Abu Dhabi Sports | |
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Launched | 1969 |
Owned by | Abu Dhabi Media |
Picture format | 16:9, eight 1080i HD channels |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Broadcast area |
Middle East North Africa Europe North America Australia Russia |
Sister channel(s) | Drama TV |
Website | http://adsports.ae |
Availability
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Satellite | |
Dish Network (United States) | Channel 767, 768 |
Nilesat BADR-6 |
FTA channels 1 - 2 (HD & SD) , subscription required for the other channels |
Hot Bird | (FTA channel 1 only) |
IPTV | |
TELUS TV | Channel 530 |
Streaming media | |
YouTube | Watch online (SD) |
Abu Dhabi Al Riyadiya (Arabic: أبوظبي الرياضية) is an Arabic television station. It broadcasts from Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates and is owned by Abu Dhabi Media Abu Dhabi Sports Channel is an UAE Arab satellite channel broadcast from Abu Dhabi headed by Yaqoob Al Saadi.
The channel hosted a number of premier league celebrities like : Andrew Cole, Peter Reid, Lee Sharpe, Ron Atkinson, Hatem Trabelsi, Danny Mills, Dietmar Hamann, Steve Bruce, John Barnes...
Abu Dhabi Sports has many frequencies on different satellites. Its pay channels are available in MENA on Nilesat (7.0W). One of its Free-to-air channels is available on Hotbird (13.0E):
In October 2008, Abu Dhabi Al Riyadiya went online with a new identity, logo, and programs.