Premier Sports (Philippine TV channel)

(Redirected from Premier Football)

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.

Premier Sports
CountryPhilippines
Broadcast areaPhilippines
HeadquartersMandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
(downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerTAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • Premier Football: February 17, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-17)
  • Premier Sports: October 1, 2021; 3 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
Websitewww.tapdmv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Blast TVInternet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
Cignal PlayWatch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)

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

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Premier Football

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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

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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

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American football

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Athletics

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Autoracing

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Golf

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Combat sports

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Rugby union

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Snooker

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Soccer (association football)

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Tennis

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Volleyball

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Other sports

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Non-sports / sports reality programming

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Previous broadcasting rights

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See also

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References

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  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.