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Sport TV
Portuguese sports television network
Portuguese sports television network
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sport TV |
| logo | Sport TV 2023.svg |
| logo_size | 250px |
| launch_date | |
| owner | Olivedesportos (25%) |
| Altice Portugal (25%) | |
| NOS (25%) | |
| Vodafone Portugal (25%) | |
| picture_format | Aspect Ratio: 16:9 |
| Resolution: 576i (SDTV) | |
| 1080i (HDTV) | |
| website | sporttv.pt |
| country | Portugal |
Altice Portugal (25%) NOS (25%) Vodafone Portugal (25%) Resolution: 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) Sport TV is a Portuguese sports-oriented premium cable and satellite television network with seven premium channels in Portugal, one sports news channel and one channel in Portuguese-speaking Africa. The first channel, then only known as Sport TV, was launched on 16 September 1998. It is owned by Altice Portugal, NOS, Vodafone Portugal and Global Media Group (and originally had the participation of RTP). It is available in almost all television distribution operators in Portugal as a premium subscription channel.
Sport TV broadcasts mainly association football, basketball, volleyball, futsal, rugby, surf, golf, athletics, wrestling, and American sports, combat sports, auto racing, and tennis. It also features debates, news, and sports reports.
All Primeira Liga matches are exclusively broadcast by Sport TV, with the exception of Benfica home matches, which are broadcast on the club's channel, BTV.
History
Sport TV started broadcasting on 3 September 1998 on TV Cabo's analog service on channel 39 and on channel 1 of the newly-launched digital satellite system. The channel launched as a free preview for interested subscribers, after which, on 15 September, the channel would formally commence its encrypted broadcasts. The channel was the first service to be created after the passing of a new Television Law.
On 16 September 2005, seven years after the opening of the first channel, Sport TV launched a second channel, SportTV 2. It regularly broadcasts alternative sports such as mountaineering, cycling and radical sports. The channel was available only through ZON TV Funtastic Life package, but the model did not work. They relaunched the channel as a premium channel, also available on Cabovisão and Portugal Telecom's MEO. This was followed in June 2008 by SportTV 3.
Sport TV shown UEFA Euro 2008 in HD, through ZON TV.
On 22 January 2010 the thematic golf channel SPORT.TV Golfe and its HD simulcast, SPORT.TV Golfe HD were launched.
On 13 August 2010 they launched SPORT.TV Liga Inglesa, an HD channel dedicated to the Premier League, broadcasting 380 games and 400 highlights per season, made by the Premier League (also broadcasting on other countries).
On 7 January 2011 SPORT.TV1, SPORT.TV2 and SPORT.TV3 started to broadcast in 16:9.
On 13 August 2011 all of the SportTV main channels started to broadcast in HD and it was launched a new channel, SPORT.TV4, that also is available in HD. At the same time, the Sport TV HD channel ended its two-year run.
On 5 June 2013 Sport TV stopped broadcasting in the United States.
On 1 August 2013 SPORT TV launched a new channel, SPORT.TV Live, replacing SPORT.TV4.
On 14 August 2014 SPORT.TV Live was renamed to SPORT.TV4 again (there's also SPORT.TV4 HD). SPORT.TV Golfe was renamed to SPORT.TV5, which is also available in HD.
On 20 October 2023, weeks after the network's 25th anniversary, Sport TV received a major rebrand. Sport TV 7 launched on 1 August 2024, airing minor sports. Sport TV 4 and 6 became the motorsport channels.
The accumulation of seven matches at 6pm on 17 May 2025 forced Sport TV to air a quadruple simulcast of minor matches on Sport TV 4; these four matches being decisive for smaller teams facing promotion or relegation to the second league. Individual carriage of the matches was restricted to the app.
Broadcasting rights
Football
;International competitions
- FIFA World Cup
- Europe UEFA Nations League
- Europe UEFA European Qualifiers
- Europe UEFA Futsal Championship
- Europe UEFA Champions League
- Europe UEFA Europa League
- Europe UEFA Conference League
- Europe UEFA Super Cup
- Copa América
- CONMEBOL Libertadores
- CONMEBOL Sudamericana
- CONMEBOL Recopa ;National competitions
- Argentina Primera División
- Brazil Copa do Brasil
- EnglandWales FA Cup
- EnglandWales FA Community Shield
- EnglandWales EFL Cup
- France Ligue 1
- France Coupe de France
- France Trophée Des Champions
- Italy Serie A
- Italy Coppa Italia
- Italy Supercoppa Italiana
- Portugal Liga Portugal 1 (except SL Benfica and Moreirense F.C. home matches)
- Portugal Liga Portugal 2 (except SL Benfica B, FC Porto B, Sporting CP B, Vitória SC B and SC Braga B home matches)
- Portugal Taça de Portugal
- Portugal Taça da Liga
- Portugal Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Pro League
- Saudi Arabia Saudi King's Cup
- Saudi Arabia Saudi Super Cup
- Spain Copa del Rey
- Spain Supercopa de España
- Turkey Süper Lig
Basketball
- Europe Euroleague
- United StatesCanada NBA
Rugby union
- 2023 Rugby World Cup
- Europe RBS Six Nations
- Europe European Rugby Champions Cup
- Portugal Campeonato Português de Rugby
Motorsports
- Formula One
- MotoGP
- WRC
- International GT Open
- FIA GT Championship
- Germany DTM
- United States IndyCar Series
- Others, including Portuguese Rally Championship and Weekly magazines (SBK, etc.)
Ice hockey
- United StatesCanada NHL
MMA
- United States UFC
Golf
- USAEurope Ryder Cup
- USA U.S. Masters
- USA U.S. Open
- UK British Open
- Europe European Tour
- PGA Championship
- PGA Tour
- World Golf Championships
Tennis
- Davis Cup
- Billie Jean King Cup
- UK Wimbledon
- ATP World Tour Masters 1000
- ATP World Tour
Channels
Current channels
| Channel number | Format | Channel name | Logo | Content | Launch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos 10 | Meo 20 | 16:9 SDTV | 16:9 HDTV | sport.tv+ | [[File:Sport TV+ (2023).svg | 100px]] |
| Nos 20 | Meo 21 | sport.tv1 | [[File:Sport TV1 (2023).svg | 100px]] | September 1998 (as SPORT TV) | |
| Nos 21 | Meo 22 | sport.tv2 | [[File:Sport TV2 (2023).svg | 100px]] | June 2006 | |
| Nos 22 | Meo 23 | sport.tv3 | [[File:Sport TV3 (2023).svg | 100px]] | June 2008 | |
| Nos 23 | Meo 24 | sport.tv4 | [[File:Sport TV4 (2023).svg | 100px]] | August 2011 (original) | |
| Nos 24 | Meo 25 | sport.tv5 | [[File:Sport TV5 (2023).svg | 100px]] | August 2014 and (as Sport TV 5 HD) | |
| Nos 25 | Meo 26 | sport.tv6 | [[File:Sport TV6 (2023).svg | 100px]] | August 2021 and (as Sport TV 6 HD) | |
| Nos 26 | Meo 27 | sport.tv7 | [[File:Sport TV7 (2024).png | 100px]] | 1 August 2024 and (as Sport TV 7 HD) | |
| Nos 151 | Meo 110 | NBA TV (sponsor by sport.tv) | Sport TV has a distribution agreement with NBA TV to distribute the linear NBA TV International channel. | Which was renewed in 2022. | ||
| Zap 25 | 16:9 SDTV | 16:9 HDTV | sport.tv áfrica HD |
Former channels
- SPORT.TV HD
- SPORT.TV LIGA INGLESA
- SPORT.TV LIVE
- SPORT.TV AMÉRICAS
- SPORT.TV ÁFRICA 1 HD
- SPORT.TV ÁFRICA 2 HD
- SPORT.TV 4K UHD
Controversies
A 2003 contract to create new Sport TV channels was rejected by RTP, who viewed the agreement as an "assassin".
Sport TV is widely regarded as anti-competitive, since it is the only group of channels in Portugal with the rights to broadcast the Primeira Liga matches (except Benfica home games, which air on their in-house channel Benfica TV).
In September 2007, Sport TV sent a cease and desist to a Portuguese live TV streaming website tvtuga.com because the latter was providing links to streams of UEFA Champions League matches that only SPORT TV had the rights to broadcast in Portugal. This has caused great public concern with regard to the monopoly abuse status of the SPORT TV channels.
On 17 January 2011, Sport TV was criticized by Benfica after a match against Académica. Benfica's director of communications at the time, João Gabriel, accused the channel commentators of bias against the club.
References
References
- "Lei da Transparência".
- (4 September 1998). "TV Cabo Launches Sport TV - The First Portuguese Channel Devoted Exclusively To Sports". Business Wire.
- "Sport TV assinala 25 anos com nova imagem". Sapo.
- "Sporttv7 reforça oferta televisiva da Sport TV". Meios e Publicidade.
- "Sport TV transmite decisões da última jornada num formato diferente". O Jogo.
- "NBA and Sport TV expand partnership to provide most extensive NBA coverage ever in Portugal".
- (21 February 2003). "RTP bloqueia novos canais da Sport TV".
- (7 June 2013). "PS quer ouvir AdC, PT, ZON e SportTV por alegado monopólio no futebol". Agência Lusa.
- (1 November 2013). "Mário Figueiredo arrasa Olivedesportos". Correio da Manhã.
- "Liga congratula-se com condenação da SPORT TV e espera para breve o fim do monopólio dos direitos televisivos".
- (17 January 2011). "Sport TV acusada de parcialidade". Record.
- (17 January 2011). "Benfica acusa Sport TV de parcialidade". Agência Lusa.
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