Ziggo Sport
Ziggo Sport is a sports television channel in the Netherlands, operated by Ziggo owned by VodafoneZiggo.[1] It is only available for Ziggo subscribers and broadcasts a variety of sports with a focus on major sporting events, a weekly talk show called "Peptalk", and sports related films and documentaries. It also has a paid counterpart, Ziggo Sport Totaal, which can also be received by non-Ziggo subscribers. The channel started with a repeating promotional film on 2 November 2015 and officially launched on 12 November 2015.
Ziggo Sport | |
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Launched | 12 November 2015 |
Network | Ziggo |
Owned by | Liberty Global (50%) Vodafone (50%) |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Audience share | 1.0% (2018, SKO) |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
Broadcast area | Netherlands |
Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Sister channel(s) | Ziggo Sport Select Ziggo Sport Voetbal Ziggo Sport Golf Ziggo Sport Racing Ziggo Sport Docu Ziggo Sport Extra |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Ziggo | Channel 14 (HD) Channel 976 (SD) |
Streaming media | |
Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
History
In November 2014, Liberty Global took over Dutch cable company Ziggo, including the Sport1 premium sports channels.[2] On 12 November 2015, the Sport1 premium sports channels were rebranded as Ziggo Sport Totaal. During this rebranding, Liberty Global also launched a new Ziggo Sport channel, available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo.[3]
References
- "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- Ziggo completes delisting and converts to a Dutch private limited company
- "Ziggo launches sports channel on November 12". BroadbandTVNews.com. 2015-11-02.