| Country | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Denmark |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Danish |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Discovery Networks Northern Europe |
| Sister channels | Canal 9 |
| History | |
| Launched | 13 August 2012; 12 years ago (2012-08-13) |
| Replaced | Canal+ Sport 1 |
| Closed | 30 June 2015; 9 years ago (2015-6-30) |
| Replaced by | Eurosport DK (2015) Eurosport 2 (2016-) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.canal8.dk |
CANAL8 Sport was a Danish television channel owned byTV4 Group andC More Entertainment.
The channel was announced on July 3, 2012. The channel replacedCanal+ Sport 1 in Denmark.[1]
The reason for this is that afterCanal+ lost the rights to thePremier League in 2010, they have a hard time keeping the subscribers in Denmark to their premium sports package.And thus it was decided to move the most popular sport with Danish viewer interest from a high pay channel to an advertising financing low pay channel. the channel is first of all a football channel and show matches fromDanish Superliga,UEFA Europa League,La Liga,Serie A andEredivisie and other sports likeUFC fighting,ATP Tennis,Indycar Racing andSwedish Hockey League.
Following this decision, theC More Sports package was not made available in Denmark.
An HD version of Canal 8 Sport was launched on June 3, 2013.
In the Summer of 2015,Discovery Networks Northern Europe purchase the channel, and on July 1, 2015 it merged withEurosport 2 into a new sportschannel calledEurosport DK.
Canal 8 Sport was from the start August 13, 2012 available in the Danish cable networksYouSee andStofa and on satellite viaCanal Digital, while negotiations are ongoing with the other Danish operators. incl.Boxer TV A/S[2]
On December 17, 2012, the channel became available inViasat's sports package on satellite and onIPTV NetworkWaoo together withCanal 9[3]
On April 20, 2013 it was announced that the HD version will be launched on Monday June 3, 2013[4]
On September 2, 2003 it was announced that Canal 8 Sport will become available inBoxer TV A/S's digital terrestrial television network in Denmark on September 26, 2013 together withC More's other channelC More Series & the VOD serviceC More Play.[5][6]
Because ofUFC started their own streaming serviceUFC Fight Pass couldCanal 9 & Canal 8 Sport not get the extension of their rights to theUFC PPV andUFC Fight Night, but they would still be able to show the UFC's TV shows likeUFC Unleashed, UFC Main Event & classicsWEC Events. This was announced on their Facebook page on January 4, 2014.
On March 1, 2014 it was announced thatC More &Canal 9 & Canal 8 Sport in Denmark has made a new deal withUFC, they get the rights to theUFC PPV andUFC Fight Night for 2014 & 2015. This was announced on their Facebook page.
On March 14, 2014 it emerged thatTV4 Group andC More Entertainment, might sell Canal8 Sports andCanal 9 in Denmark because of the poor economy, according to the newspaper BT, they are currently negotiating withTV 2 Denmark andSBS Discovery Media.[7]
On June 26, 2014, it was announced thatCanal 9 & Canal 8 Sport had lost one of their strongest football rights, TheDanish Superliga from the 2015–16season, toViasat andSBS Discovery Media.[8]
Later on June 26, 2014, it was announced thatDiscovery Networks Northern Europe andC More Entertainment has entered into an agreement that Discovery Networks Northern Europe has the option to purchase Canal 8 Sport andCanal 9 ofC More Entertainment in 2015.The Agreement is an extension of theSBS Discovery Media has just signed a six-year agreement for the rights to two weekly matches from TheDanish Superliga. The two matches as SBS Discovery Media bought is the 2nd and 5th match the selection from every round (the matches that Canal 9 has been showing since 2009) and the agreement will take effect from season 2015/16 and will run for six years. And the plan is to continue TheDanish Superliga on Canal 8 Sport andCanal 9 after summer 2015.
The agreement withC More Entertainment also means thatDiscovery Networks Northern Europe August 1, 2014 will takes over the sale of television advertising on the two channels.[9]
On July 18, 2014,Canal 9 & Canal 8 Sport announced on their Facebook page that they had not extended their right toEredivisie.
On September 26, 2014Discovery Networks Northern Europe announced that they would use the option and buy Canal 8 Sport andCanal 9, the purchase must be approved by the Danish competition authorities and the purchase is expected to take in place during 2015.[10]
On May 27, 2015, The Danish competition authorities announced that they have approvedDiscovery Networks Northern Europe purchase of Canal 8 Sport &Canal 9, they take over the channels from July 1, 2015.[11]
On May 28, 2015,Discovery Networks Northern Europe announced that they will merge Canal 8 Sport andEurosport 2 in toEurosport DK in Denmark from July 1, 2015, and take the rights fra the two channel in to one channel and with the best fromEurosport but now in Danish with more rights targeting Danish viewers, and with 2,400 hours of live sports a year,Eurosport DK will be the channel with the most live sports hours per year.[citation needed] With sports rights like football fromDanish Superliga,Bundesliga,Major League Soccer,Capital One Cup,UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Tennis fromATP Tour,WTA Tour and 3Grand Slam, Cycling fromUCI World Tour,Winter sport,Motorsports and much more.[12]
| DR | |
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| TV 2 | |
| Viaplay Group |
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| Warner Bros. Discovery | |
| The Walt Disney Company | |
| Paramount Global | |
| BBC Studios | |
| Others | |
| Defunct |
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