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rpm
03-02-2009, 10:24 PM
Supersport Press Release

SuperSport to carry Barclays Premier League Live Package A on DStv in Sub- Saharan Africa


DStv is pleased to announce that SuperSport has secured the licence to the Barclays Premier League Live Package A and will be showing these matches on SuperSport from this weekend.

SuperSport already held both Live Package A & B rights for South Africa and Live Package B rights for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and with this deal has now secured all Premier League live rights for the remainder of the 2008/2009 season and for the whole of next season.

SuperSport is proud of its long association with the Premier League and has a long history of showcasing the finest club soccer on its range of channels.

“We are pleased that Barclays Premier League supporters on the continent will continue to enjoy the best of the league,” said SuperSport Chief Executive Imtiaz Patel. “We are delighted to have Package A matches in the SuperSport fold. We’ll continue to deliver the very best in sports broadcasting.”

Viewers in Africa will immediately benefit, with a number of appetising Barclays Premier League fixtures - a live triple-header this Saturday and another big match on Sunday.

First up is Manchester City against Middlesborough (2.45pm CAT), followed by title-chasing Chelsea against Hull City (5pm CAT) and then Liverpool, who will be keen to close the gap on Manchester United, up against Portsmouth (7.30pm CAT).

On Sunday, top of the table Manchester United will be seeking to increase their lead over their rivals when they play away at West Ham United. Will they slip up? See for yourself at 6pm (CAT).

As ever, SuperSport’s Premier League package will include expert analysis, highlights and post-match comments.

SuPaStA
04-02-2009, 10:10 AM
Wonder how much Supersport paid.
Sky sports in the UK are looking at securing all the matches for £1.7bn:




Sky Set To Sweep Premier League Rights With £1.7bn Deal

The Daily Mail reports that Sky Sports has succeeded with an initial first-round offer to retain their current quota of Premier League matches, putting them in pole position to make it a clean sweep when bidding resumes.

It is understood that the satellite television company tabled a bid of over £1.3 billion for four out of the six available sets of live games, which matches their coverage at the moment.

The two remaining packages, currently held by Setanta, are yet to be brokered, but there is a very real chance that Sky could soon own all the rights to televising live football from England's top flight.

ESPN are the other company in the mix, but the extent of their interest is unknown and it is unclear whether they have actually put forth any solid - or serious - offer.

Regardless, it is all but certain that Premier League clubs will receive a collective cash-injection of over £1.7bn - the sum of last year's auctions - because of this new deal.