by Thinus Ferreira
SuperSport has extended its broadcast contract with UEFA for a further 3 years for sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, and is expanding its UEFA Europa league rights to sub-Saharan Africa.
It means that DStv subscribers will continue to see UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League coverage for a further 3 years, including the new UEFA Europa Conference League. SuperSport is a subsidiary of the MultiChoice Group.
SuperSport's UEFA broadcasting rights extend across the entire broadcast territory of Sub-Saharan Africa
and apply to all distribution platforms, including television, internet and
mobile.
While SuperSport currently holds rights to the UEFA Europa league in South Africa, the new deal extends to the entire territory of Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa.
SuperSport's new rights include the new UEFA Europa Conference League, a fresh 32-team
competition, and the UEFA Youth League.
Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice CEO, says "UEFA football competitions showcase the champion footballers of Europe, never
failing to produce excitement and drama and we look forward to broadcasting
these events in the years to come".
Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Events SA marketing director, in a statement says "We are
pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with SuperSport to bring the
best of European club competitions to football fans across Sub-Saharan
Africa."
