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| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Netherlands |
| Network | Ziggo |
| Headquarters | Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Language | Dutch |
| Picture format | 4K UHD 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV 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; 10 years ago (2015-11-12) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Ziggo GO | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
Ziggo Sport is asports television channel in the Netherlands, operated byZiggo and owned byVodafoneZiggo.[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 a weekly motorsport talkshow called "Ziggo Sport Race Café," (previously "Ziggo Sport F1 Café," from 2014 till 2021) 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.
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 asZiggo Sport Totaal. During this rebranding, Liberty Global also launched a new Ziggo Sport channel that is available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo.[3]
Ziggo Sport is available inUHD as of March 2021.[4]
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 driverMax Verstappen.[5]
