TAP Sports
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation |
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| History | |
| Launched |
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| Former names |
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| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Sky Cable (Metro Manila) |
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| Cablelink (Metro Manila) |
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| Air Cable (Pampanga and Rizal) |
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| Royal Cable (Laguna) |
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| Parasat (Cagayan de Oro) |
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| Available on other cable systems in the Philippines | Check local listings |
| Satellite | |
| Cignal (Nationwide) |
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| G Sat (Nationwide) | TAP Sports: Channel 32 (SD) |
| SatLite (Nationwide) | TAP Sports: Channel 56 (SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| TAP Go | Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
| PremierFootball.ph | Watch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
TAP Sports (stylized as tap Sports) is a Philippine pay television network of sports channels owned by TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation. It was launched on April 14, 2019 under two separate channels carried by Sky Cable, and was later relaunched the following year.
The TAP Sports network has four channels: the main channel itself, Premier Tennis, Premier Football and Premier Sports.[1][2]
History[]
On April 14, 2019, TAP Sports was launched by TAP DMV on cable provider Sky Cable. Back then, it used to be broadcast on two separate channels covering all live tennis events: TAP Sports 1 (airing the men's ATP tournaments) and TAP Sports 2 (airing the women's WTA tournaments).[3]
On February 17, 2020, the TAP Sports network was relaunched, this time as a general sports channel replacing TAP Sports 1. On the same day, it launched 4 new sister channels: TAP W (women-centric sports; replacing TAP Sports 2), TAP Edge (action/adventure/outdoor sports; including EDGEsport programming), Premier Tennis (ATP and WTA), and Premier Football (soccer).
On September 20, 2021, TAP DMV launched Premier Sports, a complimentary channel of TAP Sports.
Sister channels[]
Premier Tennis[]
Premier Tennis is a dedicated tennis channel. It broadcasts all of the ATP and WTA tournaments throughout the year.
Premier Football[]
Premier Football is a dedicated football (soccer) channel. It broadcasts selected coverages of international football leagues.
Premier Sports[]
Premier Sports is a secondary sports channel. It serves as a complimentary channel for TAP Sports. It will air top-notching international sport events from UFC, NFL, Formula One, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, among others. It made test broadcast on September 20, 2021, and made its full launch on October 1.[4]
Programming[]
List of sports broadcasting rights[]
Note: Some sporting rights are sublicensed from DAZN and FITE TV.
Auto racing[]
- IndyCar Series
- FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRC)
- Formula E
- W Series
Badminton[]
- Badminton World Federation
Basketball[]
- EuroLeague
- National Basketball League (Australia)
- B.League
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)
Boxing[]
- Golden Boy Promotions
- Premier Boxing Champions
Cycling[]
- Tour de Suisse
eSports[]
- Arena eSports
- ELEAGUE
Football (soccer)[]
- Premier League
- Scottish Professional Football League
- DFB-Pokal
- Eredivisie
- Chinese Super League
- K-League
- Canadian Premier League
Mixed martial arts[]
- Enfusion
- Professional Fighters League
Multi Sports[]
- Paralympic Games
Tennis[]
- ATP
- WTA
Volleyball[]
Wrestling[]
- Impact Wrestling[5]
- WWE[6][7]
- WWE Raw
- WWE NXT
- WWE NXT UK
- WWE Main Event
- WWE Afterburn
- This Week in WWE
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Other sports[]
- EDGEsport
Non-sports programming[]
- Action Sports World
- Badminton Unlimited
- BattleBots
- Caffeine and Octane
- Drive
- FIBA Weekly
- Golf Academy
- Jay Leno's Garage
- School of Golf
References[]
- ^ "Premier Football Channel launches 'English Premier League' exclusively in PH this September". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "English Premier League games to air on Philippine TV". Rappler. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "New SKYcable Channels to Spice Up Your Summer". Sky Cable. 24 April 2019.
- ^ "New channels on Cignal starting September 2021". Cignal TV. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces New Media Rights Deal with TAP DMV in the Philippines". PRWeb. 29 August 2019.
- ^ "World Wrestling Entertainment now available on Tap on Sky Cable". LionhearTV. March 2020.
- ^ "Expanded deal inked for NXT broadcasts in the Philippines". BusinessWorld. 6 July 2021.
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