V Sport (Norway)
V Sport is the common brand for a group of Norwegian television channels owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), and a part of the pan-Nordic V Sport brand.
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Launched | 17 October 2008 |
Owned by | Nordic Entertainment Group |
Country | Norway |
Broadcast area | Norway |
Formerly called | Viasat Sport (2008-2017) Viasport (2017-2020) |
Replaced | Viasat Sport 1 Viasat Sport 2 Viasat Sport 3 Viasat Fotball Viasat Motor Viasat Hockey |
Sister channel(s) | Viasat Golf |
Website | www.viasport.no |
The channel launched on 17 October 2008, when Viasat re-tooled their sports channels in Norway and Sweden. Together with Viasat Motor, it replaced Viasat Sport 1, 2 and 3 in Norway.
When the channel launched, exclusive highlights on the channel were several football events such as the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, 2010 World Cup qualifications, the FA Cup and League Cup, as well as Formula One, NFL, boxing, cycling, GET-ligaen and Ice Hockey World Championship.[1]
In 2017, Viasat Sport in Norway has been renamed Viasport, and in 2020, Viasport has been rebranded to V Sport, the common brand for the NENT-owned sports channels.
Programming
- V Sport Golf
- PGA Tour
- LPGA Tour
- PGA European Tour
- Ryder Cup
- Champions Tour
- British Open
- V Sport +
- V Sport 1
- V Sport 2
- V Sport 3
References
- "NEW SPORTS CHANNEL LINE-UP IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY" (Press release). Modern Times Group. October 6, 2008.