Geo Super
| Geo Super | |
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| Launched | 2007 |
| Owned by | Geo TV |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Jeet kay Geo |
| Headquarters | Dubai |
| Sister channel(s) |
Geo Entertainment GEO News GEO Tez GEO Kahani AAG TV |
| Website | geosuper.tv |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| PAKSAT (Pakistan) | 3797 MHz 3/4 |
| Intelsat 10 (Aisa) | 3333-2/3 |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 747 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 873 |
| IPTV | |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 76 |
| Streaming media | |
| Live streaming | Geo Super live |
Geo Super is the first 24-hour Dubai based Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers.
In late September, 2007, after great success of Geo TV, GEO Television Network launched Geo Super,the first ever Dubai based 24-hour sports channel of Pakistan. Geo Super broadcasts sports events, focusing mainly on cricket, with secondary focuses on football and field hockey. Geo Super as the name suggests, personifies everything that is ‘SUPER’ in the sporting world. From super players to super performances, from super tournaments to super thrills, the channel offers the highest caliber of sportsmanship in all sporting activities. GEO Super provides unlimited coverage of every sportsman, both on the ground, and off the ground. 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.
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.
Geo Super covers all major events in the cricketing world, boxing, hockey, football and tennis. Events like The Ashes, ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC World Twenty20, ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan's domestic T20 Cup, IPL, PSL and Pakistan Boxing League to name a few. Recently, in collaboration with Pakistan Football Federation, Geo Super launched the Super Football League competition involving the 5 big cities of Pakistan having their own football clubs in a league format competition for the betterment of football in Pakistan. Since Geo Super is a Pakistan-based sports channel, it has focused on the domestic sports in the country and has aired events like 2007-08 RBS Twenty20 Cup and 2008-09 RBS Twenty20 Cup, 2008-09 RBS Pentangular Cup One Day, 2009–10 RBS Twenty-20 Cup, 2010–11 Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup, Faysal Bank Super 8 T20 Cup 2011, 52nd National Badminton Championship, 34th National Snooker Championship, 2nd Ranking Snooker Championship, Pentangular 6 Red Snooker Team Series, Shandur Polo Cup 2008, MAC Kyokushin, Spring Blossom Polo Festival, 16th National Skiing Championship, Super Football League and many others and will air more of the domestic sports in the future.It bought rights to show Brazilian League 2011/12 live on the channel. The network also broadcasts the Kabaddi World Cup in Pakistan. It has shown the 2010 Kabaddi world Cup, 2011 Kabaddi world Cup, 2012 Kabaddi world Cup in Pakistan.
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