Ziggo Sport

Ziggo Sport
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 Select; Ziggo Sport Voetbal; Ziggo Sport Golf; Ziggo Sport Racing; Ziggo Sport Docu; Ziggo Sport Tennis
History
Launched	12 November 2015; 6 years ago
Availability
Cable
Ziggo	Channel 14 (HD/UHD); Channel 976 (SD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Ziggo Sport is a sports television channel in the Netherlands, operated by Ziggo owned by VodafoneZiggo.^[1] 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.^[2] 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, available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo.^[3]

Ziggo Sport is available in UHD from March 2021.^[4]

In May 2021, Ziggo Sport officially lost the broadcasts 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 Formula One driver Max Verstappen.^[5]

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.
^ "AD, Ziggo Sport baas over verlies F1-rechten". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-30.

[1] "VodafoneZiggo-owned Ziggo Sports included in EU media raids". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.(subscription required)

[2] Ziggo completes delisting and converts to a Dutch private limited company

[3] "Ziggo launches sports channel on November 12". BroadbandTVNews.com. 2015-11-02.

[4] Jarco Kriek (24 February 2021). "Niet alleen Formule 1 maar meer sport in 4K Ultra HD bij Ziggo" (in Dutch). TotaalTV.nl.

[5] "AD, Ziggo Sport baas over verlies F1-rechten". myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-30.

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Shareholdings	Australia (50%) India (45.2%) Safaricom (40%) Kenya Ethiopia Netherlands (50%) Vodafone Netherlands Ziggo Ziggo Sport Ziggo Sport Totaal Vodacom (65%) South Africa DR Congo Lesotho Mozambique Nigeria Tanzania
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Corporate directors	Gerard Kleisterlee (Chairman) Vittorio Colao (CEO) (CFO) (CTO) Michel Combes (CEO Europe Region) Samuel Jonah Anne Lauvergeon Simon Murray Luc Vandevelde Philip Yea
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