Varzish TV
| Country | Tajikistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tajikistan |
| Headquarters | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Programming | |
| Language | Tajik |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | State Institution “Children and Youth Television – Bahoriston” |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Varzish TV (Tajik: Варзиш ТВ, "Sports TV") is a Tajik sports channel, broadcasting Tajik and international sporting events 24 hours a day.
History
The channel started broadcasting on March 1, 2016[1] as part of the rollout by presidential decree of two new TV channels (the other one being Sinamo), both of which were created on November 24, 2015.[2] The channel was the first to broadcast in high definition, at a time when the four core television channels broadcast in 4:3 SDTV.[3] Its initial director (until February 2019) was Khurshod Faizullozoda, who in 2019 moved to Tajinvest. Norion Parviz Ismatullo took over his post.[4]
The first "serious" test for the channel was its coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. Up until then, Tajik television had no experience with Tajik-language sports telecasts. Since then, the channel had carried key events in various sports. During the pandemic, it delivered the rights of the Tajik football league to European countries.[5]
In April 2024, the channel signed a sponsorship agreement with FORMULA55.[6]
In 2025, the channel received a technological upgrade for its coverage of the Tajik league, done by Portuguese company wTVision.[7]
References
- ^ "Дар Тоҷикистон шабакаи "Варзиш" таъсис ёфт". Федератсияи футболи Тоҷикистон (in Tajik). 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ President inaugurates two new national TV channels and Media Academy
- ^ All Tajikistan’s TV channels expected to be broadcast in HD image format by 2020
- ^ Директор телеканала «Варзиш» назначен главой «Таджинвеста»
- ^ Спортивному телеканалу Таджикистана «Варзиш» - 5 лет
- ^ FORMULA55 и ТВ «Варзиш» заключили спонсорское соглашение
- ^ Liga de Futebol do Tajiquistão apresentada com gráficos de nova geração da wTVision