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Television channel
Ziggo Sport
is a
sports
television channel in the
Netherlands
, operated by
Ziggo
and owned by
VodafoneZiggo
.
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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
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In November 2014,
Liberty Global
took over Dutch cable company Ziggo, including the Sport1 premium sports channels.
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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 that is available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo.
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Ziggo Sport is available in
UHD
as of March 2021.
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In May 2021, Ziggo Sport officially lost the broadcast rights for Formula One for 2022 and beyond. During 2016 and 2021, the Dutch sports channel attracted a large audience by broadcasting Formula One due to the rise of their fellow countryman, Formula One driver
Max Verstappen
.
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