Ten Sports Network’s coverage plan for UEFA Champions League Matchday 6

This year’s UEFA Champions League First Phase will be over with Match day 6 action & then UEFA Champions League action will be back with Round of 16 in February. First Leg of Pre-quarterfinals will be played between Feb 18-26 & Second Leg between March 11-19.

As for match day 6 there will be 6 matches live across the Ten Sports Network. Countdown To Kick Off - Ten Sports' pre match show kicking off at 12:30 am & kick off at 1:15 am. Here I have also compiled repeat telecasts on standard definition channels. Please leave a reply with your permutations & combinations of last 8. Enjoy J

Ten Sports network's India vs South Africa series coverage plan

Three ODIs and two Test matches India’s tour of South Africa series will be live on Ten Sports in Hindi & Ten Cricket and  Ten HD in English. Ten Sports will also be monetising the Internet rights for the series, as it will be live streaming the matches on its website.

“With the viewer becoming more and more demanding like any other nation, and rightfully so, there is a viewer base that is looking forward to Hindi commentary and then the usual English commentary feed. Thus, we are only trying to reach out and satisfy the needs of our viewers and keep everyone glued to the action being played out on their screens in the language of their preference.” says Rajesh Sethi, CEO of Ten Sports Network.

UEFA Champions League coverage plan for Ten Sports Network

The Champions League makes its comeback this week in the penultimate round of group-stage fixtures, with many qualifying participants yet to find out their fate but so close to making it into the knockout phases.

As usual there will be 16 matches, this time 8 matches will be aired live other matches will be aired delayed on Ten Sports network. Live coverage will start at 12:30 am & kick off at 1:15 am. Enjoy J

Missed any UEFA Champions League match? Here are delayed & repeat broadcast timings

As usual there will be 16 matches among 32 teams in 4^th leg UEFA Champions League action. Out of 16 matches 7 matches will be shown live on three Ten Sports Network channels – Ten Action, Ten HD & Ten Sports and others will be aired delayed. Most of footie fans have only SD (standard definition) connections, they are bound to miss matches which will be aired on Ten HD, especially Barcelona vs AC Milan on Nov 7 at 12:15 am. So here are delayed & repeat broadcast timings of UEFA Champions League 4^th leg on Ten Sports Network. Enjoy the beautiful game & leave a reply if possible!

Ten Sports Network’s UEFA Champions League 4th leg coverage plan

As usual there will be 16 matches among 32 teams in 4^th leg UEFA Champions League action. Out of 16 matches 7 matches will be shown live and others will be aired delayed. Live coverage of UCL matches starts at 12:30 am with Countdown 2 Kick Off except Zenit St Petersburg vs. FC Porto match which will be live at 10:25 pm on Thursday. Also Ten Sports has no plans to broadcast UCL matches on Ten Cricket as of now, as it is busy with Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series. So pick your match and enjoy the beautiful game. 

Ten Sports Network’s Capital One Cup Round 4 coverage plan

Ten Sports Network has live and exclusive rights to broadcast The Football League and The League Cup from  2012-13 to 2014-15  for South Asia market. As part of the agreement with MP & Silva, a leading international sports rights agency, TEN Network will be showcasing approximately 145 matches live and exclusive throughout the year.

Uefa Champions League : 3rd leg delayed & repeat broadcast timings for Ten Sports Network

There will be 16 matches in 3rd leg of Uefa Champions League, but as always, Ten Sports Network will air live action on three channels : Ten Sports, Ten Action and Ten HD. So there will be only 7 live matches, 3 on Tuesday, Oct 22 and 4 on Wednesday, Oct 23.

And most of the viewers have standard definition connection, they are bound to miss UCL action on Ten HD. Here are delayed and repeat broadcast timings of UCL 3rd leg action on Ten Sports Network.

Uefa Champions League : Ten Sports Network's 3rd leg coverage plan

Ten Sports Network will air 7 UCL matches live out of 16 matches in 3rd leg of group stage. Three matches on October 22, Tuesday & four matches on October 23, Wednesday.

They are still not using Ten Cricket for UCL. So here are details of 3rd leg Uefa Champions League action. Remember UCL group stage will be half through after the completion of this leg. Though not final, but a more clearer picture will emerge on who will be through to next round.

ESPN to telecast Duleep Trophy

One semi-final and the final of India's zonal domestic competition Duleep Trophy will be aired live on ESPN. Final and one of the two semi-finals will be played at Kochi from where the ESPN will air two matches – one semi-final and the final.

Your EPL TV guide for October : 21 matches live on Star Sports Network

Weather is getting cooler and football is getting hotter! For this busy month Star Sports Network has lined up 21 English Premier League matches live, starsports.com might stream more than 21 matches.­­­­

Remember India will be playing against Australia in ODI cricket series on Star Cricket and Star Sports, despite tight prime time schedule on Star Sports Network, EPL has managed to get considerable airtime.

Star Sports Network will air 3 matches each of Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. Most of the action will be on ESPN and Star Sports 2.

As Hindi commentary has almost doubled the viewership of EPL in India, more and more matches will be aired with Hindi commentary, for this month 15 out of 21 live matches will have dual feed. Despite this schedule being confirmed, last minute changes in timings and channels are possible. Folks pick your match and enjoy the beautiful game :)

Missed action : Ten Sports Network Uefa Champions Legue 2nd leg delayed broadcast & repeat timings

Ten Sports Network airs only three matches live at the same time on its three channels Ten Sports, Ten Action & Ten HD. 2nd leg  UCL matches in Russia will be played at 9:30 pm IST and other matches will kick off at 12:15 am. So three 12:15 am matches and one 9:30 pm match will be aired every match day out of 8 matches in 2^nd leg.  For those who dont have Ten HD or missed any of the matches here are details of delayed broadcast timings and channels of 2nd leg action on 2nd October and 3rd October.

India vs Australia ODI series : Star Cricket & Star Sports to air Fight for No.1

Star Cricket & Star Sports will air India vs Australia 7 matches ODI series & only T20 international starting October 10. Coverage will be available in Hindi on Star Cricket & in English on Star Sports. However live streaming on starsports.com will be in Engish only. Star Cricket HD will air high definition feed with English commentary.

As all India international cricket matches are categorized as sports event of 'national importance', public broadcaster DD National and All India Radio will also air live action. Here is full schedule of ODI series between No.1 ODI team India and No.2 ODI team Australia.

UEFA Champions League : Ten Sports Network 2nd leg coverage plan

Ten Sports Network will air more matches live this time than 1^st leg as UCL matches in Russia will be played at 9:30 pm IST and other matches will kick off at 12:15 am. As Ten Sports Network airs only three matches live at the same time on its three channels Ten Sports, Ten Action & Ten HD. So we will have three 12:15 am matches and one 9:30 pm match every match day, in total 8 matches live out of 16 matches in 2^nd leg. So keep yourself up to date with all the timings & channels !

Which football match are you watching this weekend ?

Weekend means sports channels busy with football action from domestic leagues across the world. However, owing to live Champions League T20 cricket action we will not get to watch that many matches this weekend, as two of Star Sports Network channels are busy with cricket. But the big sports TV news of this weekend is that i-League is back on Ten Action. Ten Action has also created two promos for India’s premier football competition. In the first i-League match of this season on TV on Saturday, Asia’s oldest football club Mohan Bagan will face i-League holders & Goan giants Churchill Brothers. And on Sunday, it’s India’s most successful club East Bengal versus Durand Cup holders Mohammedan Sporting. All the clashes, timings and channels are to keep yourself up-to-date so that you don’t miss any of the action.

Desi football fans finally get ready to watch some i-League action

It is India’s oldest sports league, established way back in 1997 as National Football League & it is world’s most popular game – football.  Thanks to commercial failures, despite all these ingredients desi football fans don’t even get to watch India’s very own i-League regularly.  

India’s first private sports channel Zee Sports (now Ten Action) has been the broadcaster of i-League since 2004. Zee Sports had attempted to popularize domestic football in India with Hindi, Tamil & Bangla commentaries. This season Ten Action will air 75 i-League matches & 15 Federation cup matches.

Ten Sports Network Capital One Cup coverage plan

Five matches of round 3 of Football League Cup or Capital One Cup of England will be aired live across the Ten Sports Network on 3 channels Ten Sports, Ten Action & Ten HD.

Tuesday, September 24 night at 12:10 am (Wednesday)

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur live at 12:10 am on Ten Sports

Swindon vs Chelsea live at 12:10 am on Ten Action

Manchester City  vs  Wigan  live at 12:10 am on Ten HD

Wednesday, September 25 night at 12:10 am (Thursday)

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal live at 12:10 am on Ten Sports

Manchester United v Liverpool live at 12:10 am on Ten Action

This weekend it’s raining football : pick your match on TV

UEFA champions League first leg is over and teams are back to face their well known domestic rivals. Indian sports channels will air some of the best action across the European League and for desi football fans, we will get to know if East Bengal become the second Indian club to enter AFC cup semi-final when they face Semen Padang in AFC Cup quterfinal second leg on Tueday. Manchester City vs Manchester United is the marquee clash of the weekend. All the clashes, timings and channels are to keep yourself up-to-date so that you don’t miss any of the action.

Missed UCL action : Ten Sports' UEFA Champions League delayed broadcast timings

Europe's premier football competition is being aired on three Ten Sports Network channels - Ten Action, Ten HD and Ten Sports. As there are 8 matches kicking off at the same time ( 12:15 AM IST ), it is impossible to air all the 8 matches on three channels ! Neither it is possible for fans to watch 8 matches simultaneously :). Add to it, most of the fans have standard definition cable or DTH connections, they are bound to miss UCL action on Ten HD.  So here is the delayed broadcast schedule of the first leg of UEFA Champions League on Ten Sports Network for standard definition channels i.e. Ten Action and Ten HD. Enjoy the beautiful game :)

Ten Sports Network's UEFA Champions League coverage plan

European football’s crème de la crème are all set to kick off  2013–14 UEFA Champions League. 

It is the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organized by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The 2014 Champions League Final will be played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal. Bayern Munich are the defending champions.

Here is the coverage plan of the opening leg of UEFA Champions League. All matches will be shown across the Ten Sports Network on Ten Action, Ten Sports and Ten HD (except Ten Golf and Ten Cricket). 

ESPN will telecast Sultan Johor Cup Hockey from September 22

Gone are the days when hockey fans would rarely get to watch live action. Indian young guns will be seen live taking on England, Korea, Malaysia, Argentina and Pakistan in 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup. 


ESPN will telecast 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey tournament live which begins at Johor Bahru in Malaysia from September 22-29 with Hindi commentary. Olympian Jagbir Singh & Sunil Taneja will be calling the games for viewers back home. 

Sports channels are trying to reduce their dependence on expensive and limited cricket properties and betting big on other sports, hockey is one such sport.