Television station
This article is about the Portuguese sports network.
For the similarly named and themed network in Brazil, see SporTV .
For 8️⃣ sports television in general, see broadcasting of sports eventsTelevision channel
Sport TV is a Portuguese sports-oriented premium cable and satellite television 8️⃣ network with seven premium channels in Portugal, one sports news channel and one channel in Portuguese-speaking Africa.
The first channel, then 8️⃣ only known as Sport TV, was launched on 16 September 1998.
It is owned by Altice Portugal, NOS, Vodafone Portugal and 8️⃣ Global Media Group (and originally had the participation of RTP).
It is available in almost all television distribution operators in Portugal 8️⃣ as a premium subscription channel.
Sport TV broadcasts mainly association football, basketball, volleyball, futsal, rugby, surf, golf, athletics, wrestling, and American 8️⃣ sports, combat sports, auto racing, and tennis.
It also features debates, news, and sports reports.
All Primeira Liga matches are exclusively broadcast 8️⃣ by Sport TV, with the exception of Benfica home matches, which are broadcast on the club's channel, BTV.
History [ edit 8️⃣ ]
On 16 September 2005, seven years after the opening of the first channel, Sport TV launched a second channel, SportTV 8️⃣ 2.
It regularly broadcasts alternative sports such as mountaineering, cycling and radical sports.
The channel was available only through ZON TV Funtastic 8️⃣ Life package, but the model did not work.
They relaunched the channel as a premium channel, also available on Cabovisão and 8️⃣ Portugal Telecom's MEO.
This was followed in June 2008 by SportTV 3.
Sport TV shown UEFA Euro 2008 in HD, through ZON 8️⃣ TV.
On January 22, 2010, the thematic golf channel SPORT.
TV Golfe and its HD simulcast, SPORT.
TV Golfe HD were launched.
On August 8️⃣ 13, 2010, they launched SPORT.
TV Liga Inglesa, a HD channel dedicated to the Premier League, broadcasting 380 games and 400 8️⃣ highlights per season, made by the Premier League (also broadcasting on other countries).
On January 7, 2011, SPORT.TV1, SPORT.TV2 and SPORT.
TV3 8️⃣ started to broadcast in 16:9.
On August 13, 2011, all of the SportTV main channels started to broadcast in HD and 8️⃣ it was launched a new channel, SPORT.
TV4, that also is available in HD.
At the same time, the Sport TV HD 8️⃣ channel ended its two-year run.
On June 5, 2013, Sport TV stopped broadcasting in the United States.
On August 1, 2013, SPORT 8️⃣ TV launched a new channel, SPORT.
TV Live, replacing SPORT.TV4.
On August 14, 2014, SPORT.
TV Live was renamed to SPORT.
TV4 again (there's 8️⃣ also SPORT.TV4 HD).SPORT.
TV Golfe was renamed to SPORT.
TV5, which is also available in HD.
SportTV's first logo, used until June 2008
SportTV's 8️⃣ second logo, used from June 2008 until August 2016
Controversies [ edit ]
Sport TV is widely regarded as anti-competitive, since it 8️⃣ is the only group of channels in Portugal with the rights to broadcast the Primeira Liga matches (except Benfica home 8️⃣ games).[2][3]
In September 2007, Sport TV sent a cease and desist to a Portuguese live TV streaming website tvtuga.
com because the 8️⃣ latter was providing links to streams of UEFA Champions League matches that only SPORT TV had the rights to broadcast 8️⃣ in Portugal.
This has caused great public concern with regard to the monopoly abuse status of the SPORT TV channels.[4][5]
On 17 8️⃣ January 2011, Sport TV was criticized by Benfica after a match against Académica.
Benfica's director of communications at the time, João 8️⃣ Gabriel, accused the channel commentators of bias against the club.[6][7]
Broadcasting rights [ edit ]Basketball [ edit ]
Rugby union [ edit 8️⃣ ]
Motorsports [ edit ]Ice hockey [ edit ]MMA [ edit ]Golf [ edit ]Tennis [ edit ]Channels [ edit ]
Current 8️⃣ channels [ edit ]SPORT.TV+SPORT.
TV 1 (formerly SportTV)SPORT.TV 2SPORT.TV 3SPORT.TV 4SPORT.TV 5SPORT.TV 6NBA TVSPORT.TV ÁFRICA 1 HD
Former Channels [ edit ]SPORT.TV 8️⃣ HDSPORT.
TV LIGA INGLESASPORT.TV LIVESPORT.TV AMÉRICASSPORT.TV ÁFRICA 2SPORT.TV 4K UHD
Sport TV Américas [ edit ]
On August 13, 2010, SportTV launched SPORT.
TV 8️⃣ Américas, a dedicated sports channel for the Portuguese diaspora in North America.
The channel was launched in partnership with American Portuguese-language 8️⃣ broadcaster SPT TV.
It airs live football matches every week from the Portuguese First & Second divisions as well as coverage 8️⃣ of the League Cup and Portuguese Cup.
On June 5, 2013, for reasons exclusively imputable to RTP - USA Inc.
dba SPT 8️⃣ (Seabras Portuguese Television), SPORT TV Portugal S.A.
was forced to restrain the access to the respective signal in the United States.
Association 8️⃣ football programming on Sport TV América includes:SPORT.
TV Américas is no longer available in the United States via cable or satellite.
It 8️⃣ is available online only, through Premium Sports (broadband.premiumsports.
tv) in the United States & Canada for a monthly fee of $9.99 8️⃣ or $99 annually.
Also on FuboTV (fubo.
tv) for a monthly fee of $19.99.[8]
Since June 2016 SPORT.
TV Américas is no longer available 8️⃣ in the United States via cable, satellite or online.
Premium Sports (broadband.premiumsports.
tv) stop showing the channel to their yearly customers before 8️⃣ the end of their yearly contract.SPORT.
TV Américas no longer shows on SPORT TV website.
See also [ edit ]
