Eleven Sports UK & Ireland

Eleven Sports UK & Ireland
Launched August 2018
Slogan Pure Sport
Broadcast area United Kingdom
Ireland
Website www.elevensports.uk

Eleven Sports UK & Ireland is an online streaming service that launched in August 2018. It is part of the Eleven Sports Group which is owned by Andrea Radrizzani [1].

History

In May 2018, Eleven Sports secured a three-year deal to broadcast La Liga football matches in the UK and Ireland.[2] Two months later, they secured UK three year deals to screen Serie A matches, [3], the Eredivisie and the Chinese Super League and Sweden's Allsvenskan.[4]

Eleven Sports launched in the UK & Ireland with rights to the 2018 PGA Championship golf major.[5] Eleven then signed for coverage of six LPGA tour events.[6]

Eleven Sports is currently in discussions with traditional television platforms about the possibility of launching linear channels and/or providing access to the Eleven Sports app.[7].

Summary of sports rights

Football

Football broadcast rights for Eleven Sports Network in the UK & Ireland
Competition Region Broadcast Details
La Liga Spain Exclusive coverage for three years from the 2018-19 season
Serie A Italy Exclusive coverage for three years from the 2018-19 season
Eredivisie Netherlands Exclusive coverage from the start of the 2018-19 season
Chinese Super League China Exclusive coverage from the start of the 2019-20 season
Allsvenskan Sweden Exclusive coverage from the 2018-19 season

Club content

  • Spain La Liga TV

Golf

Event Country Broadcast Details
US PGA Championship United States Live and exclusive coverage in 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/0285a0b6-a6d1-11e8-8ecf-a7ae1beff35b
  2. ↑ "La Liga: Eleven Sports gain TV rights from Sky in three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Serie A: Eleven Sports gain TV rights from BT in three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Eleven Sports scoops up UK Eredivisie and other football rights". a516digital.com. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "PGA Championship goes online as Eleven Sports snap up live rights". National Club Golfer. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Eleven Sports to broadcast LPGA golf tournaments". Sport-onthebox.com. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  7. ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/0285a0b6-a6d1-11e8-8ecf-a7ae1beff35b
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