 | |
| 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. 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
In November 2014, Liberty Global took over Dutch cable company Ziggo, including the Sport1 premium sports channels. 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.
Ziggo Sport is available in UHD as of March 2021.
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.
References
- "VodafoneZiggo-owned Ziggo Sports included in EU media raids". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.(subscription required)
- Ziggo completes delisting and converts to a Dutch private limited company
- "Ziggo launches sports channel on November 12". BroadbandTVNews.com. 2015-11-02.
- Jarco Kriek (24 February 2021). "Niet alleen Formule 1 maar meer sport in 4K Ultra HD bij Ziggo" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.
- "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.
| Liberty Global | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Media O2 (50%) |
| ||||||||||||||||
| VodafoneZiggo (50%) |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Telenet |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Virgin Media Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| UPC Broadband |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Former assets |
| ||||||||||||||||
| Stock symbols Nasdaq: LBTYA / Nasdaq: LBTYB / Nasdaq: LBTYK | |||||||||||||||||
| Vodafone | |
|---|---|
| Subsidiaries and divisions | |
| Shareholdings | |
| Partners |
|
| Products and services | |
| Corporate directors |
|
| Sponsorships |
|
| Other | |