Belgium: Telenet extends its broadcasting rights deal for the Barclays Premier League until 2019

The Belgian cable operator and telecommunications group Telenet has extended its exclusive deal for the exclusive distribution of rights to the Barclays Premier League in Belgium, until 2018-19, on 11/12/2015. No financial details were disclosed.

The premium channels Play Sports broadcast five Premier League matches live on average on each Matchday of the championship, in 2015-16. The other matches are broadcast in the form of extended highlights. The same distribution model will be retained for the 2016-2019 cycle.

During the 2013-2016 cycle, Telenet operated the broadcasting rights for the English Premier League in the Flanders region (northern Belgium) and sold them via a sublicence to the telecommunications group VOO to distribute them in the Wallonia region (southern Belgium) and in the Brussels region (via the pay-TV channels Be Sport tv). The renewal of this deal for the 2016-2019 cycle has not yet been activated.