Serie A TIM: ESPN acquires TV rights for the USA and will broadcast 340 matches per season

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ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, has acquired the US broadcasting rights to the Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 cycle from the media rights and marketing agency IMG, on 07/08/2018.

More than 340 matches per season will be broadcast exclusively on the OTT platform ESPN+, launched on 12/04/2018 in the United States ($4.99 per month). "ESPN networks will televise a Serie A TIM Match of the Week - close to 40 matches per season. Most telecasts will air on ESPN and ESPN2, and the Match of the Week will also be available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes," said ESPN on 07/08/2018.

ESPN, which has 86 million subscribers in the United States, replaces beIN Sports as the broadcaster of the Italian League in the United States.

  • The 2018-19 Serie A TIM Italian first division. 20 clubs. season begins on Saturday 18/08/2018 and ends on Sunday 26/05/2019.
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