PremPlus
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| PremPlus | |
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| Launched | Summer 2001 |
| Closed | Ceasing transmission in Summer 2007 |
| Owned by | BSkyB |
| Audience share | 0.1% (November '06, [1]) |
| Formerly called | Sky Premiership Plus (until 1st July, 2001) |
| Website | www.skysports.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 480 and 483 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 501 |
| NTL Ireland | Channel 501 |
PremPlus or Premiership Plus is Sky Sports' first and only pay-per-view channel, which is dedicated to airing live and interactive Premiership football from the Premier League. The main presenter on PremPlus is Marcus Buckland with former Arsenal manager George Graham, providing punditry. As of this season, Sky Sports will show 88 live Premiership matches.
[edit] History
Prem Plus was launched on 18th August 2001, showing 40 pay-per-view matches from the English Premier League. The name Premiership Plus had ran throughout the 01/02, 02/03 & 03/04 seasons before being shortened to Prem Plus for the beginning of the 2004/2005 season. It remains Prem Plus to this day. Also from the start of 04/05 Prem Plus showed 50 live PPV matches, an increase of 10 compared to previous seasons.
PremPlus will cease to exist as from the last match of the 2006/2007 season, due to the new Premier League television rights deal. After a successful 6 seasons on air for the pay-per-view sports channel, it will come to an end having broadcast 270 matches live and exclusive from the English Premier League.
