France: SFR-Numericable to distribute Porto Canal (FC Porto TV channel) via its "Lusophone" package

The French telecommunications operator SFR-Numericable has added "Porto Canal", the official TV channel of FC Porto (Liga NOS), to its "Lusophone" television package, announced the Portuguese club on 03/02/2016.

"Porto Canal", which was relaunched by the club on 11/01/2016, provides news, exclusive interviews and on-the-scenes reporting of FC Porto, as well as live broadcasts: pre-game and post-game content of the first team, B team matches (Ledman LigaPRO, Portuguese second division), U-15 to U-19 matches and some handball, basketball and ice hockey games.

"Porto Canal" is available for free to subscribers of SFR-Numericable TV in February and March 2016, and will be included in the "Lusophone" package (€6.99 per month) which now has six channels, including Benfica TV, the official television channel of SL Benfica (Liga NOS).

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