TAP Sports
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| Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| TAP Go | Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
| Cignal Play | Watch Live (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription) |
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.
The TAP Sports network has four channels: the main channel itself, and the Premier Sports channels.[1][2]
History
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
List of sports broadcasting rights
Note: Some sporting rights are sublicensed from DAZN and FITE TV.
Auto racing
Badminton
Basketball
- EuroLeague
- National Basketball League (Australia)
- B.League
- Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)
- Chinese Basketball Association
Boxing
Cycling
eSports
- Arena eSports
- ELEAGUE
Football
Mixed martial arts
- Enfusion
- Professional Fighters League
- ONE Warrior Series Philippines (Airing Sundays on GTV (Philippine TV network)
- Bare knuckle fighting championship
Multi Sports
Volleyball
Wrestling
- heroes of lucha libre
- Impact Wrestling[4]
- WWE[5][6]
- WWE Raw
- WWE SmackDown (starting 2023)
- WWE NXT
- WWE NXT UK
- WWE Main Event
- WWE Bottom Line (starting 2023)
- WWE Afterburn
- WWE Pay-per-view events
- This Week in WWE
Other sports
Non-sports programming
- Action Sports World
- Badminton Unlimited
- BattleBots
- Caffeine and Octane
- Drive
- FIBA Weekly
- Jay Leno's Garage
- The Mike and Cole Show
- MotorClub
- OnPoint
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces New Media Rights Deal with TAP DMV in the Philippines". PRWeb. August 29, 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.
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