SuperSport (TV channel)

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sports television channel television channel network

SuperSport (TV channel) is a South African-based group of sports television channels known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events across Africa.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
SuperSport	5
SuperSport (TV channel) canonical	1
SuperSport (television channel)	1
SuperSport Action	1
SuperSport Cricket	1
SuperSport Football	1
SuperSport Grandstand	1
SuperSport Variety 1	1
SuperSport Variety 2	1
SuperSport Variety 3	1
SuperSport Variety 4	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6540752 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SuperSport (TV channel)
Context triple: [SuperSport United F.C., owner, SuperSport (TV channel)]

A. SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is South Africa’s premier domestic first-class cricket competition, featuring the country’s top provincial and franchise teams.
B. Sky Sport
Sky Sport is an Italian group of pay-TV sports channels operated by Sky Italia, known for broadcasting major national and international sporting events.
C. Star Sports
Star Sports is a major group of sports television channels in India known for broadcasting cricket and other popular sporting events across the Indian subcontinent.
D. The Sports Network
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English-language sports television network known for broadcasting major national and international sporting events, sports news, and analysis.
E. Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British pay television sports channels known for broadcasting major live sporting events, including Premier League football, cricket, golf, and Formula 1, across the UK and Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SuperSport (TV channel)
Target entity description: SuperSport (TV channel) is a South African-based group of sports television channels known for broadcasting a wide range of live sporting events across Africa.

A. SuperSport Series
The SuperSport Series is South Africa’s premier domestic first-class cricket competition, featuring the country’s top provincial and franchise teams.
B. Sky Sport
Sky Sport is an Italian group of pay-TV sports channels operated by Sky Italia, known for broadcasting major national and international sporting events.
C. Star Sports
Star Sports is a major group of sports television channels in India known for broadcasting cricket and other popular sporting events across the Indian subcontinent.
D. The Sports Network
The Sports Network (TSN) is a Canadian English-language sports television network known for broadcasting major national and international sporting events, sports news, and analysis.
E. Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British pay television sports channels known for broadcasting major live sporting events, including Premier League football, cricket, golf, and Formula 1, across the UK and Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sports television channel ⓘ television channel network ⓘ
areaServed	Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
basedIn	South Africa ⓘ
broadcastFormat	high-definition television ⓘ standard-definition television ⓘ
broadcasts	CAF competitions ⓘ FIFA World Cup ⓘ Olympic Games ⓘ Premier League ⓘ South African domestic football ⓘ UEFA Champions League ⓘ association football ⓘ athletics ⓘ basketball ⓘ boxing ⓘ cricket ⓘ golf ⓘ motorsport ⓘ rugby championships involving South African teams ⓘ rugby union ⓘ tennis ⓘ
continentServed	Africa ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
genre	sports television ⓘ
hasChannel	SuperSport Action ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Cricket ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Football ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Golf ⓘ SuperSport Grandstand ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport LaLiga ⓘ linked to: La Liga SuperSport PSL ⓘ linked to: PSL SuperSport Premier League ⓘ SuperSport Rugby ⓘ SuperSport Variety 1 ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Variety 2 ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Variety 3 ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel) SuperSport Variety 4 ⓘ linked to: SuperSport (TV channel)
hasOnlineService	DStv Stream ⓘ linked to: DStv Showmax Pro ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Gauteng, South Africa ⓘ linked to: Gauteng Randburg, South Africa ⓘ linked to: Randburg
industry	broadcasting ⓘ sports broadcasting ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
ownedBy	MultiChoice ⓘ
parentCompany	MultiChoice ⓘ
platform	DStv ⓘ
serviceType	pay television ⓘ subscription television ⓘ
targetAudience	sports fans in Africa ⓘ

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