Match! Game

Russian pay TV channel

Television channel

Match! Game
Матч! Игра
Programming
Country	Russia
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Picture format	4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Gazprom-Media
Sister channels	Russia-1, Russia-2, Bibigon, Russia-K, Russia-24, Sport-1, RTR-Planeta
History
Launched	4 April 2011 (as Sport-2), 13 August 2012 (as Sport), 25 January 2016 (as Match! Game)
Former names	Sport 2 (4 April 2011-12 August 2012) Sport (12 August 2012-25 January 2016)
Links
Website	https://matchtv.ru/channels

Match! Game (Russian: Матч! Игра) is a Russian pay TV channel. The channel broadcasts in SD 4:3 format. It was founded April 4, 2011 by the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company under the name "Sport-2" (Russian: Спорт-2). From August 13, 2012 to January 25, 2016 the channel was known as "Sport" (Russian: Спорт). In October 2015, Gazprom-Media acquired the channel. January 25, 2016 changed its name to "Match! Game".^[1]

Programmes

Vsyo Vklyucheno (Everything Included): a program from Russia 2

Sports events broadcast by Sport TV

Football: Football Championship of the National League
Biathlon: Russian Championship 2011
Volleyball: Russian (Men's and women's) championships
Figure skating: 2011 European Figure Skating Championships
Athletics: 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Bandy: Russian Bandy Super League
Autosport: RCRS, SMP F4 Championship

References

^ Ребрендинг телеканалов (in Russian). ЗАО «Росинтел». 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

External links

Official website (in Russian)

Television in Russia

Broadcasting
and regulation

Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network
Russian Satellite Communications Company
Ostankino Technical Center
Moscow Scientific-Research Television Institute
Gazprom Space Systems

Terrestrial Nationwide
Digital Broadcasting
Program

First Multiplex	Channel 1^HD Channel 2^HD Channel 3^HD Channel 4^HD Channel 5 Channel 6^HD Channel 7 Channel 8^HD Channel 9^HD Channel 10^HD Radio 1 Radio 2^5.1 Radio 3
Second Multiplex	Channel 11^HD Channel 12 Channel 13^HD Channel 14^HD Channel 15^HD Channel 16^HD Channel 17^HD Channel 18^HD Channel 19^HD Channel 20^HD

Terrestrial
Analog Broadcasting
or Nationwide channels

VGTRK	Russia-1 Russia-24 Russia-K
Gazprom-Media	NTV Match! TNT TV-3 Pyatnisa! Subbota! TNT4
National Media Group	REN TV (82%) Channel Five (72,4%) Channel One (19,5%) CTC (75%) Domashny (75%) Che (75%)
Media-1	Muz-TV U Solntse
Other state-owned channels	Carousel² TV Center OTR MIR Spas Zvezda

Cable/
Satellite/
IPTV/
OTT

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Russian Bestseller
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Komediya
Mosfilm. Gold collection (HD)
Cinema
Kino TV (HD)
Sarafan
NST
Strashnoe HD
FAN (HD)
Mama
Multimuzyka
Kinomult (HD)
Mult (HD)
ANI

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RT DE (HD)
RTD Russian (HD)
RTD English (HD)¹
RT Arabic (HD)¹
RT Spanish (HD)¹
RT France (HD)¹

Gazprom-Media

GPM Entertainment TV
- 2x2
GPM Information TV
- NTV Style
- NTV Pravo
- NTV Serial
- NTV Hit
- Neizvestnaya Rossiya
GPM Movies and Thematic TV
- Kinopremiera (HD)
- Kinohit (HD)
- Kinosemiya (HD)
- Muzhskoe Kino (HD)
- Kinosvidanie (HD)
- Kinomiks
- Nashe novoe kino
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- Indiyskoe kino
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- HDL (HD)
- 365 Dney (HD)
- La Minor
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- Auto Plus (HD)
- KVN TV
- Europa Plus TV (HD)
- India (HD)
- Zhivi! (HD)
- Supergeroi (HD)
- MMA TV
GPM Match!
- Match! Planeta¹
- Match! Arena (HD)
- Match! Igra (HD)
- Match! Strana (HD)
- Match! Boets (HD)
- Match! Premier (HD)
- Match! Football 1 (HD)
- Match! Football 2 (HD)
- Match! Football 3 (HD)
- KHL (HD)
- KHL Prime (HD)
- Konnyi Mir (HD)

National Media
Group

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Media Telekom (50%)³	Kineko (HD) Sapfir (HD) Terra (HD) Udar (HD) .Red (HD) .Black (HD) .Sci-Fi (HD) Mi (HD) Appetitny (HD) Dialogi o rybalke (distribution) Star Media (distribution) Star Cinema (HD) Star Family (HD) BOLT (HD) Fenix Film (distribution) Fenix plus kino (HD) Oruzhie Anekdot TV Start Broadcasting (distribution) Start (HD) Start Triumpf (HD)

Moscow Media

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SAFMAR Media

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Viju+ Premiere (HD)
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Viju+ Comedy (HD)
Viju+ Serial (HD)
Viju+ Planet (HD)
Viju+ Sport (HD)

Others

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TNT Music (planned Fonbet Music)
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Zvezda Plus
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RBC TV (HD)
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RTVI¹
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