TAP Sports (stylized as tap Sports) is a
Philippine
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
pay television network
A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...
of sports channels owned by
TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation
TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation (TAP DMV) is a Philippine Mass media, media and entertainment company which oversees the operations of its 24-hour linear television channels and a digital media, digital over-the-top media service. It is f ...
. It was launched on April 14, 2019, under two separate channels carried by
Sky Cable
Sky Cable (stylized as SKYcable) is a cable television service of Sky Cable Corporation in the Philippines. It covers areas across the country with both digital and analog cable services, and it has 700,000 subscribers, controlling 45% of th ...
, and was later relaunched the following year.
The TAP Sports network has four channels: the main channel itself, and the Premier Sports channels.
History
On April 14, 2019, TAP Sports was launched by TAP DMV on cable provider
Sky Cable
Sky Cable (stylized as SKYcable) is a cable television service of Sky Cable Corporation in the Philippines. It covers areas across the country with both digital and analog cable services, and it has 700,000 subscribers, controlling 45% of th ...
. 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).
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.
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.
Programming
List of sports broadcasting rights
Note: Some sporting rights are sublicensed from
DAZN
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and
FITE TV
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Owned by Flipps Media, Inc. and operated by its parent co ...
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Auto racing
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IndyCar Series
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FIA World Rallycross Championship
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(WRC)
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W Series
Badminton
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Badminton World Federation
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Basketball
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EuroLeague
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Asia Basket
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WNBA
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NAASCU
Boxing
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Golden Boy Promotions
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Hist ...
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Premier Boxing Champions
*''Superbouts''
Cycling
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Tour de Suisse
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Union Cycliste Internationale
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The UCI issues racing licenses to riders and enforces di ...
eSports
*Arena eSports
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ELEAGUE
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MPL Philippines
Football
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2022 FIFA World Cup
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ASEAN Championship
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Combat sports
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
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BKFC is the first promotion to hold an official st ...
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UFC
Multi sports
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Paralympic Games
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Volleyball
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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
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(FIVB)
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Shakey's Super League
The Shakey's Super League (SSL) is a women's volleyball league in the Philippines contested within the collegiate and high school levels. The league is organized by Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. (SPAVI) and the Athletic Events and Sports Man ...
Wrestling
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WWE
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WWE Raw
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WWE SmackDown
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WWE NXT
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*''Heroes of Lucha Libre''
*''Filipino Pro Wrestling''
Other sports
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EDGEsport
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EDGEsportstories
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NFL (select postseason games only)
Non-sports / sports reality programming
*''Action Sports World''
*''Badminton Unlimited''
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BattleBots
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*''Caffeine and Octane''
*''Drive''
*''FIBA Weekly''
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Jay Leno's Garage
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*''The Mike and Cole Show''
*''MotorClub''
*''OnPoint''
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Straight Up Steve Austin''
*''World's Strongest Man''
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Monster Jam
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Segments
* ''Ancient Feats''
* ''Peculiar Pursuits''
* ''Larong Lokal''
* ''Unfiltered with Enzo''
* ''Wild World of Sports''
Previous programming
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National Basketball League (Australia)
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B.League
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Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) is a men's regional professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 30 teams.
Founded in 2017 by eight-division boxing world champion and then-Senator Manny Pacquiao, the MPBL is ...
(MPBL)
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Enfusion
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Professional Fighters League
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*ONE Warrior Series Philippines
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Impact Wrestling
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Impact!''
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Impact Wrestling Pay-per-view events''
*WWE
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WWE NXT UK
''NXT UK'' was a professional wrestling television programme that was produced exclusively in the United Kingdom by the American promotion WWE. It aired on BT Sport and 5Action (previously known as Paramount Network). In the United States, the s ...
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WWE Main Event''
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WWE Bottom Line''
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WWE Afterburn''
**''This Week in WWE''
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Porsche Super Cup
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Chinese Basketball Association
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The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
*Sinag Liga Asya
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Sharks Billiards Association
References
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TAP Digital Media Ventures Corporation