The UAAP Varsity Channel is a Philippine collegiate sports channel owned by

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in partnership with

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. It is the official broadcast channel of the said athletic league which airs different sporting events.

History

On October 23, 2020, Cignal TV formally signed a broadcast agreement with the

(UAAP) for the coverage rights of every UAAP varsity sporting events until 2026 on TV5 and One Sports, in addition to a new dedicated channel on the Cignal service. On September 8, 2021, Cignal TV formally launched the UAAP Varsity Channel at 4:00pm (Philippine Time) with an archive footage of the 65th season's men's basketball finals, played in 2003 between longtime rivals

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and

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. On May 4, 2022, UAAP Varsity Channel was made available through

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for international viewers.

Programming and features

The UAAP Varsity Channel covers selected niche collegiate sporting events (

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) in addition to its primary events (

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, cheerdance competition and

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). Aside from live coverage, the channel also airs its own original supplementary programming as well as archived games under the ''UAAP Classics'' banner.

References

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History

Programming and features

See also

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