Star renews telecast rights for EPL

To telecast live action from the English Premier League for the next three seasons. Along with Indian Super League and Bundesliga, Star Sports and Hotstar remain the premier destinations for football-loving Indian fans

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | February 3, 2016

Star India has renewed its exclusive broadcast rights for the English Premier League for the next three seasons from 2016-17 to 2018-19. With this renewal, Star India will continue to broadcast EPL matches on a live or delayed basis across India on the Star Sports channels, as well as stream all matches on its digital platforms, Hotstar and starsports.com.

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 185 countries territories to 730 million homes.

The renewal reinforces Star Sports' and Hotstar's presence as the premier destination for football in India, with the best of global and Indian football action. Star India will broadcast more than 200 Premier League games live across its Star Sports TV network, and all the 380 games live on its digital platforms, Hotstar and starsports.com.

Sanjay Gupta

Sanjay Gupta, COO, Star India, said, “Our partnership with the Premier League is in line with our strategy of promoting and building football as a priority sport in the country. England's Premier League is the most successful and viewed football league in the world, with millions of fans in India. We have been broadcasting Premier League football for the last 15 years, and this renewal reaffirms our faith in the strength of the competition as the best international football property. With Premier League, Bundesliga and the Indian Super League, we continue to have a portfolio of the best of global and Indian football.”

Premier League Executive Chairman, Richard Scudamore, added, "We are very pleased that Star India has again chosen to invest in our broadcasting rights. The popularity of Premier League football has increased significantly in India in recent seasons and the quality of Star's production and their promotion of our competition is a major factor in that. We look forward to working with Star for at least the next three seasons to make all the best Premier League action available to our fans across the country."

Today, Star Sports is inspiring India to imagine a world where sport comes first, with one purpose - 'Believe'. Through this renewal of the partnership with The Premier League, Star Sports will further support and encourage India's promising football talent while at the same time giving fans of the game access to the best the world of Football has to offer.

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