[26], Premier Sports shows UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifiers that include British teams, including Shkndija versus Aberdeen in July 2015.[27]. Virgin Media Packages - There are three main package options available with additional premium subscription packages available for sports, movies and other select channels plus some pay-per-view options for events. However, Premier Sports announced on Facebook in April 2011 that the company had failed to attract enough viewers to its Conference football broadcasts to share any revenue with the clubs beyond the 5,000 broadcast fee paid to home clubs and 1,000 to away clubs. In June 2018, it was announced Premier Sports had won rights to start broadcasting English Premier League games on the Saturday 3 p.m. slot exclusively to viewers in Ireland from the start of the 2019-20 season, taking over from Sky Sports. But now I wouldnt. The department launched a sports channel in September 2018. The Championship games will include the Summer Bash and the play-off games. See also: List of channels on Virgin Media (Ireland). The main digital TV sports packages in Ireland are: Sky Sports Includes 9 dedicated Sky Sports channels including: Premier League football GAA Championship Cricket Golf Majors Rugby And more. [62], In March 2011, Premier Sports and Cage Warriors announced a partnership that would see the final eight Cage Warriors events planned for 2011 being broadcast live and available free-to-view on the channel. It is a British television channel with exclusive rights for over 34 racecourses as shareholders. Soccer: From the start if this season BT Sport will show 52 live Premier League matches. The exclusive live rights include the first 2 picks from rounds 4, last 16 and quarter-finals and first pick of a semi-final. Just appears as one of the sports channels same as the rest. Enter your details and create an account. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 08:28. List of Virgin Media TV Channels and Numbers exclusively for the Republic of Ireland. [58][59], In May 2013, the rights for the 201314 season were awarded to BT Sport. Sky Sports also has 138 live Football League matches including all of the playoffs. 2014 pricing for Premier Sports on Virgin TV will be confirmed over the coming months, Virgin TV Anywhere was awarded The companion and second screen prize at the 2013 Connected TV World Summit. TV3 currently holds the Irish broadcasting rights to UEFA Champions League on Tuesday nights and UEFA Europa League matches on Thursday nights, while RT 2 covers Wednesday nights and the final exclusively live. On 12 October 2011, Premier Sports announced that they would broadcast up to 10 live National Hockey League games per week from the 201112 season. From its infancy TV3 aired a live sporting programme called Sports Tonight (19982009) hosted by Trevor Welsh. Other: BT sports also shows MLB baseball, boxing and 52 ATP Tour tennis events. We are also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the UK and Ireland. - May 23, 2022 RT, Virgin Media and Premier Sports will each broadcast all six Republic of Ireland UEFA Nations League games in 2022. On 31 August 2017, Premier Sports launched their sister channel FreeSports, a free-to-air sports channel dedicated to providing live sport to the Great British public. Viaplay Sports also provides full coverage of the Four Nations championship. [56] The thirty matches selected for broadcast included all five Conference National play-offs. D01 C9W8 [31] Leading on from this, in September, Premier Sports confirmed that they had become exclusive UK rights-holders to La Liga, starting with matchday 4 of the 201920 season until the end of the 202122 season. Later those games moved to RT after the government chose to put those games on a live free-to-air footing. There are also options to show matches in rounds 1-3 and the final and other semi-final non-exclusively with the BBC. La Liga TV is now available on Sky and Virgin Media for free for its first fortnight. [34] On 5 July 2012, Premier Sport's announced on their Facebook page that NHL would continue for a further 4 years on the channel with appropriately 400 games per season being broadcast and complemented by daily coverage of Hockey Tonight. Virgin Media offers four multi award-winning services across the UK and Ireland: broadband, TV, mobile phone and landline. They also carry coverage of the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. [2] which includes in-vision sporting commentary and analysis by TV3 Sport presenters and crew. And they're off! Fibre broadband, digital TV, landline phone and mobile services in the UK, Republic of Ireland. Reload the page to resume. Virgin Media or Vodafone dont offer TV only sports packages so youll need to sign up to a broadband and TV bundle to get their sports plans. Sky Ireland, Sky Subscriber Services, Virgin Media Ireland and . For more information about Virgin TV Anywhere, head to virginmedia.com/discovertvanywhere. It should not be confused with the broadband, phone and TV provider Virgin Media (Ireland). Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Motor Sport: BT Sport's motor sport coverage includes MotoGP, the World Rally Championships and IndyCar Series. Channel is a simulcast of the HD or SD channel but broadcast 1 hour later. Racing TV UK is a 24/7 dedication racing channel made available for your viewing pleasure. Virgin TV prides itself as the only cable tv to provide both BT Sport and Sky Sports together. [2] which includes in-vision sporting commentary and analysis by TV3 Sport presenters and crew. On the international stage Sky Sports show every qualifier, friendly and Nations League game of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as every other Nations League game. The service is available on multiple platforms including iOS and Android. Most sports channels offer a variety of live sports, but each has the rights to broadcast different events. In 2018 Premier Sports, and its sister channel Freesports, broadcast live and also highlights of the speedway leagues Sweden's Elitserien and the Polish PGE Ekstraliga. The Channel is also available to stream. Channel is streamed and available in the Radio section of the home menu. [18], "Europa final gives us chance to impress", "Sky Sports buys exclusive rights to 14 GAA matches", "Matt Cooper Broadcaster, Journalist, and biographer of Tony O'Reilly", "TV3 wins rights to Rugby World Cup 2015", "TV3 announce their panelists for Euro 2016 and the matches they're showing - JOE.ie", "TV3's 'The Offside Show' Thursday's at 10.30pm", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Media_Sport&oldid=1105052160, This page was last edited on 18 August 2022, at 08:02. It takes over some of the rights to air competitions previously held by RugbyPass TV. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Want to enjoy Premium sporting events across the UK, Ireland and the world? Any time. It joined forces with Sky to provide deferred coverage of World Cup Qualifying games along with a programme dedicated to League Of Ireland games, The Soccer Show and live coverage of League of Ireland games. In January 2019, it was announced that Premier Sports had secured rights to Serie A in the UK & Ireland until 2021 with a minimum of 6 games per round being shown on Premier Sports as well as a number of games live on sister free-to-air channel FreeSports. Sky's new deal to become the official distrubutors of BT Sport and Premier Sports in Ireland means customers can get all three channels on one subscription so here is a breakdown of where you will need to go to watch your favourite sport. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile, 2020 Virgin Media. The Virgin Media Ireland is the largest cable television provider in the region. Viaplay Sports was formed in 2009 as Premier Sports by the Irish businessman Michael O'Rourke,[1] a joint CEO and part owner of Setanta Sports and former director of Premium Sports. Viaplay Sports UK/Premier sports ROI both hold exclusive live UK and Republic of Ireland TV rights to La Liga, Scottish League Cup, Elite Ice Hockey League, NHL and NASCAR. Sky Sports, BT Sport and Premier Sports subscriptions are not available on pre-Horizon/multiroom set-top boxes. SEARCH TV. Unlike BT Sports and Sky Sports, Amazon Prime have not bought the rights to show matches in both the UK and Ireland. [63], On 15 August 2011, UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was shown free-to-view on Premier Sports, in addition to free coverage on UFC.tv. [4], In July 2022, Viaplay Group announced the acquisition of Premier Sports and its intention to rebrand the channels under its own brand. Days after the loss of Gaelic games Championship rights in 2014, the station secured live free to air coverage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. ", "Blanket coverage of BETDAQ Premier League", "UFC on Versus 5 gets last-minute TV partner in U.K. with Premier Sports TV", "UFC on Versus 6 to be Broadcast on Versus, Sky/Premier Sports and Setanta", "UK News: UFC Velasquez vs Dos Santos to Air on Premier Sports, Virgin Media Customers Lose Out", "Complete Guide To Watching DREAM 18 / GLORY 4", "Elite Speedway is back from Sweden for a further 2 years beginning 1st May on Premier Sports with Chris Harris", "MASCAR & Premier Sports TV Announcement", "BriSCA F1 to remain on Premier Sports. You can easily upgrade your TV box and package here: https://www.virginmedia.ie/upgrade-hub/, 2020 Virgin Media. Most of the packages are at affordable rates. Reload the page to resume, Sky Sports Action, Arena & Main Event HD, All Sky Sports channels now including Formula 1, All Sky Sports channels now including Formula 1 HD, Sky Sports Action, Arena & Main Event HD. It does not store any personal data. Join us now! Sky Sports Mix also combines a whole lot of sporting events. Only Premier Sports' branding appears on the channel, with the exception of Setanta's coverage of the Premier League, which was blocked on Premier Sports. [68], The channel aired twenty dates from the 2011 BriSCA F1 Stock Cars season and exclusive highlights of the NASCAR series during the second half of the 2011 season. Free to air channels like RT, Virgin Media One and BBC also offer decent sports coverage. 3. You can also stream and watch BT Network. [35] This deal was later extended until 2021. On 18 October 2011, it was announced that up to 32 games from the Rugby Football League Championship, Championship 1 and Championship Cup were televised live by Premier Sports in the 2012 season. [65][66], On 31 December 2012 Glory Sports International promoted their Dream 18 & Glory 4 Tokyo ~ Special 2012 ~ New Year's Eve card from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Additional subscription required for Sky Sports HD channels. It was itself formed by the merger of Chorus Digital and NTL Ireland known as Chorus NTL until rebranded as UPC Ireland. Since 2011 the channel has broadcast footballing action from South America. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Other pundits such as Kevin Kilbane, Michael O'Neill and Brian Kerr are used for Europa League and when pundits are unavailable. Viaplay Sports broadcasts all 38 weeks of racing from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.