Ziggo Sport
| Ziggo Sport | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | 0.9% (2017, 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 (Netherlands only) |
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.
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 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.
