Country | Portugal |
---|---|
Programming | |
Picture format | Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Resolution: 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Olivedesportos (25%) Altice Portugal (25%) NOS (25%) Vodafone Portugal (25%)[1] |
History | |
Launched | 3 September 1998 |
Links | |
Website | sporttv.pt |
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.