Orange Sport (formerly Boom Sport, Dolce Sport and Telekom Sport) was a group of Romanian sports television channels owned by Orange Romania and available exclusively to its television subscribers.

Orange Sport
CountryRomania
HeadquartersBucharest
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feeds)
Ownership
OwnerOrange Romania (2021-2024)
History
Launched11 November 2006 (Boom Sport)
13 August 2010 (Dolce Sport)
12 September 2017 (Telekom Sport)
28 March 2022 (Orange Sport)
Closed30 June 2024 (2024-06-30)
Former namesBoom Sport (2006-2010)
Dolce Sport (2010–2017)
Telekom Sport (2017–2022)
Links
Websitewww.orangesport.ro

The first channel was launched on 11 November 2006 by satellite television broadcaster Boom Extrasatelit. After the company became insolvent, satellite television subscribers and sports channels were sold to Romtelecom, which rebranded the channels as Dolce Sport on 13 August 2010.[1] After rebranding of Romtelecom to Telekom, it were rebranded as Telekom Sport on 12 September 2017.[2] After Orange Romania acquired Telekom Romania in 2021, which included its fixed-line services, the sports television channels were rebranded to Orange Sport on 28 March 2022.[3]

The group of television channels owned the rights to broadcast the NBA in Romania from its launch in 2006 until its closure on 30 June 2024.[4]

Boom Sport One logo

Sport competitions

References

  1. ^ "Romtelecom lansează, în august, propria televiziune sportivă, Dolce Sport". Mediafax.ro. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIV Schimbare pentru o televiziune de sport » Dolce devine Telekom Sport". Gsp.ro. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  3. ^ "Orange România anunță finalizarea tranziției Orange Romania Communications către brandul Orange și oferta comună de servicii fix-mobil". Orange.ro. Archived from the original on 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. ^ "Postul TV de sport a devenit de astăzi indisponibil în România! Dispare după 18 ani » Două competiții importante rămân „în aer"". gsp.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 June 2024.