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DirecTV gets hands on Premier League for LATAM
DirecTV Latin America has been awarded the live broadcast rights for the English Premier League for 2016/17 to 2018/19 in South America, excluding Brazil.
The agreement includes all 380 Barclays Premier League matches during the three seasons.
"We are very pleased that DirecTV Latin America has again chosen to invest in Premier League broadcasting rights," said Richard Scudamore, Premier League executive chairman. "They have done an excellent job making the competition available to fans across the region and we look forward to continuing to work with them."
In addition to broadcasting the games on its direct-to-home (DTH) service, the AT&T-owned operator plans to make matches available online and via mobile devices through the DirecTV Play service.
"We are excited to announce the extension of our partnership with the English Premier League, which will continue to be a key component of our commitment to offer our subscribers exclusive, multi-platform coverage of world-class sporting events," added Jason Markham, VP of programming acquisition, DirecTV Latin America.
A similar agreement was announced last week, when Cable & Wireless was awarded with Premier League's rights for the Caribbean.
DirecTV Latin America has been awarded the live broadcast rights for the English Premier League for 2016/17 to 2018/19 in South America, excluding Brazil.
The agreement includes all 380 Barclays Premier League matches during the three seasons.
"We are very pleased that DirecTV Latin America has again chosen to invest in Premier League broadcasting rights," said Richard Scudamore, Premier League executive chairman. "They have done an excellent job making the competition available to fans across the region and we look forward to continuing to work with them."
In addition to broadcasting the games on its direct-to-home (DTH) service, the AT&T-owned operator plans to make matches available online and via mobile devices through the DirecTV Play service.
"We are excited to announce the extension of our partnership with the English Premier League, which will continue to be a key component of our commitment to offer our subscribers exclusive, multi-platform coverage of world-class sporting events," added Jason Markham, VP of programming acquisition, DirecTV Latin America.
A similar agreement was announced last week, when Cable & Wireless was awarded with Premier League's rights for the Caribbean.