UEFA Soccer’s U.S. Rights Land At ViacomCBS; Peacock Premiere Sets EPL Plan
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deadline.comPatrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorViacomCBS on Thursday inked a deal to become the U.S. home of the marquee UEFA Champions League as well as the sibling UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, with the pact kicking off in August.
The four-year deal calls for games and programming to air live on a mix of CBS, CBSSN and CBS All Access, where all games in the package will stream live.The news comes as NBC Sports and its streaming sibling Peacock Premium said today they will offer more than 175 exclusive English Premier League matches during the 2020-2021 season that is scheduled to begin in August.
The more than 1500 hours of match and related programming is “the most robust offering ever available in the U.S.,” the units.
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