Ziggo Sport

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 2 Ziggo Sport 3 Ziggo Sport 4 Ziggo Sport 5 Ziggo Sport 6
History
Launched	12 November 2015;9 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 a weekly motorsport talkshow called "Ziggo Sport Race Café," (previously "Ziggo Sport F1 Café," from 2014 till 2021) 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 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

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.