25th May 2006 16:24
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC25 May 2006 Press release BSKYB WINS NEAR-LIVE RIGHTS FOR FA PREMIER LEAGUE Combine with live rights to create unrivalled Premiership coverage Following today's announcement by the FA Premier League, BSkyB confirmed that ithad been awarded 'near-live' rights to 242 games per season from the BarclaysPremiership. The three-year deal covers the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. BSkyB hasacquired the rights in a joint bid with BT. These rights enable BSkyB to offer full delayed coverage or extended highlightsof all Barclays Premiership matches not broadcast live. Vic Wakeling, Managing Director of Sky Sports, said: "These near-live rights, added to the live matches, give Sky Sports unrivalledPremiership coverage. "We can now promise Football First until the end of the decade and new ways ofwatching games, on demand, through broadband. "Our recent live deal brings more live Premiership matches to Sky Sports withthe best games and biggest head-to-heads. "Sky remains the home of football." On 5 May the FA Premier League awarded BSkyB four packages of live rights, eachof 23 matches, for seasons 2007-08 to 2009-10. All 92 matches each season willbe shown live on Sky Sports. For further information: Press - BSkyB:Matthew Anderson Tel: 020 7705 3267 [email protected] Fraser Tel: 020 7705 3036 [email protected] Haynes Tel: 020 7705 3905 [email protected] Analysts / investors:Andrew Griffith Tel: 0207 705 3118 [email protected] Kingston Tel: 0207 705 3726 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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