ESPN STAR to telecast FA Cup matches
Srinagar, Oct 30: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), Asia’s biggest sports content provider, has secured exclusive broadcast rights for all Football Association (FA) Cup matches, the FA Community Shield and all Senior and Under-21 England Team home matches for the next six years till 2018 for the South Asia Region including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal.
The multimedia platform deal, which allows the content to be made available on television, internet and mobile, was made with international media rights company MP & Silva, starting from 3rd November. The ESS will begin broadcast of the first round of matches all the way up to the Final in May next year. Chelsea are currently the holders of the FA Cup but are likely to be challenged for the prestigious title by the other Premier League teams including Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City, among others.
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