UAAP Varsity Channel
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Network | TV5 One Sports |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English (main) Filipino (secondary) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cignal TV, Inc. (MediaQuest Holdings) University Athletic Association of the Philippines |
| History | |
| Launched | September 8, 2021 |
| Links | |
| Website | cignal.tv/uaap-varsity-channel |
The UAAP Varsity Channel is a Philippine collegiate sports channel owned by Cignal TV in partnership with University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It is the official broadcast channel of the said athletic league which airs different sporting events.[1]
History[]
In October 2020, Cignal TV formally signed a broadcast agreement with the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) for the coverage rights of every UAAP varsity sporting events through 2026 on TV5 and One Sports, in addition to a new dedicated channel on the Cignal service.[2][3]
On September 8, 2021, Cignal TV formally launched the UAAP Varsity Channel at 4:00pm (Philippine Time) with an archive footage of the 65th season's men's basketball finals, played in 2003 between longtime rivals Ateneo Blue Eagles and De La Salle Green Archers.[4][5]
Programming and features[]
The UAAP Varsity Channel covers selected niche collegiate sporting events in addition to its primary events (basketball, cheerdance competition, volleyball and football). Aside from live coverage, the channel also airs its own original supplementary programming as well as archived games under the UAAP Classics banner.
See also[]
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines
References[]
- ^ "New channels on Cignal starting September 2021". Cignal TV. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Argarin, Carl Danielle (23 October 2020). "UAAP finds new home in Cignal TV". The Manila Times.
- ^ Ulanday, John Bryan (23 October 2020). "UAAP inks multi-year TV deal with Cignal". The Philippine Star.
- ^ "UAAP and Cignal TV launch first-ever Varsity Channel". BusinessWorld. 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Cignal TV, UAAP announce launch of Varsity Channel". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
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1 Joint venture. 2 Partnership. 3 Distribution. 4 Currently inactive due to the cease and desist order by the NTC after ABS-CBN's legislative franchise expired. 5 Continued broadcast on international and online. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Categories:
- TV5 Network channels
- Television channels and stations established in 2021
- Television networks in the Philippines
- Sports television networks in the Philippines
- English-language television stations in the Philippines
- Cignal TV
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines