Hong Kong – now TV proudly announced the exclusive Hong Kong broadcast rights to Copa América 2015, following an agreement with MP & Silva, the rights holder across Asia, and will broadcast all 26 matches of the event live in HD.
The Copa América is one of the most prestigious and widely followed sporting events in the world, where twelve national teams will compete for the Copa América championship between 12 June−5 July in Chile.
Teams will battle each other in an attempt to dethrone Uruguay, the defending champion. Among the participating countries are world football superpowers Brazil and Argentina, featuring some of the world’s top players including Barcelona’s strikers Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. Other top names in the tournament include Uruguay’s hitman Edison Cavani from Paris Saint-Germain, Columbian James Rodriguez of Real Madrid, and Chile’s Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, who will be aiming to win the Copa América 2015 on his home soil.
Ms. Loke Kheng Tham, PCCW’s Executive Vice President of Pay TV, said, “We are very excited to present Hong Kong viewers with what must be the most anticipated football event in the summer of 2015. now TV is undoubtedly the best sports event platform in Hong Kong, and being Hong Kong’s home of sports, we will continue to bring our viewers the widest and the best sports content worldwide.”
now TV customers can subscribe to a Copa América Event Pass for HK$300 via our hotline or TV portal to enjoy all 26 matches live on TV in HD and on-the-go via now Player app. They can also relive their favourite matches using now TV’s Video-on-Demand service. The public can also subscribe to the event pass for HK$300 to watch the games via the now Soccer app.