Russia-24, Sport, RTR-Planeta
| terr_serv_1 = Analogue
| terr_chan_1 = -
}}
Match! Arena ({{langx|ru|Матч! Арена}}), formerly Sport-1 ({{langx|ru|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 ({{langx|ru|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
- [http://www.sportodin.ru Sport-1 website] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Television in Russia}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Russian-language television stations in Russia
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2010