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V Sport

{{short description|Brand of sports channels in the Nordic countries}}

{{About|the Nordic television channels|the soccer holding company|V Sports}}

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| launch_date = June 2020

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| owner = Viaplay Group

| country = Nordic

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| area = Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland

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| replaced = Viasat Sport
Viasport (Norway only)

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| sister_channels = V Film
V Series

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| website = http://www.tv1000.se/

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V Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic countries, owned by Viaplay Group. The brand has been introduced in June 2020, replacing the former brands Viasat Sport and Viasport (Norway only). Its main competitors are TV 2 Sport (Denmark), MTV Urheilu (Finland), TV 2 Sport (Norway), TV4 Sport (Sweden) and Eurosport.

ESportTV

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ESportTV is a Swedish television channel by V Sport.

Sports rights

=Association football=

;National leagues[http://www.viasport.no/fotball/nyheter/la-liga-serie-og-ligue-1-pa-viasat/ La Liga og Serie A på Viasat]

;National cups

;European competitions

=Other sports=

;American football

;Basketball

;Golf

;Ice hockey

;Motorsports

Channels

Viasat Sport was launched as a pan-Nordic channel in 1999. In January 2002, a dedicated Danish channel, Viasat Sport Denmark, launched and replaced the pan-Nordic version in Denmark.

1 February 2004, Viasat launched two new sport channels; Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3. The two existing channels were re-branded as Viasat Sport 1. During the autumn the two new channels were refocused, turning Viasat Sport 2 into a dedicated soccer channel and Viasat Sport 3 becoming a channel for motor and contact sports.

In April 2005, a "news channel" called Viasat Sport 24 was launched.

In the end of 2005, Viasat Sport 1 in Norway was replaced by SportN, a joint venture with government-owned public broadcaster NRK .

In January 2007, a dedicated golf channel, Viasat Golf, was launched replacing Viasat Sport 24.{{cite news| title=MTG EXTENDS AND ACQUIRES GOLF RIGHTS AND LAUNCHES DEDICATED GOLF CHANNEL| url=http://www.cisionwire.com/mtg/mtg-extends-and-acquires-golf-rights-and-launches-dedicated-golf-channel| publisher=Cision Wire| date=2006-12-20| access-date=2008-10-29}}

11 April 2007, Viasat Sport 1 in Denmark was replaced by TV 2 Sport,{{cite news| title=TV 2 Sport går i luften onsdag| url=http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-6642790.html| publisher=TV2.dk| date=2007-04-11| access-date=2008-10-29|language=da}} a joint venture with state-owned broadcaster TV 2.

In early 2008, Viasat launched their first high-definition sports channels: TV 2 Sport HD for Denmark and Viasat Sport HD för Norway and Sweden.

On October 17, 2008, the Viasat Sport channels went through a major overhaul which saw Viasat Sport 2 and 3 disappear in Sweden and Norway. They were replaced by Viasat Fotboll (in Sweden), Viasat Sport (in Norge) and Viasat Motor (both countries). The Swedish Viasat Sport 1 was renamed Viasat Sport. Viasat Sport HD continued to be available in both Norway and Sweden, and Viasat Golf was still available in all four Scandinavian countries.{{cite press release|url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=&action_id=5&news_id=173398|title=MTG: NEW SPORTS CHANNEL LINE-UP IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY|publisher=Modern Times Group|date=October 6, 2008|access-date=October 29, 2008|archive-date=August 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824104658/http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=&action_id=5&news_id=173398|url-status=dead}}

Viasat Sport 2 and 3 continued in Denmark, Finland and the Baltics until January 6, 2009. On January 7, 2009, Viasat Sport Baltic channel was launched in Baltic states. Viasat Golf also became available in the region. Finland and Denmark didn't receive any replacements for Viasat Sport 2 and 3.

The Baltic business was sold in 2017 to Providence Equity Partners,{{cite web|url=https://www.mtg.com/press-releases/mtg-sells-baltic-broadcasting-businesses/|title=MTG sells Baltic broadcasting businesses - MTG}} and Viasat Sport Baltic has been renamed to TVPlay Sports (currently TV3 Sport). In 2018 the Nordic TV business of Modern Times Group was split off into Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT).

=Denmark=

Channel lineup:

=Finland=

Channel lineup:{{cite web| title=Viasat sport| url=http://www.viasat.fi/urheilu/| publisher=Viasat.fi| access-date=2009-04-24|language=fi}}

  • V Sport 1 Suomi
  • V Sport 2 Suomi
  • V Sport + Suomi
  • V Sport 1
  • V Sport Football
  • V Sport Golf
  • V Sport Vinter
  • V Sport Premium
  • V Sport Live
  • V Sport Ultra HD

=Norway=

{{main|V Sport (Norway)}}

New channel lineup as of 15 September 2008:{{cite news| title=Nye sportskanaler – den beste sporten i ny drakt| url=http://www.viasat.no/Produkter/Sport.html| publisher=Viasat.no| access-date=2009-09-04| language=no| archive-date=2009-05-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501161334/http://www.viasat.no/Produkter/Sport.html| url-status=dead}}

=Sweden=

{{main|V Sport (Sweden)}}

New channel lineup as of 16 September 2009:{{cite web| title=Viasat Sport – en kanal för varje passion| url=http://www.viasat.se/node/34 | publisher=Viasat.se| access-date=2009-09-04|language=sv}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.viasatsport.no/ Viasat Sport Norway]
  • [http://www.viasatsport.se/ Viasat Sport Sweden]

{{Modern Times Group}}

Category:Mass media companies of Sweden

Category:Modern Times Group

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2004

Category:V Sport