Ziggo Sport

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Ziggo Sport
Country Netherlands
Broadcast area Netherlands
Network Ziggo
Headquarters Hilversum , Netherlands
Programming
Language(s) Dutch
Picture format 4K UHD
1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner Liberty Global (50%)
Vodafone (50%)
Sister channels Ziggo Sport Select
Ziggo Sport Voetbal
Ziggo Sport Golf
Ziggo Sport Racing
Ziggo Sport Docu
Ziggo Sport Tennis
History
Launched 12 November 2015 ; 8 years ago  ( 2015-11-12 )
Availability
Streaming media
Ziggo GO ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Ziggo Sport is a sports television channel in the Netherlands , operated by Ziggo and 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 [ edit ]

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 that is available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo. [3]

Ziggo Sport is available in UHD as of March 2021. [4]

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 . [5]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "VodafoneZiggo-owned Ziggo Sports included in EU media raids" . Financial Times . Retrieved 2018-07-05 . (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ziggo completes delisting and converts to a Dutch private limited company
  3. ^ "Ziggo launches sports channel on November 12" . BroadbandTVNews.com. 2015-11-02.
  4. ^ Jarco Kriek (24 February 2021). "Niet alleen Formule 1 maar meer sport in 4K Ultra HD bij Ziggo" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
  5. ^ "Ziggo Sport-baas: 'Verlies van Formule 1-rechten zal een smet op mijn blazoen blijven' " . Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 2021-06-12 . Retrieved 2023-11-07 .