Geo Super

Geo Super is the first 24-hour Karachi based Pakistani channel dedicated to the world of sports. It is owned by the Jang Group of Newspapers. Geo Super was launched September 2007. It retains exclusive broadcasting for many sporting events such as cricket, football, hockey, wrestling and others.

Geo Super
SloganJeet Kay Geo
Geo Tou Aesay
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
English
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
MPEG-3/HD
Ownership
OwnerGeo TV
Sister channelsGeo News
Geo Entertainment
Geo Kahani
Geo Tez
History
LaunchedSeptember 2007;14 years ago
Links
Websitegeosuper.tv
Availability
Satellite
PAKSAT (Pakistan)3737 V 14400
IPTV
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan)Channel TBA
Streaming media
Live streamingGeo Super live

In May 2018, the channel shut down its live coverage and fired its employees including sports journalists Naseem Rajput and Waheed Khan.[1]

Launch

In late September 2007, Geo Television Network launched Geo Super. Geo Super broadcasts sports events, focusing mainly on cricket, with secondary focuses on football and field hockey. 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.

Subscription

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.

Coverage

Geo Super covered all major events in the recent years 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, PSL, Bangladesh Premier League 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. 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.

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.

The 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.

After having a deal with Pro Wrestling Federation of Pakistan, Geo Super aired PWFP's first ever pay-per-view "Rumble in Pakistan" which involved international superstars and local superstars. The event had their main event the first ever "Rumble Battle Match" in Pakistan. which was for the inaugural PWFP Hardcore Championship. International superstar Sammy Guevara won the PWFP Ultimate Championship after defeating former champion Raja Naveed. The event was aired on Geo Super at 2019 Eid-ul-Fitr.

Cricket
International Country Rights
ICC Worldwide 2007–2011
Domestic Country Seasons
T20 Cup Pakistan 2006–2011
Leagues Country Seasons
PSL Pakistan 2016–present
QT10 Qatar 2019–present
MSL South Africa 2018–present
APL Afghanistan 2018–present
BPL Bangladesh (2012)(2015–2017)(2019)
IPL India 2014–2017
T20 Trophy UAE (2018)
LPL Sri Lanka 2020–present

Football
Events Host Rights
Football League Pakistan (2007) (2010)
International Rights
La Liga (2013-2014) (2015-2016) (2016-2017)
FIFA World Cup (2014)
UEFA Euro (2016)

Kabaddi

Geo Super Broadcast The Kabaddi World Cup (Circle Style) 2020 Season Which Was Won By Pakistan. Asia Kabaddi Cup(Circle Style) 2012 Season Was Broadcast By Geo Super and Pakistan Also Won This Season.

Events Host Seasons
Asia Kabaddi Cup Pakistan 2012
Kabaddi World Cup Pakistan 2020

Wrestling
Promotion Country Latest event
PWFP Pakistan Rumble in Pakistan

Score

Score is the most popular show of Geo Super which is hosted by Yahya Hussaini. Sometimes, Sikandar Bakht and Shoaib Akhtar accompany him in the show. The show also got famous become the Yahya Hussaini curse. The curse was that which ever cricketer Yahya Hussaini took a photo with, he or his team played really bad in the upcoming matches. The show mainly covers cricket news but sometimes also covers other sports.

Controversies

ICC World Cup 2011 dispute

The 2011 World Cup was the second to be broadcast by Geo Super. However Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) terminated its contract for hosting the world cup. After taking the case to the Supreme Court, Geo was re-awarded the sole and exclusive rights to host the tournament.[2] Geo also announced that they had hired former Pakistan captain Imran Khan as a commentator.[3]

Geo Super taken off-air

On 7 April 2011, Geo Super was banned from broadcasting in Pakistan by PEMRA due to the disputes relating to broadcast from another country.[4] But after two months broadcasting ban was uplifted.

Reaction after 14 May 2014

On 14 May 2014 after an alleged attempt of blasphemy by Geo TV several internet websites decided to boycott Geo Super and decided to take the network off their streaming platforms.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Geo Super shuts down live transmission - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  2. Geo Super rights for WC matches restored. Thenews.com.pk. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  3. Imran Khan signs with Geo Super for World Cup 2011. Thenews.com.pk. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
  4. "Govt has Geo Super turned off". GEO TV. 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  5. "cric-live.co". cric-live.co.
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