Singapore – ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has secured live and exclusive rights to broadcast the Spanish La Liga in Singapore for the 2012/13 to 2014/15 seasons. ESPN STAR Sports will provide coverage across all platforms through its broadcast channels on its television channels, online via ESPN Player, and through its mobile brand Mobile ESPN. The deal also includes the option to showcase select games from La Liga in 3D.
The Spanish La Liga deal bolsters ESPN STAR Sports’ current list of premier sports events, which includes the Formula 1, Wimbledon, Australian Open, golf majors such as The US Open, The Masters and The Open, Moto GP, major tournaments from the Asian Football Confederation, and the upcoming sporting event of the year, the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Manu Sawhney, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, commented: “The acquisition of Spanish La Liga underlines our commitment to football fans in Singapore as we continue providing the most compelling content to our viewers. La Liga provides the most entertaining and exciting football action, and with the planned broadcast schedules for the new season, fans in Singapore will be able to watch the action in prime time.”