diff --git a/apps/master-api/package.json b/apps/master-api/package.json
index ce6b678..d30008b 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/package.json
+++ b/apps/master-api/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "dev": "tsx watch src/app.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/app.js",
-    "test": "tsx src/metadata/filename-parser.test.ts && tsx src/metadata/title-locale.test.ts && tsx src/google-play/service.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/iptv-categories.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts",
+    "test": "tsx src/metadata/filename-parser.test.ts && tsx src/metadata/title-locale.test.ts && tsx src/google-play/service.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/iptv-categories.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.test.ts && tsx src/viewer/espn-watch-art.test.ts",
     "db:generate": "prisma generate",
     "db:migrate": "prisma migrate deploy",
     "db:migrate:dev": "prisma migrate dev",
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.test.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a50841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import {
+  isEspnRelated,
+  needsEspnArtEnrichment,
+  normalizeEspnArtUrl,
+  normalizeEspnChannel,
+  parseEspnChannelHint,
+  pickBestEspnMatch,
+  type EspnWatchEvent,
+} from "./espn-watch-art";
+
+function assert(cond: unknown, msg: string) {
+  if (!cond) throw new Error(msg);
+}
+
+assert(isEspnRelated({ provider: "espn" }), "provider espn");
+assert(isEspnRelated({ provider: "odido", name: "ESPN4: NFL Blitz", channel: "ESPN4" }), "odido espn");
+assert(!isEspnRelated({ provider: "ziggosport", name: "GT World", channel: "Ziggo Sport 1" }), "not ziggo");
+
+assert(
+  needsEspnArtEnrichment({
+    provider: "odido",
+    channel: "ESPN",
+    name: "ESPN: Dit was het Weekend",
+    imageLandscape: null,
+    images: [],
+  }),
+  "needs empty"
+);
+
+assert(parseEspnChannelHint("ESPN2 • Eurojackpot Vrouwen Eredivisie") === "ESPN2", "hint espn2");
+assert(normalizeEspnChannel("ESPN4") === "ESPN4", "ch espn4");
+assert(normalizeEspnChannel("ESPN") === "ESPN", "ch espn");
+
+const art = normalizeEspnArtUrl(
+  "https://artwork.api.espn.com/artwork/collections/airings/abc/default?width=640&apikey=1ngjw23osgcis1i1vbj96lmfqs"
+);
+assert(art.includes("width=960"), "widen");
+
+const candidates: EspnWatchEvent[] = [
+  {
+    id: "1",
+    name: "FC Dordrecht - Almere City FC",
+    subtitle: "ESPN4 • Herhaling • Keuken Kampioen Divisie",
+    catalog: "Soccer,Dutch Keuken Kampioen Divisie",
+    utcMs: Date.parse("2026-09-26T03:55:00+02:00"),
+    imageHref:
+      "https://artwork.api.espn.com/artwork/collections/airings/955dd918/default?width=640&apikey=x",
+    channelHint: "ESPN4",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "2",
+    name: "Jong Oranje - Jong Noorwegen",
+    subtitle: "ESPN • Voetbal",
+    catalog: "Soccer",
+    utcMs: Date.parse("2026-09-25T18:30:00+02:00"),
+    imageHref: "https://artwork.api.espn.com/artwork/collections/airings/other/default?width=640",
+    channelHint: "ESPN",
+  },
+];
+
+const hit = pickBestEspnMatch(candidates, {
+  title: "ESPN4: Keuken Kampioen Divisie Samenvatting",
+  startMs: Date.parse("2026-09-26T01:55:00Z"),
+  endMs: Date.parse("2026-09-26T02:55:00Z"),
+  channel: "ESPN4",
+});
+assert(hit?.id === "1", "pick KKD on ESPN4");
+
+console.log("espn-watch-art tests ok");
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1f5f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/espn-watch-art.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/**
+ * Enrich ESPN / Odido-ESPN events with artwork from ESPN Watch NL product API.
+ * Match: ESPN•channel hint + time proximity + title/subtitle tokens.
+ */
+
+import {
+  normalizeTitleTokens,
+  titleOverlapScore,
+  type EnrichableEvent,
+} from "./ziggo-epg-art";
+
+const BUCKET_IDS = ["39622"]; // Komende Wedstrijden (NL watch)
+const API_KEY = "1ngjw23osgcis1i1vbj96lmfqs"; // public web apikey from espn.nl
+const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 12_000;
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 15 * 60_000;
+
+export type EspnWatchEvent = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  subtitle: string;
+  catalog: string;
+  utcMs: number;
+  imageHref: string;
+  channelHint: string | null; // ESPN / ESPN2 / …
+};
+
+type CacheState = {
+  at: number;
+  events: EspnWatchEvent[];
+};
+
+let cache: CacheState | null = null;
+
+export function invalidateEspnWatchArtCache() {
+  cache = null;
+}
+
+export function isEspnRelated(e: {
+  provider?: string;
+  channel?: string | null;
+  network?: string | null;
+  name?: string;
+}): boolean {
+  const p = (e.provider ?? "").toLowerCase();
+  if (p === "espn") return true;
+  const blob = `${e.channel ?? ""} ${e.network ?? ""} ${e.name ?? ""}`.toLowerCase();
+  return /\bespn\s*\d?\b/.test(blob);
+}
+
+export function needsEspnArtEnrichment(e: {
+  provider?: string;
+  channel?: string | null;
+  network?: string | null;
+  name?: string;
+  imageLandscape?: string | null;
+  images?: string[];
+}): boolean {
+  if (!isEspnRelated(e)) return false;
+  if (!e.imageLandscape && !(e.images?.length)) return true;
+  // Replace weak logos if present without real art
+  if (e.imageLandscape && /logo|assets\/channels/i.test(e.imageLandscape) && !(e.images ?? []).some((u) => /artwork\.api\.espn|artwork\.espncdn/i.test(u))) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function parseEspnChannelHint(subtitle: string | null | undefined): string | null {
+  const s = String(subtitle ?? "");
+  const m = s.match(/\b(ESPN\s*\d?)\b/i);
+  if (!m) return null;
+  return m[1].replace(/\s+/g, "").toUpperCase().replace(/ESPN$/, "ESPN");
+}
+
+export function normalizeEspnChannel(name: string | null | undefined): string | null {
+  const s = String(name ?? "").trim();
+  if (!s) return null;
+  const m = s.match(/\b(ESPN\s*\d?)\b/i);
+  if (!m) return null;
+  return m[1].replace(/\s+/g, "").toUpperCase().replace(/ESPN$/, "ESPN");
+}
+
+/** Widen imageHref to a useful card width. */
+export function normalizeEspnArtUrl(href: string): string {
+  try {
+    const u = new URL(href);
+    if (!u.searchParams.has("width")) u.searchParams.set("width", "960");
+    else u.searchParams.set("width", "960");
+    if (!u.searchParams.has("apikey") && /artwork\.api\.espn\.com/i.test(u.host)) {
+      u.searchParams.set("apikey", API_KEY);
+    }
+    return u.toString();
+  } catch {
+    return href;
+  }
+}
+
+export function pickBestEspnMatch(
+  candidates: EspnWatchEvent[],
+  opts: {
+    title: string;
+    startMs: number;
+    endMs: number;
+    channel?: string | null;
+    network?: string | null;
+  }
+): EspnWatchEvent | null {
+  const wantCh =
+    normalizeEspnChannel(opts.channel) ||
+    normalizeEspnChannel(opts.network) ||
+    normalizeEspnChannel(opts.title);
+  let best: EspnWatchEvent | null = null;
+  let bestScore = 0;
+  for (const c of candidates) {
+    if (!c.imageHref) continue;
+    // Time: prefer start within window; summaries may be hours offset — allow 12h
+    const mid = (opts.startMs + opts.endMs) / 2;
+    const dt = Math.abs(c.utcMs - mid);
+    if (dt > 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000) continue;
+
+    const hay = `${opts.title}`;
+    const zig = `${c.name} ${c.subtitle} ${c.catalog}`;
+    let score = titleOverlapScore(hay, zig);
+    if (wantCh && c.channelHint) {
+      if (wantCh === c.channelHint) score += 0.25;
+      else score -= 0.15;
+    }
+    // Time proximity bonus (closer = better)
+    score += Math.max(0, 0.3 - dt / (12 * 60 * 60 * 1000) * 0.3);
+    if (score > bestScore) {
+      bestScore = score;
+      best = c;
+    }
+  }
+  return bestScore >= 0.28 ? best : null;
+}
+
+async function fetchJson<T>(url: string): Promise<T | null> {
+  const ac = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, {
+      signal: ac.signal,
+      headers: {
+        Accept: "application/json",
+        "User-Agent": "VMC-master/1.0",
+      },
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    return (await res.json()) as T;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+function walkEvents(node: unknown, out: EspnWatchEvent[]) {
+  if (!node || typeof node !== "object") return;
+  if (Array.isArray(node)) {
+    node.forEach((x) => walkEvents(x, out));
+    return;
+  }
+  const o = node as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (o.isEvent === true && o.name && o.imageHref) {
+    const utcRaw = String(o.utc ?? o.date ?? "");
+    const utcMs = Date.parse(utcRaw);
+    if (Number.isFinite(utcMs)) {
+      const catalog = Array.isArray(o.catalog)
+        ? (o.catalog as Array<{ name?: string }>)
+            .map((c) => c.name ?? "")
+            .filter(Boolean)
+            .join(", ")
+        : "";
+      out.push({
+        id: String(o.id ?? ""),
+        name: String(o.name),
+        subtitle: String(o.subtitle ?? ""),
+        catalog,
+        utcMs,
+        imageHref: String(o.imageHref),
+        channelHint: parseEspnChannelHint(String(o.subtitle ?? "")),
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  for (const v of Object.values(o)) walkEvents(v, out);
+}
+
+async function loadEspnIndex(): Promise<CacheState | null> {
+  if (cache && Date.now() - cache.at < CACHE_TTL_MS) return cache;
+
+  const events: EspnWatchEvent[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  await Promise.all(
+    BUCKET_IDS.map(async (bucketId) => {
+      const url =
+        `https://watch.product.api.espn.com/api/product/v3/watchespn/web/bucket` +
+        `?lang=nl&deviceBrand=web&bucketId=${bucketId}&countryCode=NL&tz=UTC%2B0200&features=pbov7`;
+      const j = await fetchJson<unknown>(url);
+      if (!j) return;
+      const batch: EspnWatchEvent[] = [];
+      walkEvents(j, batch);
+      for (const e of batch) {
+        if (!e.id || seen.has(e.id)) continue;
+        seen.add(e.id);
+        events.push(e);
+      }
+    })
+  );
+
+  if (!events.length) return cache;
+  cache = { at: Date.now(), events };
+  return cache;
+}
+
+export async function enrichEspnWatchArt<T extends EnrichableEvent & { provider?: string }>(
+  events: T[]
+): Promise<T[]> {
+  const targets = events.filter(needsEspnArtEnrichment);
+  if (!targets.length) return events;
+
+  const index = await loadEspnIndex();
+  if (!index?.events.length) return events;
+
+  return events.map((e) => {
+    if (!needsEspnArtEnrichment(e)) return e;
+    const startMs = Date.parse(e.start);
+    const endMs = Date.parse(e.stop);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(startMs) || !Number.isFinite(endMs)) return e;
+
+    const match = pickBestEspnMatch(index.events, {
+      title: e.name,
+      startMs,
+      endMs,
+      channel: e.channel,
+      network: e.network,
+    });
+    if (!match) return e;
+
+    const art = normalizeEspnArtUrl(match.imageHref);
+    const images = [art, ...e.images.filter((u) => u !== art)];
+    return {
+      ...e,
+      imageLandscape: art,
+      imageBackdrop: e.imageBackdrop || art,
+      images,
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+// re-export for tests that want token helpers
+export { normalizeTitleTokens, titleOverlapScore };
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts
index 7978774..bc58944 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events-sport.test.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ expectBucket({ name: "NBA Today" }, "basketball");
 expectBucket({ name: "Ligue 1: Monaco - Lens" }, "football");
 expectBucket({ name: "PDC Darts: World Series of Darts Finals 2026" }, "darts");
 expectBucket({ name: "Some snooker final" }, "snooker");
+expectBucket({ name: "Ziggo Sport: GT World Challenge" }, "racing");
+expectBucket({ category: "Live", name: "GT World Challenge: Nederland Race 1 (hoogtepunten)" }, "racing");
 
 function expectFormat(url: string, format: "hls" | "dash") {
   const got = detectLiveManifestFormat(url);
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events.ts
index 8f31013..9f5feb2 100644
--- a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events.ts
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/schedule-events.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { Config } from "../config";
 import { AppError } from "../security/errors";
 import { getIptvSettings, normalizeProviderIdList } from "../settings/iptv";
 import { prisma } from "../database/client";
+import { enrichZiggoGoArt, invalidateZiggoEpgArtCache } from "./ziggo-epg-art";
+import { enrichEspnWatchArt, invalidateEspnWatchArtCache } from "./espn-watch-art";
 
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
 const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 20_000;
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ const CATEGORY_NOISE = new Set([
 
 /** eventType / league → bucket (specific sports before broad "championship") */
 const EVENT_TYPE_BUCKET: Array<{ re: RegExp; bucket: SportBucketId }> = [
-  { re: /\b(formula\s*[1-4e]|f1|f2|f3|f4|motogp|indycar|imsa|nascar|wec|dtm|rally|ferrari\s*challenge|goodwood|festival\s*of\s*speed)\b/i, bucket: "racing" },
+  { re: /\b(formula\s*[1-4e]|f1|f2|f3|f4|motogp|indycar|imsa|nascar|wec|dtm|rally|ferrari\s*challenge|goodwood|festival\s*of\s*speed|gt\s*world|world\s*challenge|superbike|sbk)\b/i, bucket: "racing" },
   { re: /\b(atp|wta|davis\s*cup|billie\s*jean|grand\s*slam|wimbledon|roland\s*garros|us\s*open|australian\s*open)\b/i, bucket: "tennis" },
   { re: /\b(pga|lpga|european\s*(pga\s*)?tour|masters|ryder\s*cup|dp\s*world|liv\s*golf)\b/i, bucket: "golf" },
   { re: /\b(pdc|darts|world\s*matchplay|uk\s*open)\b/i, bucket: "darts" },
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ const EVENT_TYPE_BUCKET: Array<{ re: RegExp; bucket: SportBucketId }> = [
 
 const NAME_KEYWORD_BUCKET: Array<{ re: RegExp; bucket: SportBucketId }> = [
   { re: /\b(voetbal|football|soccer|eredivisie|premier\s*league|bundesliga|champions\s*league|europa\s*league)\b/i, bucket: "football" },
-  { re: /\b(formule\s*1|formula\s*[1-4]|f1\b|motogp|nascar|indycar|imsa|race\s*caf|racing|motorsport|grand\s*prix)\b/i, bucket: "racing" },
+  { re: /\b(formule\s*1|formula\s*[1-4]|f1\b|motogp|nascar|indycar|imsa|race\s*caf|racing|motorsport|grand\s*prix|gt\s*world|world\s*challenge|superbike|sbk)\b/i, bucket: "racing" },
   { re: /\b(tennis|atp|wta|davis\s*cup)\b/i, bucket: "tennis" },
   { re: /\b(golf|pga\b|lpga)\b/i, bucket: "golf" },
   { re: /\b(darts|pdc)\b/i, bucket: "darts" },
@@ -167,12 +169,14 @@ export function resolveSportBucket(input: {
   eventType?: string | null;
   name?: string | null;
   subtitle?: string | null;
+  description?: string | null;
 }): { sportBucket: SportBucketId; sportLabel: string } {
   const category = str(input.category) || null;
   const eventType = str(input.eventType) || null;
   const name = str(input.name) || null;
   const subtitle = str(input.subtitle) || null;
-  const hayName = [name, subtitle].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+  const description = str(input.description) || null;
+  const hayName = [name, subtitle, description].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
 
   // Explicit non-sport categories
   const catLower = (category ?? "").toLowerCase();
@@ -328,7 +332,24 @@ function isPureLogoUrl(url: string): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
-function scoreLandscape(url: string): number {
+/** Ziggo live channel snapshot — shows whatever is on-air now, not event poster art. */
+function isLiveChannelThumb(url: string): boolean {
+  const u = url.toLowerCase();
+  return u.includes("akamaized.net/live") && u.includes("thumb");
+}
+
+function isReplayOrHighlightTitle(name: string, category?: string | null): boolean {
+  return /\b(hoogtepunten|highlights?|samenvatting|samenvattingen|herhaling|replay)\b/i.test(
+    `${name} ${category ?? ""}`
+  );
+}
+
+type ImageScoreOpts = {
+  /** Only live broadcasts may use generic channel live-thumbs as card art. */
+  allowLiveThumbs?: boolean;
+};
+
+function scoreLandscape(url: string, opts: ImageScoreOpts = {}): number {
   const u = url.toLowerCase();
   let score = 0;
   // Prime/Amazon: card cover = BOXART-16X9 (composite with corner logo overlay is OK)
@@ -336,10 +357,15 @@ function scoreLandscape(url: string): number {
   if (u.includes("hero-16x9") || u.includes("hero_16x9")) score += 35;
   if (u.includes("boxart-4x3") || u.includes("boxart_4x3")) score -= 25;
   // Ziggo Sport FAAB live thumbs (akamaized …/live/…/thumb.jpg?scale=640x360)
-  if (u.includes("thumb")) score += 55;
-  if (u.includes("akamaized.net/live")) score += 50;
-  if (u.includes("scale=")) score += 35;
-  if (u.includes("640x360") || u.includes("scale=640")) score += 30;
+  if (opts.allowLiveThumbs !== false) {
+    if (u.includes("thumb")) score += 55;
+    if (u.includes("akamaized.net/live")) score += 50;
+    if (u.includes("scale=")) score += 35;
+    if (u.includes("640x360") || u.includes("scale=640")) score += 30;
+  } else if (isLiveChannelThumb(url) || (u.includes("thumb") && u.includes("akamaized"))) {
+    // Highlights/replays must not inherit the current on-air football snap
+    score -= 150;
+  }
   if (u.includes("_l.") || u.includes("_l?")) score += 50;
   if (u.includes("width=960") && u.includes("height=540")) score += 40;
   if (u.includes("width=1280") || u.includes("height=720")) score += 30;
@@ -358,15 +384,19 @@ function scoreLandscape(url: string): number {
 }
 
 /** Detail/hero full-bleed: prefer clean HERO-16X9 over card BOXART. */
-function scoreBackdrop(url: string): number {
+function scoreBackdrop(url: string, opts: ImageScoreOpts = {}): number {
   const u = url.toLowerCase();
   let score = 0;
   if (u.includes("hero-16x9") || u.includes("hero_16x9")) score += 95;
   if (u.includes("boxart-16x9") || u.includes("boxart_16x9")) score += 40;
   if (u.includes("boxart-4x3") || u.includes("boxart_4x3")) score -= 20;
-  if (u.includes("thumb")) score += 45;
-  if (u.includes("akamaized.net/live")) score += 40;
-  if (u.includes("scale=")) score += 25;
+  if (opts.allowLiveThumbs !== false) {
+    if (u.includes("thumb")) score += 45;
+    if (u.includes("akamaized.net/live")) score += 40;
+    if (u.includes("scale=")) score += 25;
+  } else if (isLiveChannelThumb(url) || (u.includes("thumb") && u.includes("akamaized"))) {
+    score -= 150;
+  }
   if (u.includes("_l.") || u.includes("_l?")) score += 40;
   if (u.includes("width=1280") || u.includes("height=720") || u.includes("1920")) score += 15;
   if (u.includes(".jpg") || u.includes(".jpeg") || u.includes(".webp")) score += 5;
@@ -441,16 +471,14 @@ function donorImageScore(e: ScheduleEventPublic): number {
 
 /**
  * Odido (and others) often publish the same channel without images while
- * ziggosport/FAAB has thumbs for that channel. Fill gaps by channel/network key.
+ * ziggosport/FAAB has thumbs for that channel. Fill gaps by sport|channel —
+ * never copy football art onto racing (same Ziggo channel).
  */
 function fillMissingImages(events: ScheduleEventPublic[]): ScheduleEventPublic[] {
   const donors = new Map<string, ScheduleEventPublic>();
   for (const e of events) {
     if (!e.imageLandscape && !e.logoUrl && e.images.length === 0) continue;
-    const keys = [e.channel, e.network]
-      .map(normalizeChannelKey)
-      .filter((k) => k.length > 0);
-    for (const key of keys) {
+    for (const key of donorImageKeys(e)) {
       const existing = donors.get(key);
       if (!existing || donorImageScore(e) > donorImageScore(existing)) {
         donors.set(key, e);
@@ -460,11 +488,8 @@ function fillMissingImages(events: ScheduleEventPublic[]): ScheduleEventPublic[]
 
   return events.map((e) => {
     if (e.imageLandscape || e.images.length > 0) return e;
-    const keys = [e.channel, e.network]
-      .map(normalizeChannelKey)
-      .filter((k) => k.length > 0);
     let donor: ScheduleEventPublic | undefined;
-    for (const key of keys) {
+    for (const key of donorImageKeys(e)) {
       const hit = donors.get(key);
       if (hit && hit.id !== e.id) {
         donor = hit;
@@ -483,6 +508,16 @@ function fillMissingImages(events: ScheduleEventPublic[]): ScheduleEventPublic[]
   });
 }
 
+function donorImageKeys(e: ScheduleEventPublic): string[] {
+  const sport = (e.sportBucket || "other").toLowerCase();
+  const keys: string[] = [];
+  for (const raw of [e.channel, e.network]) {
+    const ch = normalizeChannelKey(raw);
+    if (ch) keys.push(`${sport}|${ch}`);
+  }
+  return keys;
+}
+
 function bestByScore(urls: string[], scorer: (u: string) => number): string | null {
   let best: string | null = null;
   let bestScore = -Infinity;
@@ -746,6 +781,8 @@ async function loadRawEvents(config: Config): Promise<CacheEntry> {
 
 export function invalidateScheduleEventsCache() {
   cache = null;
+  invalidateZiggoEpgArtCache();
+  invalidateEspnWatchArtCache();
 }
 
 /** Distinct providers uit de ruwe feed (incl. ended) — voor admin toggles. */
@@ -787,7 +824,10 @@ export async function listScheduleEvents(
       return Date.parse(a.start) - Date.parse(b.start);
     });
   const disabledGlobal = await globalDisabledProviders(config);
-  const events = filterByAccess(fillMissingImages(mapped), disabledGlobal, access);
+  // Ziggo Gracenote + ESPN Watch art, then sport|channel gap-fill
+  const enriched = await enrichEspnWatchArt(await enrichZiggoGoArt(mapped));
+  const withArt = fillMissingImages(enriched);
+  const events = filterByAccess(withArt, disabledGlobal, access);
 
   const providers = [...new Set(events.map((e) => e.provider.toLowerCase()))].sort((a, b) =>
     a.localeCompare(b, "nl")
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.test.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be4e015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {
+  artUrlsFromMergedId,
+  isLiveChannelThumb,
+  isZiggoSportChannel,
+  needsZiggoArtEnrichment,
+  normalizeTitleTokens,
+  pickBestZiggoMatch,
+  segmentKeysForRange,
+  titleOverlapScore,
+  timesOverlap,
+  type ZiggoEpgEvent,
+} from "./ziggo-epg-art";
+
+function assert(cond: unknown, msg: string) {
+  if (!cond) throw new Error(msg);
+}
+
+assert(isLiveChannelThumb("https://zst1-akm-cdn-triple.akamaized.net/live/zs1/thumb.jpg?scale=640x360"), "akamai live");
+assert(isLiveChannelThumb("https://staticqbr-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/image-service/latest/NL_000094_019321"), "latest");
+assert(!isLiveChannelThumb("https://staticqbr-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/image-service/ImagesEPG/EventImages/p24692584_bd_h8_aa.jpg"), "gracenote ok");
+
+assert(isZiggoSportChannel("Ziggo Sport 1"), "zs1");
+assert(isZiggoSportChannel("Ziggo Sport"), "zs");
+assert(!isZiggoSportChannel("ESPN"), "espn");
+
+assert(
+  needsZiggoArtEnrichment({
+    channel: "Ziggo Sport 1",
+    imageLandscape: "https://zst1-akm-cdn-triple.akamaized.net/live/zs1/thumb.jpg?scale=640",
+    images: [],
+  }),
+  "needs enrich live thumb"
+);
+
+const arts = artUrlsFromMergedId("24692584|nl");
+assert(arts?.landscape.includes("p24692584_bd_h8_aa.jpg"), "landscape url");
+assert(arts?.portrait.includes("p24692584_b_v12_aa.jpg"), "portrait url");
+
+assert(titleOverlapScore("GT World Challenge: Nederland Race 2", "GT World Challenge Hoogtepunten Nederland: Race 2") >= 0.5, "overlap");
+assert(normalizeTitleTokens("Ziggo Sport: GT World Challenge").has("world"), "tokens");
+
+const start = Date.parse("2026-09-20T23:00:00Z");
+const end = Date.parse("2026-09-21T00:00:00Z");
+assert(timesOverlap(start, end, 1789945200, 1789948800), "time overlap");
+
+const candidates: ZiggoEpgEvent[] = [
+  {
+    id: "a",
+    channelId: "NL_000094_019321",
+    title: "GT World Challenge Hoogtepunten",
+    seriesName: "Nederland: Race 2",
+    startTime: 1789945200,
+    endTime: 1789948800,
+    mergedId: "24692584|nl",
+  },
+  {
+    id: "b",
+    channelId: "NL_000094_019321",
+    title: "Voetbalavond",
+    startTime: 1789945200,
+    endTime: 1789948800,
+    mergedId: "1|nl",
+  },
+];
+const hit = pickBestZiggoMatch(candidates, {
+  title: "GT World Challenge: Nederland Race 2 (hoogtepunten)",
+  startMs: start,
+  endMs: end,
+});
+assert(hit?.id === "a", "pick GT not football");
+
+const keys = segmentKeysForRange(start, end);
+assert(keys.length >= 1, "segment keys");
+assert(keys.every((k) => /^\d{14}$/.test(k)), "key format");
+
+console.log("ziggo-epg-art tests ok");
diff --git a/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.ts b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..277f250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/master-api/src/viewer/ziggo-epg-art.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+/**
+ * Enrich Ziggo Sport events with real Gracenote art from Ziggo GO EPG
+ * (epg-service-lite + image-service), instead of live channel thumbs.
+ *
+ * Match: channel name → Ziggo channelId(s) + time overlap + title tokens.
+ * Art: ImagesEPG/EventImages/p{mergedId}_bd_h8_aa.jpg
+ */
+
+const CHANNELS_URL =
+  "https://spark-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/nld/web/linear-service/v2/channels?cityId=65535&language=nl&productClass=Orion-DASH&platform=web";
+const EPG_SEGMENT_BASE =
+  "https://staticqbr-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/nld/web/epg-service-lite/nl/nl/events/segments";
+const IMAGE_BASE =
+  "https://staticqbr-prod-nl.gnp.cloud.ziggogo.tv/image-service/ImagesEPG/EventImages";
+
+const FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 12_000;
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 15 * 60_000;
+const SIX_H_MS = 6 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+export type ZiggoEpgEvent = {
+  id: string;
+  channelId: string;
+  title: string;
+  seriesName?: string;
+  startTime: number; // unix sec
+  endTime: number;
+  mergedId?: string;
+  isSportsSportEvent?: boolean;
+};
+
+type ChannelRow = { id?: string; name?: string };
+
+type CacheState = {
+  at: number;
+  byChannelName: Map<string, string[]>; // normalized name → channelIds
+  events: ZiggoEpgEvent[];
+};
+
+let cache: CacheState | null = null;
+
+export function invalidateZiggoEpgArtCache() {
+  cache = null;
+}
+
+export function isLiveChannelThumb(url: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!url) return false;
+  const u = url.toLowerCase();
+  if (u.includes("akamaized.net/live")) return true;
+  if (u.includes("/image-service/latest/")) return true;
+  if (u.includes("thumb.jpg") && (u.includes("scale=") || u.includes("/live/"))) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function needsZiggoArtEnrichment(e: {
+  channel?: string | null;
+  network?: string | null;
+  imageLandscape?: string | null;
+  images?: string[];
+}): boolean {
+  if (!isZiggoSportChannel(e.channel) && !isZiggoSportChannel(e.network)) return false;
+  if (!e.imageLandscape && !(e.images?.length)) return true;
+  if (isLiveChannelThumb(e.imageLandscape)) return true;
+  if ((e.images ?? []).some(isLiveChannelThumb) && isLiveChannelThumb(e.imageLandscape)) return true;
+  // Landscape is only a channel logo → enrich
+  if (e.imageLandscape && /assets\/channels|channelLogo|ziggo_sport_\d/i.test(e.imageLandscape)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export function isZiggoSportChannel(name: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  const n = normalizeChannelName(name);
+  if (!n) return false;
+  return n === "ziggo sport" || n.startsWith("ziggo sport ");
+}
+
+export function normalizeChannelName(name: string | null | undefined): string {
+  return String(name ?? "")
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim();
+}
+
+/** Strip channel prefixes / punctuation for fuzzy title match. */
+export function normalizeTitleTokens(raw: string | null | undefined): Set<string> {
+  let s = String(raw ?? "").toLowerCase();
+  s = s.replace(/^ziggo sport(?:\s*\d+)?\s*:\s*/i, "");
+  s = s.replace(/^espn\d?\s*:\s*/i, "");
+  s = s.replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}\s]+/gu, " ");
+  const stop = new Set([
+    "de",
+    "het",
+    "een",
+    "van",
+    "en",
+    "op",
+    "the",
+    "and",
+    "live",
+    "vs",
+    "v",
+  ]);
+  const out = new Set<string>();
+  for (const t of s.split(/\s+/)) {
+    if (t.length < 3 || stop.has(t)) continue;
+    out.add(t);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export function titleOverlapScore(a: string, b: string): number {
+  const ta = normalizeTitleTokens(a);
+  const tb = normalizeTitleTokens(b);
+  if (!ta.size || !tb.size) return 0;
+  let hit = 0;
+  for (const t of ta) if (tb.has(t)) hit++;
+  return hit / Math.min(ta.size, tb.size);
+}
+
+export function artUrlsFromMergedId(mergedId: string | null | undefined): {
+  landscape: string;
+  portrait: string;
+} | null {
+  const num = String(mergedId ?? "").split("|")[0]?.trim();
+  if (!/^\d+$/.test(num)) return null;
+  return {
+    landscape: `${IMAGE_BASE}/p${num}_bd_h8_aa.jpg?w=960`,
+    portrait: `${IMAGE_BASE}/p${num}_b_v12_aa.jpg?w=400`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function timesOverlap(
+  aStartMs: number,
+  aEndMs: number,
+  bStartSec: number,
+  bEndSec: number,
+  slackMs = 30 * 60_000
+): boolean {
+  const b0 = bStartSec * 1000 - slackMs;
+  const b1 = bEndSec * 1000 + slackMs;
+  return aStartMs < b1 && aEndMs > b0;
+}
+
+export function pickBestZiggoMatch(
+  candidates: ZiggoEpgEvent[],
+  opts: { title: string; startMs: number; endMs: number }
+): ZiggoEpgEvent | null {
+  let best: ZiggoEpgEvent | null = null;
+  let bestScore = 0;
+  const hay = `${opts.title}`;
+  for (const c of candidates) {
+    if (!timesOverlap(opts.startMs, opts.endMs, c.startTime, c.endTime)) continue;
+    const zigTitle = [c.title, c.seriesName].filter(Boolean).join(" ");
+    let score = titleOverlapScore(hay, zigTitle);
+    // Boost exact-ish contains
+    const nl = hay.toLowerCase();
+    const zl = zigTitle.toLowerCase();
+    if (nl.includes("gt world") && zl.includes("gt world")) score += 0.5;
+    if (nl.includes("motogp") && zl.includes("motogp")) score += 0.5;
+    if (c.isSportsSportEvent) score += 0.05;
+    if (score > bestScore) {
+      bestScore = score;
+      best = c;
+    }
+  }
+  // Require at least one shared token (score > 0) or strong boost
+  return bestScore >= 0.34 ? best : null;
+}
+
+function segmentKeyUtc(ms: number): string {
+  const d = new Date(Math.floor(ms / SIX_H_MS) * SIX_H_MS);
+  const p = (n: number, w = 2) => String(n).padStart(w, "0");
+  return (
+    `${d.getUTCFullYear()}${p(d.getUTCMonth() + 1)}${p(d.getUTCDate())}` +
+    `${p(d.getUTCHours())}${p(d.getUTCMinutes())}${p(d.getUTCSeconds())}`
+  );
+}
+
+export function segmentKeysForRange(fromMs: number, toMs: number): string[] {
+  const keys: string[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  let t = Math.floor(fromMs / SIX_H_MS) * SIX_H_MS - SIX_H_MS;
+  const end = toMs + SIX_H_MS;
+  while (t <= end) {
+    const k = segmentKeyUtc(t);
+    if (!seen.has(k)) {
+      seen.add(k);
+      keys.push(k);
+    }
+    t += SIX_H_MS;
+  }
+  return keys;
+}
+
+async function fetchJson<T>(url: string): Promise<T | null> {
+  const ac = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => ac.abort(), FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(url, {
+      signal: ac.signal,
+      headers: { Accept: "application/json", "User-Agent": "VMC-master/1.0" },
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return null;
+    return (await res.json()) as T;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadZiggoIndex(fromMs: number, toMs: number): Promise<CacheState | null> {
+  if (cache && Date.now() - cache.at < CACHE_TTL_MS) return cache;
+
+  const channels = await fetchJson<ChannelRow[]>(CHANNELS_URL);
+  if (!channels?.length) return cache; // keep stale if any
+
+  const byChannelName = new Map<string, string[]>();
+  for (const ch of channels) {
+    const id = String(ch.id ?? "").trim();
+    const name = normalizeChannelName(ch.name);
+    if (!id || !name) continue;
+    const list = byChannelName.get(name) ?? [];
+    if (!list.includes(id)) list.push(id);
+    byChannelName.set(name, list);
+  }
+
+  const keys = segmentKeysForRange(fromMs, toMs);
+  const events: ZiggoEpgEvent[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  await Promise.all(
+    keys.map(async (key) => {
+      const seg = await fetchJson<{
+        entries?: Array<{
+          channelId?: string;
+          events?: Array<Record<string, unknown>>;
+        }>;
+      }>(`${EPG_SEGMENT_BASE}/${key}`);
+      if (!seg?.entries) return;
+      for (const entry of seg.entries) {
+        const channelId = String(entry.channelId ?? "");
+        for (const raw of entry.events ?? []) {
+          const id = String(raw.id ?? "");
+          const title = String(raw.title ?? "");
+          const startTime = Number(raw.startTime);
+          const endTime = Number(raw.endTime);
+          if (!id || !title || !Number.isFinite(startTime) || !Number.isFinite(endTime)) continue;
+          const dedupe = `${channelId}|${id}`;
+          if (seen.has(dedupe)) continue;
+          seen.add(dedupe);
+          events.push({
+            id,
+            channelId,
+            title,
+            seriesName: raw.seriesName ? String(raw.seriesName) : undefined,
+            startTime,
+            endTime,
+            mergedId: raw.mergedId ? String(raw.mergedId) : undefined,
+            isSportsSportEvent: raw.isSportsSportEvent === true,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  );
+
+  cache = { at: Date.now(), byChannelName, events };
+  return cache;
+}
+
+function channelIdsFor(index: CacheState, channel: string | null | undefined): string[] {
+  const n = normalizeChannelName(channel);
+  if (!n) return [];
+  const exact = index.byChannelName.get(n);
+  if (exact?.length) return exact;
+  // "Ziggo Sport" without number → all Ziggo Sport*
+  if (n === "ziggo sport") {
+    const all: string[] = [];
+    for (const [name, ids] of index.byChannelName) {
+      if (name === "ziggo sport" || /^ziggo sport \d+$/.test(name)) all.push(...ids);
+    }
+    return [...new Set(all)];
+  }
+  return [];
+}
+
+export type EnrichableEvent = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  channel: string | null;
+  network: string | null;
+  start: string;
+  stop: string;
+  imageLandscape: string | null;
+  imageBackdrop: string | null;
+  imagePortrait: string | null;
+  logoUrl: string | null;
+  images: string[];
+  sportBucket?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Replace live-thumbs / empty art on Ziggo Sport rows with Gracenote EPG art.
+ * Soft-fails (returns input) if Ziggo GO is unreachable.
+ */
+export async function enrichZiggoGoArt<T extends EnrichableEvent>(events: T[]): Promise<T[]> {
+  const targets = events.filter(needsZiggoArtEnrichment);
+  if (!targets.length) return events;
+
+  let minMs = Infinity;
+  let maxMs = 0;
+  for (const e of targets) {
+    const a = Date.parse(e.start);
+    const b = Date.parse(e.stop);
+    if (Number.isFinite(a)) minMs = Math.min(minMs, a);
+    if (Number.isFinite(b)) maxMs = Math.max(maxMs, b);
+  }
+  if (!Number.isFinite(minMs) || maxMs <= 0) return events;
+
+  const index = await loadZiggoIndex(minMs, maxMs);
+  if (!index?.events.length) return events;
+
+  return events.map((e) => {
+    if (!needsZiggoArtEnrichment(e)) return e;
+    const ids = new Set([
+      ...channelIdsFor(index, e.channel),
+      ...channelIdsFor(index, e.network),
+    ]);
+    if (!ids.size) return e;
+    const startMs = Date.parse(e.start);
+    const endMs = Date.parse(e.stop);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(startMs) || !Number.isFinite(endMs)) return e;
+
+    const candidates = index.events.filter((z) => ids.has(z.channelId));
+    const match = pickBestZiggoMatch(candidates, {
+      title: e.name,
+      startMs,
+      endMs,
+    });
+    if (!match?.mergedId) return e;
+    const arts = artUrlsFromMergedId(match.mergedId);
+    if (!arts) return e;
+
+    const images = [
+      arts.landscape,
+      arts.portrait,
+      ...e.images.filter((u) => !isLiveChannelThumb(u)),
+    ];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    const deduped = images.filter((u) => {
+      if (seen.has(u)) return false;
+      seen.add(u);
+      return true;
+    });
+
+    return {
+      ...e,
+      imageLandscape: arts.landscape,
+      imageBackdrop: e.imageBackdrop && !isLiveChannelThumb(e.imageBackdrop)
+        ? e.imageBackdrop
+        : arts.landscape,
+      imagePortrait: arts.portrait,
+      images: deduped,
+    };
+  });
+}