One Sports was originally known as
5 Plus, a dedicated sports channel which had launched on January 13, 2019, replacing the news channel
AksyonTV. On March 8, 2020, One Sports was launched as a free-to-air television channel by Cignal TV (which owns
the said brand on its own cable channel) and TV5, with
TV5 Network's sports division adopted the same branding coinciding with the start of the
2020 PBA season. From March 30 to June 14, 2020, the terrestrial network temporarily suspended its broadcast due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and the enforcement of the
enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Following the closure of
ABS-CBN Sports after 70 congressmen denied
ABS-CBN Corporation's
new franchise, One Sports replaced certain programming such as the
NFL, the
NCAA (US) and
Philippine Super Liga with some sports whose rights were previously held by
ABS-CBN Sports, such as the
NBA,
ONE Championship,
UAAP and
Premier Volleyball League.
Transition to high-definition (2024) On January 22, 2024, One Sports began broadcasting in the
anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio. This change allowed for a widescreen presentation, intended for viewers with compatible widescreen televisions. Around two months later, on March 14,
Cignal TV announced that the channel, along with its sister channel
RPTV, would be available in
high-definition; the HD channel feed was launched the following day. ==Programming==