Premier Sports (Philippine TV channel)

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Premier Sports
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast area Philippines
Headquarters Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Languages English, Filipino
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • Premier Football: February 17, 2020;5 years ago (2020-02-17)
  • Premier Sports: October 1, 2021;4 years ago (2021-10-01)
  • Premier Sports 2: January 10, 2022;3 years ago (2022-01-10)
Former namesPremier Sports 2: Premier Tennis (2020–2022)
Links
Website tapdmv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Cignal TV
Nationwide		Channel 272 (HD)
as Premier Sports
Channel 273 (HD)
as Premier Sports 2
Sky Cable
Metro Manila		Channel 140 (SD)
Channel 176 (HD)
as Premier Sports
Channel 264 (HD)
as Premier Sports 2
Channel 265 (HD)
as Premier Football
SkyTV
Metro Manila		Channel 168
as Premier Sports
Channel 169
as Premier Sports 2
Channel 170
as Premier Football
Sky Direct
Metro Manila		Channel 47
as Premier Sports
Channel 48
as Premier Sports 2
Channel 49
as Premier Football
G Sat
Nationwide		Channel 52 (SD)
as Premier Sports
Channel 74 (HD)
as Premier Sports 2
Streaming media
Blast TV Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
Cignal Play Watch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
Samsung TV Plus Internet Protocol television (Philippines only)

Premier Sports is a 24-hour Philippine pay television channel dedicated to sporting events owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation. It serves as a "secondary" sports channel of TAP Sports.

Contents

It made its official launch on October 1, 2021, as a direct response to the closure of the Fox Sports channels for the said region. [1] [2] [3]

Sister channels

Premier Football

Premier Football is a dedicated football channel. It broadcasts selected coverages of international football leagues. It was launched on February 17, 2020.

Premier Sports 2

Premier Sports 2 is a second sports channel under the Premier brand. It primarily broadcasts WTA tennis and PGA Tour golf tournaments, as well as rugby and athletics.

It was launched on February 17, 2020, as Premier Tennis, which broadcasts all of the ATP and WTA tournaments throughout the year.

On January 10, 2022, the channel was renamed as Premier Sports 2, eventually adding PGA Tour golf tournaments, rugby and athletics to the lineup.

Premier Tennis

Premier Tennis is a dedicated tennis channel. Originally launched in 2020 and closed in 2022, it is set for relaunch on January 2026 and will exclusively airing ATP men's tennis (after TAP DMV has acquired broadcast rights for the latter).

Programming and coverage rights

American football

Athletics

Autoracing

Golf

Ice Hockey

Combat sports

Padel tennis

Rugby union

Snooker

Soccer (association football)

Tennis

Other sports

Non-sports / sports reality programming

Segments

This section is an excerpt from TAP Sports § Segments.[ edit ]
  • Ancient Feats
  • Peculiar Pursuits
  • Larong Lokal
  • Unfiltered with Enzo
  • Wild World of Sports

Previous broadcasting rights

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New channels on Cignal starting September 2021". Cignal TV. September 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Cignal channel Premier Sports to show UFC fights". Spin Life. September 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cignal offers free viewing for 11 new channels to all new and active subscribers". Manila Bulletin. September 3, 2021.
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