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Line 5: \| logo = Itv sport channel logo2.png \| logo_size = 150px \| launch_date = {{start date and age\|11 August 2001}} \| closed_date = {{end date and age\|11 May 2002}} \| owner = [[Carlton Communications]] (50%) <br /> [[Granada plc]] (50%) Line 24: ==History== ===Champions Channel/ONsport=== The ITV Sport Channel can trace its foundations back to 1999 when the then named ONdigital service acquired exclusive rights to screen every match from the UEFA Champions League, to supplement ITV's existing coverage of the competition. Two channels to show the matches were set up, entitled '''Champions on 28''' and '''Champions on 99''', reflecting the channel numbers these were broadcast on. Prior to the 2000-01 season, 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 (TV channel)\|Carlton Cinema]], airing on Tuesday evenings to allow for a second Champions League match to be shown. In June 2000, ONdigital successfully outbid BSkyB for the rights to show live matches from The Football League and the League Cup, for a massive £315m over three seasons, at least five times more than any broadcaster had previously bid for it. The launch of the ITV Sport Channel was announced in April 2001 and both ONsport 1 and ONsport 2 were closed down prior to its launch and the subsequent renaming of the ONdigital service to ITV Digital. Line 41: ==Programming== Throughout its time on air, football was the mainstay of the channel. In addition to live Football League coverage, the channel showed Saturday night primetime highlights from all three divisions. The [[UEFA Champions League]] coverage previously shown on ONsport moved to ITV Sport Channel to help to fill out the channel's schedule. ~~As well as football~~However, other sports ~~were~~did receive ~~also~~some ~~covered~~coverage, including [[ATP Masters Series]] tennis, snooker,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/09/newsstory.sport\|title=Billion-pound battle of the box - ITV sports channel takes on Sky in contest for armchair fans\|last=Teather\|first=David\|date=9 August 2001\|work=The Guardian}}</ref> British [[basketball]] and boxing from the United States. The channel also acquired secondary rights to European Cup [[rugby union]]. ==Successor== ~~Eventually, in~~In 2017, ITV would launch a similar channel by the name [[ITV Box Office]], showing [[pay-per-view]] boxing and wrestling events; that service also shut down shortly after in 2020. ==References== Line 56: [[Category:Defunct television channels in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Sports television channels in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:ITV ~~(TV~~television ~~network)~~channels]] [[Category:ITV Sport]]