The Canal + group acquired exclusive Premier League broadcasting rights for the Czech and Slovak Republics for three seasons, starting with the 2022/23 season. It operates the Skylink satellite and internet platform on the Czech and Slovak markets.
“With this acquisition, Canal + Group strengthens the exclusive content of the Skylink brand operating on the Czech and Slovak markets,” the company said in a press release. “Canal + is proud to bring Czech and Slovak spectators all 380 matches per season,” she added.
The official Nike ball for the Premier League in the 2021/22 season, illustration frame
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“The Premier League is excited about the ongoing above-standard relationship with Canal + in France and with the possibility of expanding cooperation in its two new markets, the Czech and Slovak Republics, through Skylink. Canal + constantly offers its customers top sports broadcasts and Premier League fans in these new countries can look forward to watching a lot of great matches until the 2024/25 season, “said Paul Molnar, its media director for the Premier League.
Maxime Saada, CEO of Canal +, said: “For the first time, our partnership with the Premier League will extend to the Czech Republic and Slovakia, another important step in Canal +’s international development strategy, which now has more than 22 million subscribers. of which 14 million outside France. “
The financial terms of the agreement are not publicly known. French daily Les Echos remindedthat in the previous period the price of rights climbed to 115 million euros for one season of the Premier League for all markets covered by the contract.
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