TAP Sports

HistoryLaunchedApril 14, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-14)Former namesLinksWebsitewww.tapdmv.comAvailabilityStreaming mediaBlast TVInternet Protocol television (Philippines only; requires monthly subscription)Cignal PlayWatch 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

• IndyCar Series
• FIA World Rallycross Championship (WRC)
• Formula E
• W Series

Badminton

• Badminton World Federation

Basketball

• EuroLeague
• Chinese Basketball Association
• Sinag Liga Asya
• Asia Basket

Boxing

• Golden Boy Promotions
• Premier Boxing Champions
• Superbouts

Cycling

• Tour de Suisse
• Union Cycliste Internationale

eSports

• Arena eSports
• ELEAGUE

Football

• 2022 FIFA World Cup

Combat sports

• Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship

Multi Sports

• Paralympic Games

Volleyball

• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
• Shakey's Super League

Wrestling

• WWE^[4][5]
  • WWE Raw
  • WWE SmackDown
  • WWE NXT
• Heroes of Lucha Libre

Other sports

• EDGEsport
• EDGEsportstories
• NFL (select postseason games only)

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
• Straight Up Steve Austin

Previous programming

• National Basketball League (Australia)
• B.League
• Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL)
• Enfusion
• Professional Fighters League
• ONE Warrior Series Philippines
• Impact Wrestling^[6]
  • Impact!
  • Impact Wrestling Pay-per-view events
• WWE
  • WWE NXT UK
  • WWE Main Event
  • WWE Bottom Line
  • WWE Afterburn
  • This Week in WWE

Blast Sports

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.

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