UEFA extends SPN deal

Sony to broadcast UEFA club competitions till 2023/24 season.

UEFA has extended its broadcast partnership with Sony Pictures Network India (SPN), which will see SPN continue to broadcast all UEFA club competitions until the end of the 2023/24 season. The partnership covers rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League, and the UEFA Conference League. 

As per the deal, SPN will broadcast a total of 138 matches per season across the Champions League and Super Cup and will also broadcast an additional 141 Europa League matches and 141 UEFA Conference League and 39 UEFA Youth League matches across each season. The matches will be shown on Sony Sports’ channels and live-streamed on SPN’s SonyLiv streaming platform.

Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Marketing Director, commented,

“Sony Pictures Networks India brings a wealth of experience to premium sports broadcasting and will continue to provide best-in-class coverage of the Uefa Club Competitions to football fans across the Indian subcontinent.”

Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer of Distribution and Head of Sports Business, SPN, added,

“European club football is widely followed by fans across India. The steady rise of its viewership in India in the last few years is a testament to its fandom.

‘Through this partnership, we will continue to cement our positioning as a global multi-sporting arena and the premier destination for the best of international club football.”