The Scottish FA has confirmed a new five-year agreement with Premier Sports and BBC Scotland for the Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup. The Scottish Cup Final remains free to air, along with one Semi-Final, as clubs compete for the oldest trophy in world football. From the 2024/25 season, Premier Sports rights remain the same with […]
The SPFL has announced a new deal with Premier Sports to show 20 live and exclusive Premiership matches each season. The news follows the extension of the League’s contract with Sky Sports in 2022, which saw Sky securing the rights to show up to 60 live Premiership matches per season. The SPFL and Premier Sports […]
Premier Sports, the sports broadcaster, has selected QuickLink’s Remote Commentary solution for its live sports coverage. Premier Sports offers sports fans access to 24/7 on-demand video collection, with a host of live content including Premier League, Formula 1, NBA, WTA, LaLiga, Serie A, Champions League, UFC, NASCAR and more. QuickLink’s Remote Commentary solution has enabled […]
Premier Sports has secured the rights to broadcast the 2024 Copa América tournament being held in the US this summer. Football fans can look forward to all 32 Copa América games live and exclusive across the UK and Republic of Ireland beginning on June 20th until July 14th. The tournament features 10 teams from CONMEBOL […]
Premier Sports has officially relaunched in the UK with a new website, app and online streaming platform while linear channels across the platforms Sky, Virgin and Amazon have been fully rebranded to Premier Sports. Effective immediately, all current customers will experience a seamless transition to Premier Sports and new customers can subscribe through the new […]
Viaplay Group will complete the sale of its UK direct-to-consumer business to SSBL Limited, trading as Premier Sports, on April 4th. The proposed transaction was announced by Viaplay Group in December 2023 and has now received final clearance from the Irish authorities. Dublin-based Premier Sports was the previous owner of the UK business, which comprises […]
Premier Sports will be returning to the UK in early 2024, subject to competition approval, having agreed to take back control of the business which was sold to Viaplay Group in July 2022. Premier Sports’ offering of content will continue to be delivered via the same channels on Sky and Virgin. Customers preferring to stream […]
The Viaplay streaming service in now live in the UK. Anders Jensen, Viaplay Group President and CEO, commented: “Viaplay has so much to offer UK viewers. Starting today, subscribers can enjoy original storytelling that has won prizes around the world, attractive third-party content from all Nordic countries and beyond, and top-class local and international sports […]
Viaplay has reported a 78 per cent year-on-year growth in subscriber numbers, with the pay-OTT service reporting a total of 6.4 million subscribers in Q3 2022. Viaplay reported net sales of SEK3,972 million (€360.8m) in the quarter, up from SEK3,054 million in the same period last year. It had a net loss of SEK86 million, […]
Viaplay Group will launch its Viaplay streaming service in the UK on November 1st. Potential subscribers will be offered two packages: the Films & Series package focused on Nordic storytelling with Viaplay Originals and curated third-party content, and the Total package that also includes the combined UK sports line-up of Viaplay and pay-TV sports operator […]