T Sports, also referred to as Titas Sports, is a BangladeshiBengali-language sports oriented television channel owned by East West Media Group, a subsidiary of Bashundhara Group. It is Bangladesh's first television channel dedicated to sports programming.[3] In addition, T Sports added a high definition channel called T Sports HD which was launched on 9 January 2021.[4]
History
In November 2013, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission granted then state minister of liberation war affairsA. B. Tajul Islam–owned "Titas TV" a broadcasting license.[5] Its frequency allocation was granted in May 2018.[6] The channel was acquired by Bashundhara Group–owned East West Media Group from Millennium Media Limited and renamed the channel "T Sports".[7] T Sports began broadcasting in late 2020, started with a televised match between Bangladesh and Nepal on 9 November 2020. On the same day, it was announced that they would broadcast the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, a five-team Twenty20 cricket competition in Bangladesh.[8][9] T Sports later began high-definition broadcasts on 10 January 2021.[citation needed] In August 2022, T Sports gained the rights of airing the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Bangladeshi audiences.[10] T Sports launched its streaming app on 25 October 2022.[citation needed]