Premier Sports Player

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Premier Sports Player history, coverage, features

Premier Player is the official 24/7 online streaming service for Premier Sports TV channels. Premier Player is available in the United Kingdom and live streams content from Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2, in addition to providing catch-up and on-demand video services.

SKY subscribers in the UK are granted access to Premier Player through their card number, which lets them enjoy all of the platform’s content for free. Virgin Media subscribers, on the other hand, are not included in this offer and are therefore recommended to stream Premier Sports’ programs via the Virgin TV Anywhere service.

Premier Player streams are playable in high definition on PC and Mac on all major browsers, though Google Chrome and Firefox are recommended to guarantee a seamless audio and video experience. On Mac, minimum system requirements include 512MB of RAM and 128MB of graphics memory. Windows users can do with the same amount of graphics memory, but they are required to have at least 1GB of RAM.

Streaming is also possible on mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad and Android through dedicated apps available on the App Store and Play Store. In addition to watching Premier Player on PC, tablets and smartphones, subscribers may also cast the streams to their smart TVs, Fire TV, Apple TV and Chromecast.

Premier Player’s streams are available in 540p, 720p and 1080p quality. To avoid buffering, viewers are advised to connect to an internet connection with a speed of at least 10Mbps. Restrictions on the number of devices that can access Premier Player under a single account apply.

Since its launch in 2013, Premier Player has streamed live matches from major football competitions, including the Copa America and top European leagues, in addition to countless club friendlies. It also airs live events from many other sports, including motorsports and rugby. Owned by Premier Media Broadcasting Ltd., Premier Player inherits broadcast rights from the primary television channels, Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2.

In July 2022, Viaplay Group acquired Premier Sports, which led to the renaming of Premier Sports channels to Viaplay Sports later that November. Despite this rebranding, November 2023 saw Premier Sports executing a successful buyout, culminating in a reversion to its Premier Sports branding in April 2024. During this period, the network maintained possession of broadcasting rights for key sports events, among them UEFA Euro qualifiers, NHL, Nascar, the Scottish Cup, Spanish LaLiga, and the URC.