Summary
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.
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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 |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | April 14, 2019 |
| Former names |
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| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Blast TV | Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
| Cignal Play | Watch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
The TAP Sports network has four channels: the main channel itself, and the Premier Sports channels.[1][2]
History edit
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.
Programming edit
List of sports broadcasting rights edit
Note: Some sporting rights are sublicensed from DAZN and FITE TV.
Auto racing edit
Badminton edit
Basketball edit
- EuroLeague
- Chinese Basketball Association
- Sinag Liga Asya
- Asia Basket
Boxing edit
- Golden Boy Promotions
- Premier Boxing Champions
- Superbouts
Cycling edit
eSports edit
- Arena eSports
- ELEAGUE
Football edit
Combat sports edit
Multi Sports edit
Volleyball edit
Wrestling edit
Other sports edit
Non-sports programming edit
- Action Sports World
- Badminton Unlimited
- BattleBots
- Caffeine and Octane
- Drive
- FIBA Weekly
- Jay Leno's Garage
- The Mike and Cole Show
- MotorClub
- OnPoint
- Straight Up Steve Austin
Previous programming edit
- National Basketball League (Australia)
- B.League
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)
- Enfusion
- Professional Fighters League
- ONE Warrior Series Philippines
- Impact Wrestling[6]
- WWE
- WWE NXT UK
- WWE Main Event
- WWE Bottom Line
- WWE Afterburn
- This Week in WWE
Blast Sports edit
Blast Sports is a digital free-to-air sports-oriented channel of TAP DMV. It began its broadcast on BEAM TV's digital terrestrial broadcast nationwide on January 17, 2024 in soft launch mode. The new channel offers selected sporting events that also airs on TAP Sports and Premier Sports.
References edit
- ^ "Premier Football Channel launches 'English Premier League' exclusively in PH this September". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 10, 2020.
- ^ "English Premier League games to air on Philippine TV". Rappler. September 10, 2020.
- ^ "New SKYcable Channels to Spice Up Your Summer". Sky Cable. April 24, 2019.
- ^ "World Wrestling Entertainment now available on Tap on Sky Cable". LionhearTV. March 2020.
- ^ "Expanded deal inked for NXT broadcasts in the Philippines". BusinessWorld. July 6, 2021.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces New Media Rights Deal with TAP DMV in the Philippines". PRWeb. August 29, 2019.