BoxNation
| BoxNation | |
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New logo introduced in 2014
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| Launched | 14 July 2011 |
| Owned by | Boxing Channel Media |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 16:9), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | The new home of Boxing |
| Country | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 437 Channel 490 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 546 |
| IPTV | |
| TalkTalk Plus TV | Channel 415 |
| BT | Channel 415 Channel 439 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| LiveSport.tv | BoxNation at LiveSport |
BoxNation is a 24-hour dedicated boxing Pay television channel, operated by Boxing Channel Media and promoter Frank Warren, available in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It currently costs £12 (€15) per box a month to access the channel with an additional £8 (€10) registration fee added to the first payment for Sky subscribers. Virgin Media subscribers pay £11 a month to access the channel with no registration fee. Alternatively customers can pay to watch one off events.
BoxNation was launched as a free-to-air service on the Sky platform on channel 456, moving to 437 in July 2012. The channel soft launched on 14 July 2011, airing two hours of classic fights per day from Frank Warren Promotions. The channel fully launched on 30 September 2011, broadcasting live fights, magazine programmes and footage of classic fights from boxing legends including Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson.
The channel screened its first live fight on 30 September 2011 as Liam Walsh stopped Paul Appleby in the tenth round at York Hall in Bethnal Green.
BoxNation was later launched on the Virgin Media platform on channel 546 on 1 December 2011. It also became a monthly subscription channel on this day.
In 2012 BoxNation launched an iOS app for iPhone and iPad users as well as launching an online service via LiveSport.tv, In 2013 BoxNation made the app available to Android phone users. App users are charged £9.99 a month to view the full BoxNation coverage regardless if they are already subscribed via Sky or Virgin Media.
In January 2013, The Independent reported that BT was likely to acquire the channel and incorporate its content into their planned sports channels. Simon Green, the head of BT Sport, was a former Chief Executive at BoxNation and remains a non-executive director at the station.
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