SuperSports rescues Africa

  1. Posted on Wednesday 4 February 2009 - 11:42
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    Ameyaw Debrah, AfricaNews reporter in Accra, Ghana
    Following the liquidation of Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS) last weekend, MultiChoice has announced that SuperSports has secured the license to the Barclays Premier League Live Package A and will be showing these live matches on SuperSports from this weekend to all subscribers across Africa.
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    SuperSport already held both Live Package A & B rights for South Africa and Live Package B rights for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa and with this deal has now secured all Premier League live rights for the remainder of the 2008/2009 season and for the whole of next season.

    In a press statement, SuperSports said it is proud of its long association with the Premier League and has a long history of showcasing the finest club soccer on its range of channels. “We are pleased that Barclays Premier League supporters on the continent will continue to enjoy the best of the league,” said SuperSports Chief Executive Imtiaz Patel. “We are delighted to have Package A matches in the SuperSports fold. We’ll continue to deliver the very best in sports broadcasting.”

    Viewers in Africa will immediately benefit, with a number of appetising Barclays Premier League fixtures - a live triple-header this Saturday and another big match on Sunday.

    First up is Manchester City against Middlesborough (2.45pm CAT), followed by title-chasing Chelsea against Hull City (5pm CAT) and then Liverpool, who will be keen to close the gap on Manchester United, up against Portsmouth (7.30pm CAT).

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