Former Bafana player Shaun Bartlett, world 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk, former Olympic champion Ryk Neethling and cricket buffs Crystal Arnold and Pommie Mbangwa at the DStv Showcase event highlighting SuperSport’s 2016 offering.
Among SuperSport’s breadth of sports broadcasts, three events will define its 2016 offering.
The ICC World Twenty20, starting in March, will feature 16 teams playing 35 matches in India. Every fixture will be broadcast live and in HD on SuperSport.
The 2016 UEFA European Championship begins in France in June and runs for a month. Twenty-four teams will contest one of the biggest prizes in world football. Again, SuperSport will offer unrivalled coverage by broadcasting each of the 51 matches live.
The Rio Olympic Games, starting in August, will be the blue riband event of 2016. With numerous South Africans among the anticipated 10 500 competitors from 205 countries, interest will be high.
OLYMPIC GAMES
For the first time, SuperSport will broadcast a 24-hour Olympic news channel for the duration of the Games. This is on top of six dedicated HD channels.
DStv Explora CatchUp will play a major role in SuperSport’s all-encompassing broadcasts – every African medal and all major events will be available on the platform.
Meeting world champ Wayde van Niekerk, a superstar in the making.
In addition, highlights and repeat broadcasts will be on all Olympic channels during “non-live” time (early morning onwards, SA-time).
SuperSport will also have news crews in Brazil. Among the hosts will be former Olympic champion Ryk Neethling, bringing his first-rate analysis to viewers, as he did in London four years ago.
Two magazine shows – Insights and Ola Brazil – will add to the depth of Olympic coverage.
ICC WORLD T20
SuperSport will be broadcasting all the matches live, with a dedicated 24-hour channel for the duration of the tournament.
There will be studio presentation on all South Africa matches, plus the semi-finals and final. We will also bring you Afrikaans commentary on all the SA matches.
The studio presentation will be hosted by HD Ackerman, with studio guests Kepler Wessels, Ashwell Prince, Eric Simons, Victor Mpitsang, Neil McKenzie and Robin Peterson.
SuperSport will be represented on the world feed commentary team by Mpumelelo Mbangwa and Shaun Pollock.
Our roving cricket reporter, Crystal Arnold, will be also be in India, sending regular updates, player interviews, cricket pundit interviews and colour pieces.
All matches will be available on SuperSport.com via live streaming and live scoring. Extensive highlights will be available on the SuperSport App and website, as well as DStv CatchUp for Explora. SuperSport Blitz will give viewers regular updates of live matches and off-the-field news, like press conferences and player interviews.
SuperSport’s weekly magazine show Inside Edge will feature updates and behind the scenes news from the Proteas and other teams.
EURO 2016
Mid-year will be dominated by the UEFA European Championship, which gathers many of the world’s best footballers.
SuperSport will have a dedicated Euro channel with 45 matches on SuperSport 3. The six matches that have simultaneous kick-offs will be broadcast on SS4.
There will be a live one-hour build-up and wrap-up on all matches with top hosts Robert Marawa and John Dykes.
SuperSport is also lining up a wealth of first-class local and international guests.
All three international events will enjoy support on SuperSport’s various platforms – TV, the SuperSport app, online, DStv CatchUp and social.