List of Premier League broadcasters
This is a list of television broadcasters which provide coverage of the Premier League, English football's top level competition, which is the most watched league in the world.[1] The main broadcasters in the United Kingdom are Sky Sports, who broadcast 126 of the 168 televised games in the UK, and BT Sport.[2] The BBC shows weekly highlights of the Premier League on its Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2 programmes on Saturdays and Sundays.[3]
The 168 UK televised games are also broadcast across the world; the remaining 212 matches that aren't broadcast live in the UK are all broadcast elsewhere around the world. English-speaking countries (excluding the UK) are able to carry what is known as the 'International feed' or 'World feed' audio; this is full match commentary provided by the Premier League. In Asia, and select other countries around the world, there is also a fully produced studio broadcast where pre, half time and post-match analysis is offered. This is currently hosted by John Dykes.
The 3:00pm (UK time) Saturday kick-offs are not allowed to be shown live in the UK due to the hours of 2.45pm - 5.15pm being 'blocked broadcasting hours',[4] as requested by the FA and enforced by UEFA. In Ireland, a different situation applies; a package of only one Saturday 3:00pm kick off each week (along with one game on the final Sunday) is sold as an addition to the UK live rights packages, this package is currently held by Sky Sports. While there is no rule prohibiting the screening of the other 3:00pm games in Ireland, the Premier League does not make the rights to these games available to Irish broadcasters, due to the overlap in reception that is possible in Northern Ireland and mainland England.
Broadcasters
These are the countries and channels that broadcast the Premier League for 2016-19:[5]
Broadcasters by region
African broadcasters
| Language | Broadcaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | English French |
Supersport Kwesé Sports Canal+ |
Asian broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghan | Ariana TV |
| Bhutan | English | STAR Sports |
| India | ||
| Maldives | ||
| Nepal | ||
| Sri Lanka | ||
| Bangladesh | English | STAR Sports Gazi TV |
| Pakistan | English | STAR Sports PTV Sports |
| China (mainland) | Mandarin | CCTV CSPN BTV SMG SZMG GDTV GZTV CBG SDTV XJTV TJTV FMG DLTV JSBC ZZTV HBTV Tencent PPTV Super Sports |
| Hong Kong | English Cantonese |
now TV |
| Indonesia | English Indonesian |
beIN Sports RCTI MNCTV |
| Japan | Japanese | J Sports NHK DAZN |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh Russian |
Setanta Sports |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz | KTRK Sport |
| Macau | English Cantonese Portuguese |
Super Sports |
| Mongolia | Mongolian | Sansar HD SPS Premier Sports Channel |
| South Korea | English Korean |
SBS Sports SPOTV |
| Malaysia & Brunei | English Malay & Cantonese |
Astro |
| Myanmar | English Burmese |
Sky Net |
| Philippines | English Tagalog |
beIN Sports ABS-CBN |
| Singapore | English | Singtel TV |
| Taiwan | Mandarin English |
Eleven Sports |
| Thailand, Laos & Cambodia | Thai English |
beIN Sports PPTV |
| Tajikistan | Tajik | Varzish TV Football TV |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | UZ Report TV Futbol TV |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese | K+ TTTV, BDTV (VTVCab) FPT Telecom Saigontourist Cable Television (SCTV) |
European broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Albanian | SuperSport |
| Kosovo | ||
| Serbia | Bosnian Serbian Croatian Macedonian Slovenian |
Sport Klub |
| Croatia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Montenegro | ||
| Macedonia | ||
| Slovenia | ||
| Andorra | Spanish | Movistar+ |
| Armenia | Armenian | Armenia 2 |
| Austria | German | DAZN |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | AzTV |
| Belarus | Belarusian | Beltelradio |
| Belgium | Dutch French |
Play Sports VOO Sport |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Diema Sport |
| Cyprus | Greek | CytaVision |
| Czech Republic | Czech | Digi Sport |
| Denmark | Danish | TV3 Sport 6'eren |
| Estonia | Estonian | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Finland | Finnish | Viasat Sport |
| France | French | SFR Sport |
| Georgia | Georgian | Silknet |
| Germany | German | DAZN |
| Greece | Greek | Cosmote Sport |
| Hungary | Hungarian | Spíler TV |
| Iceland | Icelandic | Stöð 2 Sport |
| Ireland | English | Sky Sports BT Sport |
| Italy | Italian | SKY Sport |
| Latvia | Latvian | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Liechtenstein | French | RMC Sport |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Luxembourg | French | VOO Sport RMC Sport |
| Malta | English | Total Sports Network |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Ziggo Sport Totaal |
| Norway | English / Norwegian | TV2 |
| Poland | Polish | NC+ |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Sport TV |
| Romania | Romanian | Eurosport 1 Telekom Sport |
| Russia | Russian | Match TV |
| San Marino | Italian | SKY Sport |
| Slovakia | Czech | Digi Sport |
| Spain | Spanish | Movistar+ |
| Sweden | Swedish | Viasat Sport |
| Switzerland | German French |
DAZN RMC Sport |
| Turkey | Turkish | S Sport |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian | Football TV Channel |
| United Kingdom | English | Sky Sports BT Sport BBC Sport (Highlights only) |
Latin American broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Portuguese | ESPN Brasil |
| Argentina | Spanish | DIRECTV Sports (7 matches) ESPN (3 matches) |
| Bolivia | ||
| Chile | ||
| Colombia | ||
| Ecuador | ||
| Paraguay | ||
| Peru | ||
| Uruguay | ||
| Venezuela | ||
| Bolivia | Spanish | ESPN (3 matches) |
| Paraguay | ||
| Costa Rica | Spanish | SKY Sports |
| Dominican Republic | ||
| El Salvador | ||
| Guatemala | ||
| Honduras | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Nicaragua | ||
| Panama |
Middle Eastern and North African broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | Hebrew | Sport 1 |
| Middle East and North Africa | Arabic English French |
beIN Sports |
North American and Caribbean broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | English | TSN Sportsnet |
| Caribbean | English | Flow Sports |
| United States (including Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands) | English Spanish |
NBC Sports Telemundo Deportes |
Oceanian broadcasters
| Country | Language | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | English | Optus Sport SBS |
| New Zealand | English | beIN Sports |
| Pacific Islands | English | Sky Pacific |
| Papua New Guinea | English | Digicel Play |
References
- ^ "Who is the Premier League's best?". FIFA. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "BT Sport". Premier League. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport". Premier League. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=19817.html
- ^ "Premier League international rights deals for 2016-19". Premier League. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
