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  • The deal also includes exclusive live-streaming of the action on SPN’s OTT platform, SonyLIV

    SPN retains UEFA broadcast rights till 2021

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has retained the broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Europe League in the Indian subcontinent until 2020-21. The rights cover the broadcast of 138 matches in the UEFA Champions League and 205 matches in the UEFA Europa League across the sports channels of SPN. The deal, which commences in the current season (2018-19) also includes exclusive live-streaming of the action on SPN’s OTT platform, SonyLIV.

     

    The Sony Ten Sports channels have been the official broadcaster of the UEFA tournaments for over a decade and will continue its endeavour to be the one-stop destination for the football loving audiences of India. This is in addition to broadcasting Serie A and LaLiga on SPN.

     

    Said Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer, Distribution and Head – Sports, Sony Pictures Networks: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with UEFA. It’s a well-known fact that Europe is the home to the best football leagues in the world and the UEFA Champions League features the top clubs and best players from across the world. We are proud to have played our part in building and popularising the tournament in the region and it is not surprising that the viewership has doubled during the 2017-18 season. Along with the fans, we are also excited to continue our journey with this marquee property for the next three seasons.”

     

    Added Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Director of Marketing: “UEFA is once again delighted to extend its longstanding partnership with Sony Pictures Networks across the Indian subcontinent.  SPN has been a valued UEFA partner for many years, proving itself as a leader in the broadcast of football content in this passionate and growing market.  This deal will ensure comprehensive exposure of the UEFA club competitions across SPN’s various platforms in the region.”

     

     

  • Over the next 4 years, Sony Six will telecast up to 546 international football games.

    Sony Six wins broadcasting rights to Euro qualifiers, FIFA World Cup

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sports channel Sony Six has won the exclusive broadcasting rights across the Indian sub-continent for the European Qualifiers to UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

    Man Jit Singh

    The new arrangement with UEFA provides Sony Six with coverage of 546 international matches in total, over three years, starting with UEFA EURO 2016 qualifiers in September 2014 to November 2015 with 10 matches of each national team across 12 match weeks. In addition to this, Sony Six will also broadcast the 2018 FIFA World Cup (European) Qualifiers starting September 2016 to November 2017. With this acquisition, viewers will enjoy some of the best international footballing action exhibited by the best players of the sport in their national colours over the next four years.

     

    Commenting on this, Man Jit Singh, CEO, MSM India, said, “The Qualifiers starting from 2014 through 2017 will set the stage for two of the biggest tournaments in World Football – the UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup. These are exciting times for all sports fans and we are delighted to bring such world class sporting events to their homes.”

     

    NP Singh

    Adding to this, NP Singh, COO, MSM India, said, “We at Sony Six reiterate our commitment to give the audiences the best of International football. The Qualifiers for both UEFA Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup (European Nations) will complete the exciting qualifying journey for the fans to set up two of football’s biggest tournaments.”

     

    Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA’s Marketing Director, said, “We are delighted to have extended our partnership with Sony Six on UEFA Euro 2016 to the European Qualifiers to the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sony Six will be offering to football fans in India a comprehensive platform and an extensive coverage of European national team football.”

     

  • Winning the exclusive broadcast rights across the Indian subcontinent, the channel will telecast live all 51 matches of the tournament.

    Sony Six wins UEFA Euro 2016 broadcast rights

    By A Correspondent

     

    Sony Six has added the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament to its kitty, winning the exclusive broadcast rights for it across the Indian subcontinent. The channel will telecast live all 51 matches of the tournament.

     

    Man Jit Singh

    Expressing his joy at the acquisition, Man Jit Singh CEO, MSM, said, “Football has grown immensely in India over the past few years and has found great interest amongst the youth. With the successful acquisition of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament broadcasting rights, we look forward to attracting viewership to Sony Six by leveraging on the growing popularity of European football in the country.”

     

    European football’s premier international competition will be Sony Six’s first entry into international football. Having broadcast the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, this will be the first successful acquisition of a major professional football competition by the channel.

     

    NP Singh

    N P Singh COO, MSM, said, “We are delighted to bring one of football’s elite tournaments to the Indian viewers exclusively on Sony Six. As a broadcaster we are always in pursuit of the best of International Sport and through our latest acquisition we will take the fans closer to the high impact action that the UEFA Euro 2016 promises to deliver.

     

    Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA’s Marketing Director, said, “We are pleased to welcome Sony Six to the family of broadcasters for the UEFA Euro 2016. UEFA believes that the Sony Six channel and its commitment to high quality programming and sport is an excellent home for UEFA’s flagship national team competition.”

     

    The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship will be held in France with provisional dates of June 10 to July 10 2016.