Motor Sport: Eir Sport show Nascar, Indycar, MotoGp and World Rally Championships. Viaplay Sports and Premier Sports are a group of pay television sports channels owned by Viaplay Group and SSBL Limited. Search the Irish TV Listings Guide by time or by TV channel and find your favourite shows. [17], From its infancy TV3 aired a live sporting programme called Sports Tonight (19982009) hosted by Trevor Welsh. [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. 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. The lead commentator is Des Curran, Clive Tyldesley or Will Downing with Gary Breen or Brian Kerr the co-commentators. Their current deal with Premiership Rugby in England runs until 2021 and allows them to cover up to 80 matches. You can also stream and watch BT Network. The National Football League Channel on Sky Sports Network. At its launch TV3 secured rights to number of Republic of Ireland exhibition matches. Channel due to be moved to another EPG number. Virgin TV prides itself as the only cable tv to provide both BT Sport and Sky Sports together. There are three digital TV providers that offer sports packages in Ireland: All three let you add sports channels to their digital TV packages, but only Sky offer standalone TV deals. All SD and timeshift channels are in 16:9 SDTV. Other: BT sports also shows MLB baseball, boxing and 52 ATP Tour tennis events. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". - May 23, 2022 RT, Virgin Media and Premier Sports will each broadcast all six Republic of Ireland UEFA Nations League games in 2022. Past programming includes the long-running Sports Tonight. Racing: Virgin Media Sport show the Cheltenham Festival, the Epsom Derby and Aintree Grand National as well as other meetings. Included in Sky's Sports Extra package, pricing of which is detailed above under BT Sport. [10][11] However, the channel is sold independently by Premier Sports, rather than through Sky. [15] TV3 shocked RTE Sport in November 2015 by winning the rights to broadcast all matches in the 6 Nations from 20182021 with RTE covering the tournament in 20162017.[16]. These broadcast rights are available through their partners including Sky Sports, BT Sports, Premier Sports, Eurosport, etc. To celebrate the arrival of Premier Sports, Virgin TV customers will have free access throughout the Rugby League World Cup. The availability of channels varies depending on the package chosen. Weekend coverage will move from Saturday evenings to Saturday lunchtime. Every men's Major, women's Major, European Tour event, PGA Tour event and the Ryder Cup are shown on Sky. . Coverage was presented by Matt Cooper or Tommy Martin alongside Keith Wood, Matt Williams, Peter Stringer, Shane Jennings, Neil Back, Murray Kinsella with commentary by 2 commentary teams the first being Conor McNamara, Stuart Barnes and Liam Toland and the second being Dave McIntyre and Hugo McNeill. This is a professional 24/7 Cricket based Channel on the Sky Sports Network covering major and minor tournaments across the world. If youre a fan of a specific sport, always check whats on offer, below is a brief overview: This often comes down to the channels you want, but also consider the TV package as a whole. AMC Networks International Channel Ltd/BT Group plc, Media Globe Networks/NBC News International, Digital Set Top Box Test via the red button, Channel due to be launched or temporarily launched on the EPG, Channel due to be removed or temporarily removed from the EPG, Channel due to be renamed or temporarily renamed on the EPG, Channel is currently using a temporary name that is due to revert to its previous name. The channel has built up a loyal following of Rugby League fans over the last three years and we are thrilled to finally be able to offer this and much more to Virgin Media customers. [60], In November 2011, Premier Sports agreed to broadcast five nights of free-to-air coverage from the Greyhound Premier League, up to grand finals night in February 2012. [43], In October, the channel agreed a two-year deal with the Rugby Football League for coverage of matches from the RFL Championship and the Challenge Cup. The full line-up of Sports in super sharp HD: Red devils fan? Viaplay Sports and Premier Sports are a group of pay television sports channels owned by Viaplay Group and SSBL Limited. England v Scotland 4.40pm - 6.25pm. Premier Sports is available on channel 551 and will also be added to Virgin TV Anywhere, the award-winning2entertainment service for mobiles, tablets and online, following the channel launch meaning Virgin TV subscribers will be able to follow their team when theyre out and about, at no extra cost. Any time. [42] The channel also covered live coverage of the 2017 event. For an extra 13 quid, you'll get. Premier Sports also aired thirty matches from the Copa Sudamericana (until 2016), seventy-four matches from the Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A and Campeonato Paulista as well as seventy-six matches from the Argentine Primera Divisin. La Liga TV is now available on Sky and Virgin Media for free for its first fortnight. When youre comparing TV deals, think about the: This depends on what sports channels you want and what youre prepared to pay. Sky Sports, BT Sport and Premier Sports subscriptions are not available on pre-Horizon/multiroom set-top boxes. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Premier Sports is the home for the Scottish Cup, LaLiga, the United Rugby Championships, NASCAR, NHL and so much more including Coppa Italia, the German Cup, plus World Cup Qualifiers featuring Brazil and Argentina. The station was set to be re-branded on Nov 1 but Premier Sports 1 will still . Channel is a simulcast of the HD or SD channel but broadcast 1 hour later. 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. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile, 2020 Virgin Media. Extreme E Preview Show 7.20pm - 8.10pm. "Premier Sports" redirects here. D01 C9W8, Pega authentication failed. Virgin Media TV is a Telecommunications company offering cable tv services as well as other IT-related services covering the UK and Ireland. New logos were adopted for both Premier Sports and its sister channel FreeSports. The Republic of Ireland's campaign begins away against Armenia on 4 June, and the team will then host Ukraine in the Aviva Stadium on 8 June. With the power of Sky Sports, you have the full to follow premium live events, Premier League matchday. Viaplay Sports has shared rights to the United Rugby Championship in the UK and exclusive live rights to 53 Premier League games on Premier sports in the Republic of Ireland . Premier Sports also broadcasts a selection of friendly matches during the football season, e.g. BT Sport Ultimate is the home of all things Sports. Sky Sports Box Office is not available on pre-Horizon/multiroom set-top boxes. Join us now! Can you get Sky Sports on Virgin TV? And you can get all this top-notch sporting action beamed directly into your home at the touch of a button. Also, new customers adding Sky Sports or existing Virgin Media customers currently on the Sky Sports bundle will also gain access to Sky Sports F1 for no additional cost. Our interactive TV service brings live programmes, thousands of hours of on-demand programming and the best apps and games in a set-top box, as well as on-the-go for tablets and smartphones. The following colour keys are used to denote which package a channel belongs to: Sky Cinema Kids' Books e On 28 November the channels split, with the Irish feeds reverting to full Premier Sports branding. Most sports channels offer a variety of live sports, but each has the rights to broadcast different events. Heres what each of the three providers offer: Occasionally major sporting events come up that are not included in standard sports packages, common pay per view events include: If you wish to view these pay-per-view events through your TV box, you will normally need to contact your TV provider to do so and will have to pay a once-off fee. Eir Sport also have the rights to all Pro14 games. This also includes Livestream. We are also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the UK and Ireland. It is also the only pace to watch German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 football. Soccer: Virgin Media Sport shows . 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. Actual broadcast times may vary. On 30 June 2010, the video bit rate was increased from 2.8Mbit/s to 4.2Mbit/s.[10]. TV3 broadcast the 2015 FA Cup Final, where Aston Villa (with Shay Given in goal) made their TV3 debut against Arsenal (whose Champions League games had often been shown previously). Paul Higgins, Vice President of Commercial, Virgin Media Ireland said: We have listened to our customers, and we know they enjoy premium live sport, so we are delighted to give them even more options by adding additional sports channels to our offering to ensure they dont miss any of the important moments. [4] TV3 lost these rights in 2014 to Sky Sports.[5]. [2] which includes in-vision sporting commentary and analysis by TV3 Sport presenters and crew. [3] In a one-off deal, Kimi Rikknen's Camping World Truck Series debut was broadcast live and free-to-view. 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. Commentary was provided by Conor McNamara. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Rugby: BT Sport is the official broadcast partner of the Champions and Challenge cups and broadcast up to 134 matches per season. The coverage was presented by Tommy Martin alongside Paul McShane and Brian Kerr with commentary by Dave McIntyre and Kevin Kilbane. It should not be confused with the broadband, phone and TV provider Virgin Media (Ireland). Virgin Media TV has the broadcast rights for the Premier League Football, EFL, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Champions League, Europa League, European Competitions, World Cup, etc. CNN, Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries are not available on pre-Horizon/multiroom set-top boxes. The Channel is also available to stream. Wednesday 3rd August 2022: Virgin Media is expanding its sports offering by adding Sports Extra to their line-up, which includes channels from BT Sport & Premier Sports. Plus, add Viaplay Sports (at an extra cost) to enjoy wall-to-wall sport from across the globe. Virgin TV Go offers loads of sport and Box Sets to try out. At its launch TV3 secured rights to number of Republic of Ireland exhibition matches. Additional subscription required for Sky Cinema SD channels. UEFA Nations League, UEFA European Championship, FIFA World Cup, Six Nations tournament. From September 2010, Premier Sports began to air a number of live boxing events,[47] featuring the likes of Lucian Bute, rik Morales, Shane Mosley and Felix Sturm. With the new soccer season kicking off soon, Irish fans now have a great option with 6 months half price for Sky Sports & Sports Extra so theyll never miss a game. 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. Additional subscription required for Sky Sports HD channels. The service is available on multiple platforms including iOS and Android. Another short-lived sports show was 2005's The Offside Show, which ran for 12 episodes. [29], Also in November 2018, Premier Sports netted the UK and Ireland rights to the Scottish League Cup, currently known as the Premier Sports Cup for sponsorship reasons, for the next five years and will exclusively broadcast between 12 and 16 live Betfred Cup (the Scottish League Cup) matches and highlights per season, starting with the 20202021 season.[30]. In July 2016 Premier Sports became one of the broadcasters of the revamped Scottish Challenge Cup, now sponsored by Irn-Bru sharing the rights with BBC Alba and S4C, but only held the rights for one season. Gaelic Games: Eir Sport broadcast live Allianz League hurling and football. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. [56] The thirty matches selected for broadcast included all five Conference National play-offs. 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. Additional subscription required for Sky Cinema HD channels. BT Sport ESPN is a professional sports channel that focuses primarily on the coverage of American sports content. The Conference would also earn 50% from all internet revenue associated with the deal and retain advertising rights allied to those adverts shown with their matches. This is a list of the channels currently available on the Virgin TV 360 service. Additional subscription required for Sky Cinema SD channels. On 30 April 2018, Premier Sports announced they had signed a landmark partnership with PRO14 Rugby to broadcast every game from the Guinness PRO14 live in high-definition across the UK and ROI for the next three years. The Premier League has obtained an ehnaced court order that allows it to compel Irish ISPs to block illegal streams of matches. Let us entertain you! 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. Virgin Media TV is a cable tv network that provides Cable Tv television services in United Kingdom, Ireland. Catch other top sports including Rugby, UFC, Cricket, etc. Channel due to be moved to another EPG number. BT Sport offers a wide range of premium sporting activities within and outside the UK. Virgin Media Ireland Limited, Macken House, 39/40 Mayor Street Upper, Dublin 1 - D01 C9W8 . Through Virgin Media Business we support entrepreneurs, businesses and the public sector, delivering the fastest widely available broadband speeds and tailor-made services. 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. There are currently two channels available to Saorsat viewers, three channels available to Saorview viewers, one-hundred-and-ten channels available to Sky Ireland viewers and sixty-two channels available to Virgin Media Ireland viewers on their respective EPGs.