Ziggo Sport

Ziggo Sport
Launched	12 November 2015
Network	Ziggo
Owned by	Liberty Global
Picture format	576i (16:9, SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Broadcast area	Netherlands
Headquarters	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sister channel(s)	Ziggo Sport Select Ziggo Sport Voetbal Ziggo Sport Golf Ziggo Sport Racing Ziggo Sport Extra
Availability
Cable
Ziggo	Channel 14 (HD) Channel 976 (SD)
Streaming media
Horizon GO	Watch live (Netherlands only)

Ziggo Sport is a sports television channel in the Netherlands, owned by Ziggo (a subsidiary of Liberty Global). 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.^[1] On 12 November 2015, the Sport1 premium sports channels were rebranded as Ziggo Sport Totaal. During this rebranding, Liberty Global also launched new Ziggo Sport channel, available for all digital TV subscribers of Ziggo.^[2]

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