MUMBAI: The Premier League has awarded exclusive audio visual broadcast rights for Italy to Pitch International.

The three-year deal covers all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season in Italy. The Premier League is broadcast on Sky Sport in Italy.

Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore said, "We are extremely pleased that Pitch International has chosen to invest in our broadcast rights in Italy. We are confident that they will distribute all the best Barclays Premier League action in a comprehensive and innovative manner to our fans in Italy."

Pitch International MD Jonathan Rogers said, "We are delighted to be appointed as the Premier League?s licensee in such an important football territory as Italy. It is widely acknowledged how important Premier League rights are to broadcasters worldwide and for Pitch to open its account with the Premier League and add it to its growing roster of major clients is another step forward in the company?s growth."

MUMBAI: The Premier League has announced that Canal+ has been awarded broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches a season till 2016 in France.

Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore said, "We are extremely pleased Canal+ has chosen to invest yet again in our broadcast rights. They are a long-term partner of the Premier League and have a track record of delivering fantastic coverage of the competition. It is the world?s most admired football competition. I am sure they will continue to provide our French fans with all the best Barclays Premier League action across a number of media platforms."

Canal+ Group DG Rodolphe Belmer said, "We are extremely proud and satisfied, in a very competitive environment, to have renewed our long-term partnership with the Premier League. It is the world?s most admired football competition and much appreciated by our subscribers."

MUMBAI: Sports media rights company MP & Silva has bagged the live audio visual broadcast rights for Premier League in the Middle East and North Africa region till 2016 season.

MP & Silva will be the exclusive distributor of the Barclays Premier League TV rights, mobile and digital media for the territories of Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Algeria, Chad, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Tunisia, Egypt and Djibouti.

Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore said, ?We know MP & Silva well as they have acquired other Premier League rights for the 2013-2016 period, and in previous seasons. We are pleased to be working with them again and are confident that they will distribute all the best Barclays Premier League action in a comprehensive and innovative manner to fans in the Middle East and North Africa.?

MP & Silva Group CEO Andrea Radrizzani said, "We are extremely excited to extend the distribution of BPL to the Mena region.

With this new addition, MP & Silva is now partnering with the Premier League in 40 countries across Asia, Pacific and Mena. It is a very distinctive and strategic partnership for us. We are glad that the Premier League recognises our leadership in the market and we are looking forward to using our network of broadcasters to improve audiences of top-class English football in Mena.?

MUMBAI: The Premier League has said that Telenet has been awarded exclusive audio visual broadcast rights for all 380 Barclays Premier League matches per season for seasons 2013-16 in Belgium.

"We are extremely pleased Telenet has chosen to invest in our broadcast rights for Seasons 2013/14-2015/16," said Premier League Chief Executive Richard Scudamore.

"They are a long-term partner of the Premier League and we know they will continue to broadcast the competition to our fans in Belgium in an exciting and innovative manner."

Telenet senior VP public affairs & media management Ann Caluwaerts said, "Our customers tell us that they enjoy the English Premier League very much particularly because they can now follow the Belgian players more closely. That is one of the reasons why Telenet made a great effort to retain the broadcasting rights to the Premier League.

"With the Premier League rights secured, Sporting Telenet will remain the channel with the best sports offer in Flanders."