TAP Sports explained

TAP Sports
Owner:TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Picture Format:1080i (HDTV)
Language:English
Country:Philippines
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Online Serv 1:Blast TV
Online Chan 1:Internet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)
Online Serv 2:Cignal Play
Online Chan 2: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.

Blast Sports

Blast Sports
Owner:TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
Picture Format:1080i (HDTV)
Language:English
Country:Philippines
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:Mandaluyong, Metro Manila
Terr Serv 1:BEAM TV
Terr Chan 1:Channel x.2 (DTT)
Online Serv 1:Blast TV
Online Chan 1:Internet Protocol television (Philippines only)

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.

Programming

List of sports broadcasting rights

Note: Some sporting rights are sublicensed from DAZN and FITE TV.

Auto racing

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

eSports

Football

Combat sports

Multi Sports

Volleyball

Wrestling

Other sports

Non-sports programming

Previous programming

Notes and References

  1. News: Premier Football Channel launches 'English Premier League' exclusively in PH this September. Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 10, 2020.
  2. News: English Premier League games to air on Philippine TV. Rappler. September 10, 2020.
  3. News: New SKYcable Channels to Spice Up Your Summer. Sky Cable. April 24, 2019.
  4. News: World Wrestling Entertainment now available on Tap on Sky Cable. LionhearTV. March 2020.
  5. News: Expanded deal inked for NXT broadcasts in the Philippines. BusinessWorld. July 6, 2021.
  6. News: IMPACT Wrestling Announces New Media Rights Deal with TAP DMV in the Philippines. PRWeb. August 29, 2019.