Premier Sports (Philippine TV channel)

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Premier Sports
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CountryPhilippines
Broadcast area Southeast Asia
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Headquarters Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)
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;4 years ago (2020-02-17)
  • Premier Sports: October 1, 2021;2 years ago (2021-10-01)
  • Premier Sports 2: January 10, 2022;2 years ago (2022-01-10)
Former namesPremier Sports 2: Premier Tennis (2020–2022)
Links
Website www.tapdmv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Blast TV Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
Cignal Play Watch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)

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.

Programming and coverage rights

American football

Athletics

Autoracing

Golf

Combat sports

Rugby union

Snooker

Soccer (association football)

Tennis

Volleyball

Other sports

Non-sports / sports reality programming

Previous broadcasting rights

See also

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References

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  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.