Premier Sports Asia is a pay television sports channel operating in the Asia Pacific region owned by Premier Media Broadcasting. It primarily airs the sport of rugby union.
History The channel, a sister channel of Irish-based Premier Sports, was launched on 22 October 2020 as an over-the-top (OTT) streaming channel for Asia. At its launch, the channel takes over the rights of Six Nations Championship and Autumn Nations Cup from Rugby Pass TV. Premier Sports Asia completed the takeover of all Rugby Pass customers on 31 July 2021.
Availability As of 29 December 2021, Premier Sports Asia is available as OTT subscription channels (branded as Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2 and Premier Sports 3) in over 16 Asian countries (Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam). The channel is also available as a traditional linear channel (branded as Premier Sports) in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, replacing the Rugby Pass TV channel in late 2021.
Coverage
Rugby union
International tests Autumn Nations Cup 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa Autumn rugby union internationals Mid-year rugby union internationals Guinness Men's 6 Nations Championship (from 2020) The Rugby Championship (from 2021) Smartech Super Rugby Pacific presented by DHL Gallagher PREM Rugby United Rugby Championship Bunnings NPC
Rugby league
Betfred Super League NRL Telstra Premiership Ampol State of Origin
Australian Rules football
AFL Toyota Premiership
See also Setanta Sports Asia Premier Sports
References
External links Premier Sports Asia