Geo Super
Geo Super is the first 24-hour Karachi-based Pakistani Television channel dedicated to the world of Sports. It is owned by the Jang Group of Newspapers. Geo Super was launched in September 2006. It has broadcasting rights for many sporting events such as Badminton, Cricket, Football, Hockey, and others.
| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Network | Geo Television Network |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Urdu English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jang Media Group |
| Sister channels | Geo News Geo Entertainment Geo Kahani Geo Tez |
| History | |
| Launched | September 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | geosuper.tv |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Live streaming | Geo Super live |
Launch
In late September 2006, Geo Television Network launched Geo Super. Geo Super broadcasts sports events, focusing mainly on cricket, with secondary focuses on football and field hockey. Shortly after its launch, Geo Super managed to secure the television rights of the ICC tournaments for the next five years covering all major cricketing events like ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, Twenty20 World Cup, Faysal Bank T20 Cup and ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Subscription
Geo Super is an encrypted channel and is only available in Pakistan (legally) free for cable operators. The whole Geo Network uses Conax encryption with KAON set-top boxes.
Coverage
Currently, Geo Super has broadcasting rights for Cricket, Football, And Tennis. In Cricket Geo Super has rights for Afghanistan Cricket till 2023. It also has cricket leagues rights including Emirates D10 until 2021. Kashmir Premier League, Legends League Cricket until 2022[1] Mzansi Super League and Oman D10[2] until 2022. In Football Geo Super Has Rights For La Liga[3] Until 2022. In Tennis Geo Super Has Rights For World TeamTennis Until 2021.
Country Cricket
| Country | Host | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1) International Cricket In Afghanistan:- | United Arab Emirates Qatar | 2022–present |
| 2) International Cricket In Oman:- | Oman | 2022–present |
Country Professional Cricket Leagues
| Leagues | Host |
|---|---|
| Kashmir Premier League | Pakistan |
| Bangladesh Premier League:- (2023–Present) | Bangladesh |
| International League T20:- (2023–Present) | United Arab Emirates |
Country Professional Football Leagues
| Leagues | Country | Seasons |
|---|
Hockey
Kabaddi
Country Professional Tennis Leagues
| Leagues | Country | Seasons |
|---|
Wrestling
Featured programmes
Score
Score is the most popular show of Geo Super which is hosted by Yahya Hussaini. Sometimes, Sikandar Bakht and Shoaib Akhtar accompany him in the show. The show also got famous become the Yahya Hussaini curse. The curse was that which ever cricketer Yahya Hussaini took a photo with, he or his team played really bad in the upcoming matches. The show mainly covers cricket news but sometimes also covers other sports.
Sports Lounge
Sports Lounge is the second most popular show of Geo Super. It is hosted by Haider Azhar.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Watch the first edition of the Legend League Cricket tonight at 7:30pm only on Geo Super #GeoSuper #LegendsLeagueCricket". Facebook.com. 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ @TheOmanCricket (2022-03-11). "Watch the #FanCodeOmanD10 Live and Exclusive on FanCode in India GeoSuper in Pakistan Willow TV in the West and CricTracker (YouTube) and MySportsEye (Facebook) in Rest of the World #OmanCricket #OmanD10 #GameOn #LivetheGame #Live t.co/cFSP23JkKs" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-03-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ "اسپینش فٹبال لیگ لالیگا کے سنسنی خیز مقابلے جیو سوپر پر". Twitter.com. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Tonight menu Pakistan vs West Indies Series Who will be the next PCB Chairman and La Liga". Facebook.com. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.