KOLKATA, Oct 8 (UNI): ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) today announced that it has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the Barclays Premier League (BPL) on multiple platforms in India.
As a part of this arrangement, for the first time, all 380 BPL matches will be available to be shown live across multiple platforms including Television, Internet and Mobile with up to 190 matches available on a VOD basis.
" This win reaffirms ESS’ longstanding partnership with the Premier League , a relationship which has seen the BPL brand enjoy massive growth in India since its initial broadcast on the ESS networks in 1995, " a release said.
It said ESS had also clinched exclusive rights for another 17 Asian markets-- Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Maldives, Mongolia, Indonesia, The Philippines, East Timor, Cambodia, Laos, North and South Korea and in partnership with Astro for Malaysia & Brunei.