Media: IMG obtain a 3-year extension of their international distribution rights to Chelsea TV

Chelsea FC (3^rd in the Premier League in 2012/13) have signed a three-year extension to their distribution deal with media agency IMG on the 26/06/2013. The media company will continue to exclusively distribute Chelsea TV, the team’s dedicated television network, worldwide outside of the UK and Ireland until the end of the 2015/16 season. IMG and Chelsea have been partners since 2003.

Chelsea TV offers full delayed coverage of all Chelsea’s Premier League, FA Cup, Capital One Cup and European matches, plus other exclusive content from the club’s day-to-day activity. The new deal will see the introduction of a new three-hour weekly programming section on the channel designed specifically for the international market.

IMG are also marketing the media rights to Chelsea’s 2013 summer tour to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, with coverage already distributed to 65 countries.