Audiovisual
MAR 10.09.2019
· LaLigaTV, which broadcasts 24/7 in HD and carries all matches from Spanish top-flight LaLiga Santander live, to launch on the Premier Player OTT service in October and Sky TV platform by January 2020.
· Through this three-year agreement, LaLiga to become first football league in the world to have dedicated channel showing all live matches in the UK and Ireland.
· Ground-breaking partnership will see live games from LaLiga Santander broadcast on Premier Sports 1 and 2 prior to LaLigaTV joining the Premier Sports bundle on Sky TV. LaLigaTV will also be available as a standalone subscription option on various platforms.
· Premier Sports to air full slate of live matches from LaLiga Santander across Premier Sports 1 and 2 HD channels during upcoming Matchdays 4 and 5, followed by extensive match coverage thereafter.
· LaLiga completes Premier Sports’ stellar line-up of live sports including Serie A, Scottish Cup football, MLS, Eredivisie, PRO14 Rugby, NHL and NASCAR all for just £11.99/month.
Premier Sports and LaLiga have today announced a historic agreement that will see every game from Spanish top-flight LaLiga Santander broadcast in the UK and Ireland via multiple platforms through the conclusion of the 2021/22 season. LaLiga will become the first football league to have a 24/7 dedicated channel in the UK and Ireland carrying all live games via all major TV platforms.
LaLigaTV will be made available by Premier Sports as part of its channel bundle on Sky TV and the Premier Player OTT streaming service for just £11.99 per month or £99 per year (with pricing and launch date on Virgin TV to be confirmed). Fans will also have the option to add LaLigaTV as a standalone service via Premier Sports, priced at £5.99 per month or £49 per year, once the channel is officially launched on Sky TV and the Premier Player during the coming weeks.
Additionally, from next week the free-to-air channel FreeSports will broadcast select match content as well as the LaLiga Highlights Show, a weekly program covering the highlights of every match following each round of fixtures, including each week’s best goal, best save and best player.
LaLigaTV is a 24/7 English-language channel that carries every live game from LaLiga Santander alongside hours of top-class weekly programming including LaLiga World, VIVA LaLiga and The LaLiga Show. Familiar faces to UK and Ireland audiences feature regularly, including Guillem Balagué, Graham Hunter, Terry Gibson, Sid Lowe, Gaizka Mendieta, Simon Hanley, Semra Hunter, Quinton Fortune and Steve Archibald, among many others.
In addition to residential TV customers benefitting from this ground-breaking partnership, Premier Sports commercial venue customers will be able to show LaLiga via their Sky TV box or through Premier Sports’ soon-to-be-launched enterprise streaming solution provided by Screach, meaning bars across the UK can bring viewers all the big matches from around Europe every weekend.
Javier Tebas, LaLiga President said:
“LaLiga is enjoyed across the globe, with an especially passionate fanbase in the UK and Ireland. Through our long-term partnership with Premier Sports, we’re happy to give fans of Spanish football a chance to enjoy LaLiga’s world-class content in a variety of formats, including via OTT and Premier Sports’ linear TV offering, as well as our own dedicated English-language channel, LaLigaTV. We trust that football fans across both these territories will enjoy unprecedented access to the best league in the world.”
Richard Sweeney, CEO of Premier Sports commented,
“We are thrilled to be announcing this truly unique and game-changing agreement with LaLiga that signals the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Spanish football in the UK. We are extremely proud to be partnering with LaLiga to begin broadcasting the world’s greatest league to UK and Ireland viewers on Premier Sports and via the soon to be launched LaLigaTV channel.”
LALIGA ON PREMIER SPORTS | UPCOMING BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Matchday 4 | LaLiga Santander
Friday 13th September
o Mallorca vs. Athletic Club · 8:00 pm · FreeSports + Premier Sports 1
Saturday 14th September
o Real Madrid vs. Levante · 12:00 pm · Premier Sports 1
o Leganés vs. Villarreal* (delayed due to UK blackout restrictions)
o Real Sociedad vs. Atlético Madrid · 5:30 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Barcelona vs. Valencia · 8:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
Sunday 15th September
o Eibar vs. Espanyol · 11:00 am · Premier Sports 2
o Alavés vs. Sevilla · 1:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Celta vs. Granada · 3:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Valladolid vs. Osasuna · 5:30 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Betis vs. Getafe · 8:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
Matchday 5 | LaLiga Santander
Friday 20th September
o Osasuna vs. Betis · 8:00 pm · Premier Sports 1
Saturday 21st September
o Villarreal vs. Valladolid · 12:00 pm · Premier Sports 1
o Levante vs. Eibar* (delayed due to UK blackout restrictions)
o Atlético Madrid vs. Celta · 5:30 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Granada vs. Barcelona · 8:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
Sunday 22nd September
o Getafe vs. Mallorca · 11:00 am · FreeSports + Premier Sports 2
o Espanyol vs. Real Sociedad · 1:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Valencia vs. Leganés · 3:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Athletic Club vs. Alavés · 5:30 pm · Premier Sports 2
o Sevilla vs. Real Madrid · 8:00 pm · Premier Sports 2
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