Go3 Sport is a group of sports television channels available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched 7 January 2009 as Viasat Sport Baltic. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[1]

Go3 Sport
Broadcast areaEstonia
Latvia
Lithuania
HeadquartersEstonia
Programming
Language(s)Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian
Picture format16:9 (1080i HDTV)
History
Launched7 January 2009
ReplacedViasat Sport Baltic (2009–2018)
TVPlay Sports (2018–2019)
TV3 Sport (2019–2023)

On 10 August 2018, the Viasat Sport Baltic channel changed its name to TVPlay Sports.[2] A second channel, TVPlay Sports+, was launched in October.

On 1 December 2019, the channels TVPlay Sports changed their name to TV3 Sport and TVPlay Sports+ to TV3 Sport 2. In January 2021, TV3 Group started broadcasting a new channel, TV3 Sport Open, expanding the group's range of sports programs.[3]

On 8 August 2023, TV3 Sport was rebranded as Go3 Sport.

As with other channels of the All Media Baltics group in the Baltic states, it switched to HD broadcasting on 26 July 2018.[4]

The content is divided between four channels: Go3 Sport 1, Go3 Sport 2, Go3 Sport 3 and Go3 Sport Open. The fifth channel, Go3 Sport 4 (back then known as TV3 Sport 4), was closed in April 2021 due to reductions in live transmissions. However, the channel is still available on the Go3 streaming platform, in case of extra live transmissions.

Sports rights

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Football:   UEFA Nations League (excluding games involving Latvia[5]),   Premier League,   Bundesliga,   La Liga,   Serie A,   Ligue 1,   Eredivisie,   Scottish Premiership,   Belgian Pro League,   DFB Pokal,   Copa del Rey

Basketball:   NBA,   WNBA,   Liga ACB,   Euroleague,   Eurocup,   Basketball Champions League

Hockey:   National League,   NHL

Motorsport:   Formula One,   Moto GP,   World Rally Championship,   European Rally Championship,   Formula E,   Speedway World Championship,   MXGP

Tennis:   ATP,   WTA

Boxing:   UFC,   BOXXER,   Top Rank,   King of Kings,   GLORY

Athletics:   Diamond League

Logos

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References

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  1. ^ "MTG to launch new Baltic sports channel" (Press release). Modern Times Group. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Kanāls "Viasat Sport Baltic" maina nosaukumu uz "TVPlay Sports"". www.sportacentrs.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ ""TV3 Group" jauns kanāls - "TV3 Sport Open"". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "All Media Baltics media group's TV channels in Latvia now available in HD". TV3 Group. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Futbols atgriežas: Latvijas Televīzija iegūst tiesības pārraidīt valstsvienības spēles". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.