Canal Plus, the international pay-television broadcaster, has agreed sub-licensing deals with operators in Slovakia and the Czech Republic to carry English soccer’s Premier League for the next three seasons.
As part of the company’s first entry in the markets, agreements have been struck with Slovak Telekom, DIGI Slovakia, and T-Mobile Czech Republic to broadcast all 380 matches per year from the English top-flight on a newly created Canal Plus Sport channel.
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The deals were agreed before the start of new Premier League season this past Friday (August 5).
Under the three-year agreements, viewers in Slovakia and the Czech Republic will access more than 1,000 exclusive soccer broadcasts.
Berk Uziyel, chief executive of SPI International, which is now a part of Canal Plus Group, in charge of B2B distribution of Canal Plus products within the territory, said: “The Canal Plus brand will debut in the Czech and Slovak market with great strength.
“Our partnership with Slovak Telekom, DIGI Slovakia, and T-Mobile Czech Republic will allow more viewers to access great content from the English Premier League in addition to our existing viewers in Skylink and Freesat.
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By GlobalData“Canal Plus will continue to strengthen its content offering. We will further enhance it with the additional products bundled from SPI and its distribution by partnerships, allowing viewers to enjoy great products.”
