Match! Game

Match! Game began broadcasting on April 4, 2011, when the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company launched the service as Sport-2. It was established as a Russian pay television channel with a sports-focused programming remit. The early service carried coverage of domestic and international sporting events and complemented live broadcasts with magazine and studio content. The channel's documented programming during its early years covered a broad range of sports. Football output included the Football Championship of the National League. Other broadcasts included the 2011 Russian Biathlon Championship, Russian men's and women's volleyball championships, the 2011 European Figure Skating Championships, and the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. The channel also showed the Russian Bandy Super League and motorsport competitions including the Russian Circuit Racing Series and the SMP Formula 4 Championship. Its non-event schedule included Vsyo Vklyucheno, translated as Everything Included, a program originating from Russia-2. On August 13, 2012, Sport-2 was renamed Sport. This was the first major public identity change recorded in the channel's history. The new name continued to present the service as a dedicated sports outlet while separating it from the numbered Sport-2 designation used at launch. A second major transition occurred in October 2015, when Gazprom-Media acquired the channel. The acquisition brought the service into Gazprom-Media's media portfolio and preceded a further reorganization of its public identity. On January 25, 2016, the channel was renamed Match! Game. The new name connected it with the Match! sports-media branding used by Gazprom-Media. The available reference describes Match! Game as broadcasting in standard-definition 4:3 format. It identifies the service as a Russian pay TV channel but does not provide enough information to confirm its current distribution, present schedule, headquarters, management, or operational status. Accordingly, the channel's historical development is clear through its three documented names—Sport-2, Sport, and Match! Game—while its current condition remains unverified.

• 2016

  Match! Game identity introduced

  [1]Match! Gameen.wikipedia.org

  The channel was renamed Match! Game on January 25, 2016.

• 2015

  Gazprom-Media acquisition

  [1]Match! Gameen.wikipedia.org

  Gazprom-Media acquired the channel in October 2015.

• 2012

  First channel rebrand

  [1]Match! Gameen.wikipedia.org

  Sport-2 changed its name to Sport on August 13, 2012.

• 2011

  Sport-2 launches

  [1]Match! Gameen.wikipedia.org

  The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company founded and launched the Russian sports pay TV channel under the name Sport-2 on April 4, 2011.

A Russian pay television channel positioned around sports-event coverage, sports programming, and access to competitions across football, biathlon, volleyball, figure skating, athletics, bandy, and motorsport.

• Pay television sports channel · 2011

  Match! Game television channel

  The core offering is a Russian pay television channel devoted to sports programming. Its documented schedule included live and recorded coverage of football, biathlon, volleyball, figure skating, athletics, bandy, and motorsport, as well as sports-oriented magazine and studio content. The channel is described in the reference as using standard-definition 4:3 broadcasting.

• Sports television program

  Vsyo Vklyucheno

  Vsyo Vklyucheno, translated as Everything Included, was a documented program associated with the channel's earlier Sport identity. The program originated from Russia-2 and formed part of the channel's non-event sports programming alongside its competition broadcasts.

• 2016

  Rename Sport as Match! GameStrategy

  Background

  Following Gazprom-Media's October 2015 acquisition, the channel was incorporated into the group's Match! sports-media identity.

  Action taken

  The channel was renamed Match! Game on January 25, 2016.

  Aftermath

  The service became known by the Match! Game name, although the available reference does not document its later distribution or operational status.

  Source

• 2015

  Gazprom-Media acquisitionM&A

  Background

  The channel was operating as Sport when Gazprom-Media acquired it in October 2015.

  Action taken

  Gazprom-Media acquired the channel.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition was followed by a rebranding as Match! Game in January 2016.

  Source

• 2012

  Rename Sport-2 as SportStrategy

  Background

  The channel had operated under the Sport-2 name since its launch in April 2011.

  Action taken

  The service changed its name to Sport on August 13, 2012.

  Aftermath

  The channel continued as a sports-focused pay television service under the Sport identity until its subsequent ownership and branding transition.

  Source

1. 1Match! Gameen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official websitekanalsport.ru