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![OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE | OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE; 29 MARCH – SCREENSPORT LAUNCHES.[1] IT IS THE UK’S FIRST SPORTS TELEVISION CHANNEL, BROADCAST ON A PAN-EUROPEAN BASIS. INITIALLY ALL COVERAGE IS PRE-RECORDED; 31 AUGUST – SCREENSPORT SHOWS ITS FIRST LIVE EVENT - GREYHOUND RACING; 17 SEPTEMBER – SCREENSPORT BROADCASTS THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER CUP, A COMPETITION DESIGNED TO COMPENSATE CLUBS BANNED FROM EUROPEAN COMPETITION FOLLOWING THE HEYSEL STADIUM DISASTER AND AT AROUND THE SAME TIME THE CHANNEL STARTS BROADCASTING THE FREIGHT ROVER TROPHY, AN ENGLISH FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FOR LEVEL 3 AND 4 CLUBS; 30 SEPTEMBER – SCREENSPORT BROADCASTS THE FINAL OF WHAT WAS TO BE THE ONLY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPER CUP; JULY – SCREENSPORT SIGNS A DEAL WITH THAMES TELEVISION, WHO WERE THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S AGENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, TO TRANSMIT 34 RECORDED MATCHES VIA CABLE AND SATELLITE.[2] THAMES PRODUCED ITS PROGRAMME, CALLED THE BIG LEAGUE SOCCER.[3] THIS RESULTED IN SCREENSPORT BEING THE ONLY PLACE WHERE VIEWERS COULD GET EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LEAGUE DURING THE 1987/88 SEASON; 5 SEPTEMBER – S4C LAUNCHES A SPORTS PROGRAMME CALLED SGORIO.[4] THE PROGRAMME IS SET UP TO PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL, INCLUDING HIGHLIGHTS OF GAMES FROM LA LIGA AND SERIE A, ALTHOUGH OTHER SPORTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAMME. 7 DECEMBER – ESPN INCREASES ITS STAKE IN SCREENSPORT FROM 3.5% TO 25.5% AFTER PURCHASING SHARES FROM WHSMITH FOR £4.4 MILLION.[5] BY THEN, SCREENSPORT HAD INCREASED ITS SPORTS CONTENT, ALLOWING THE CHANNEL TO BROADCAST FOR 18.5 HOURS EACH DAY. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES ICE HOCKEY, SKIING, GOLF, TENNIS, AND YACHTING. 5 FEBRUARY – SKY TELEVISION LAUNCHES AT 6 PM AND AMONG THE NEW CHANNELS IS A PAN-EUROPEAN SPORTS CHANNEL, EUROSPORT WHICH SKY CO-FOUNDS WITH THE EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION. THE CHANNEL’S FIRST NIGHT IS DOMINATED BY WINTER SPORTS, WHICH EUROSPORT HAS BROADCAST LIVE AND IN DEPTH EVER SINCE; FEBRUARY – SCREENSPORT BEGINS BROADCASTING ON THE ASTRA 1A SATELLITE, THEREBY MASSIVELY EXTENDING ITS REACH ACROSS THE UK; 25 MARCH – BSB LAUNCHES AND AMONG THE CHANNEL LINE-UP IS A SPORTS CHANNEL CALLED THE SPORTS CHANNEL. 20 APRIL – FOLLOWING THE MERGER BETWEEN SKY TV AND BSB, BSB’S SPORT CHANNEL CLOSES AND IS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY BY SKY SPORTS. 1 MARCH – SCREENSPORT CLOSES FOLLOWING ITS MERGER WITH EUROSPORT IN THE HOPE THAT ONE WOULD BECOME FINANCIALLY PROFITABLE; 22 MAY – EUROSPORT BRIEFLY CLOSES AFTER THE COMPETING SCREENSPORT CHANNEL HAD FILED A COMPLAINT TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OVER ITS CORPORATE STRUCTURE.[7] TF1 GROUP SUBSEQUENTLY STEPS IN AND REPLACES BSKYB AS EUROSPORT'S JOINT OWNERS. A DEAL WITH CHRYSALIS SPORT[9] SEES CABLE STATION WIRE TV MAKE A PUSH INTO SPORTS BROADCASTING AND WIRE LAUNCHES AN EVENING SPORTS PROGRAMMING BLOCK CALLED SPORTSWIRE. SPORT SHOWN INCLUDES VAUXHALL CONFERENCE FOOTBALL, BDO DARTS AND LENNOX LEWIS'S WBC TITLE FIGHTS; 17 JUNE–17 JULY – EUROSPORT IS THE ONLY CHANNEL WHICH PROVIDES FULL COVERAGE OF THE GROUP STAGES OF THE 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP DUE TO THE BBC AND ITV OPTING TO SHOW ONLY SELECTED GAMES IN FULL FROM THE GROUP STAGES. THE THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF IS ALSO ONLY SHOWN LIVE ON EUROSPORT. JANUARY – EUROSPORT REPLACES SKY SPORTS AS THE BROADCASTER OF TENNIS' AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND HAS BROADCAST THE EVENT LIVE AND IN FULL EVER SINCE. JUNE – TCI (OWNERS OF TELEWEST) AND NYNEX DO A DEAL WITH BSKYB WHICH INCLUDES A CLAUSE THAT THE CABLE OPERATORS DO NOT LAUNCH ANY RIVAL CHANNELS TO THOSE ALREADY OPERATED BY SKY. THIS CAUSES THE COLLAPSE OF SPORTSWIRE, DAYS BEFORE ITS LAUNCH AS A FULL TIME CHANNEL | image tagged in mr incredible becoming canny extended | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/6plz87.jpg)
![OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE PART 2 | OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE PART 2; 7–28 OCTOBER – L!VE TV BROADCASTS MANY OF THE MATCHES FROM THE 1995 RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP. IT SHOWS MANY OF THEM EXCLUSIVELY AS THE MAIN BROADCASTER, BBC SPORT, ONLY SHOWS FOUR MATCHES LIVE FROM THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT ALTHOUGH WALES' THREE MATCHES ARE SHOWN ON S4C; VE TV ALSO SHOWS COVERAGE OF THAT YEAR'S WORLD MASTERS DARTS TOURNAMENT - ITS PREDECESSOR WIRE TV HAD SHOWN THE EVENT FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. HOWEVER, L!VE WOULD ONLY SHOW THE EVENT ONCE AS FROM THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE EVENT MOVED TO EUROSPORT WHERE IT STAYED UNTIL 2000; THE RACING CHANNEL LAUNCHES, THEREBY BECOMING THE UK'S FIRST CHANNEL DEVOTED TO A SINGLE SPORT; 13 OCTOBER – FORMULA ONE COVERAGE ON EUROSPORT ENDS. IT HAD SHOWN FULL RACE WEEKEND COVERAGE OF THE EVENT SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CHANNEL AND HAD BEEN THE ONLY PLACE TO SEE THE PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING SESSIONS AS THE BBC HAD ONLY SHOWN THE ACTUAL RACE PRIOR TO THE 1996 FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. A WELSH-LANGUAGE RUGBY UNION PROGRAMME CLWB RYGBI LAUNCHES ON S4C. IT IS PRODUCED BY BBC SPORT. 10 SEPTEMBER – MUTV LAUNCHES, BECOMING THE FIRST FOOTBALL CLUB CHANNEL TO START BROADCASTING IN THE UK.[10]; 1 MAY – EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL LAUNCHES; SEPTEMBER – CHAMPIONS ON 28 AND CHAMPIONS ON 99 LAUNCH TO PROVIDE LIVE AND RECORDED COVERAGE OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. THE CHANNELS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE TO ONDIGITAL CUSTOMERS; BRITISH EUROSPORT LAUNCHES. THE CHANGE SEES THE INTRODUCTION OF LIVE STUDIO PRESENTATION OF MAJOR EVENTS; SEPTEMBER – ONSPORT LAUNCHES. IT REPLACES CHAMPIONS ON 28 AND CHAMPIONS ON 99, WHICH HAD REFLECTED THE CHANNEL NUMBERS THESE WERE BROADCAST ON. THESE CHANNELS WERE RE-BRANDED RESPECTIVELY AS ONSPORT 1 AND ONSPORT 2, AFTER ONDIGITAL HAD PURCHASED RIGHTS TO THE ATP MASTERS SERIES TENNIS. WHILST ONSPORT 1 BROADCAST 24 HOURS A DAY, ONSPORT 2 TIMESHARED WITH CARLTON CINEMA AND WAS ONLY ON AIR TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF AN ALTERNATE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH. MARCH – MOTORSPORTS CHANNEL MOTORS TV LAUNCHES IN THE UK. 11 AUGUST – ONSPORT CLOSES FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF THE ITV SPORT CHANNEL; 1 MARCH – F1 DIGITAL+ LAUNCHES. IT OFFERS ENHANCED MULTI-SCREEN COVERAGE OF FORMULA ONE ON A PAY-PER-VIEW BASIS. 1 MAY – AT THE RACES LAUNCHES; 13 AUGUST – CHELSEA TV LAUNCHES; 5 DECEMBER – NASN LAUNCHES TO SHOW LIVE AND RECORDED COVERAGE OF NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS. 12 DECEMBER – AFTER JUST ONE SEASON, F1 DIGITAL+ CLOSES | image tagged in mr incredible becoming canny extended | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/6pm09f.jpg)
![OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE PART 3 | OTHER CHANNELS TIMELINE PART 3; JANUARY –
EUROSPORT TAKES OVER AS BROADCASTER OF SERIE A, OPTING TO SHOW A MATCH AT PEAK-TIME WHEREAS CHANNEL 4 HAD SHOWN ITS LIVE COVERAGE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE RACING CHANNEL CLOSES. IT HAD BEEN ON AIR SINCE 1995.[15]
EUROSPORT BROADCASTS SNOOKER FOR THE FIRST TIME.[16] THE CHANNEL GOES ON TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE SPORT BOTH IN THE UK AND ACROSS EUROPE. 15 MARCH – THE WRESTLING CHANNEL LAUNCHES. IT HAD BEEN ON AIR FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS AS A PROGRAMMING BLOCK ON FRIENDLY TV. 29 MARCH – AT THE RACES CLOSES DOWN DUE TO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS; 29 MAY – RACING UK LAUNCHES; 11 JUNE – AT THE RACES RELAUNCHES AS A STAND-ALONE VENTURE[19] WITHOUT CHANNEL FOUR. 26 JULY – CELTIC TV AND RANGERS TV LAUNCH; AUGUST – IRISH SPORTS BROADCASTER SETANTA SPORTS TAKES OVER FROM THE BBC AS THE UK RIGHTS HOLDER OF THE SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE.[20]; 10 JANUARY – EUROSPORT LAUNCHES A SECOND CHANNEL, EUROSPORT 2. SEPTEMBER – BRAVO AND SETANTA SPORTS TAKE OVER COVERAGE OF SERIE A UNDER A JOINT AGREEMENT FROM 2005 TO THE END OF THE 2006–07 SEASON.[21]; 7 OCTOBER – UKTV ANNOUNCES THAT IT WILL BEGIN SHOWING SPORT,[22] AND 2006 SEES UKTV G2 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RBS SIX NATIONS RUGBY UNION CHAMPIONSHIP, EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2006 FIFA WORLD CUP AS A SUB-LICENSING OF THE BBC'S RIGHTS TO THE TOURNAMENT, AND BASKETBALL, INCLUDING THE QUARTER-FINALS OF EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL[23] AND THE 2006 FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.[24]; 8 MARCH – RACING TV LAUNCHES AN INTERNATIONAL RACING CHANNEL RACING WORLD. CONSEQUENTLY, RACING TV CONCENTRATES ON UK HORSE RACING; 13 MARCH –
NASN BUYS THE RIGHTS TO SHOW TEN LIVE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES A WEEK.[26]
THE UK’S FIRST CLASSIC SPORTS CHANNEL ESPN CLASSIC LAUNCHES. 17–18 JUNE – MOTORS TV BROADCASTS THE LE MANS 24 HOURS RACE IN ITS ENTIRETY. IT ALSO SHOWS THE 2007 RACE; 25 AUGUST – SETANTA SPORTS BRINGS REGULAR NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL TO TELEVISION WHEN IT ACQUIRES THE RIGHTS TO THE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE. THE DEAL ALSO SEES THE CONFERENCE CUP RENAMED THE SETANTA CUP; 4 DECEMBER – THE WRESTLING CHANNEL RELAUNCHES AS TWC FIGHT! 23 DECEMBER – BRAVO DECIDES TO DROP ITS COVERAGE OF SERIE A DUE TO POOR VIEWING FIGURES. THE LEAGUE DOES CONTINUE TO BE SHOWN BY SETANTA SPORTS; 10–12 MARCH – ESPN SHOWS THE FIRST EVER WINTER X GAMES EUROPE | image tagged in mr incredible becoming canny extended | made w/ Imgflip meme maker](http://i.imgflip.com/6pm1xi.jpg)
