Eleven and Mediapro deal with ESPN for Pro League rights across Americas

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Eleven and Mediapro deal with ESPN for Pro League rights across Americas

 

 

ESPN, the international sports broadcaster, has acquired rights across North, Central and South America to Belgian soccer's Pro League.

The expansive deal, which includes the Caribbean, covers the remainder of this season until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

In USA, the matches will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+, further growing its soccer portfolio.

ESPN+ said it plans to show a minimum of three Jupiler Pro League games per week, beginning this weekend with Sint-Truidense versus Zulte Waregem, Standard Liege versus Antwerp and Charleroi versus Club Brugge.

Matches will be available with commentary in both English and Spanish.

US internationals playing in Belgium's top-flight include Matt Miazga (Anderlecht, pictured), Mark McKenzie (Genk), Ethan Horvath (Brugge), Brendan Hines-Ike (Kortrijk) and Chris Durkin (Sint-Truidense).

Other European leagues shown by ESPN+, which costs $5.99 per month, includes Italy's Serie A, Germany's Bundesliga, England's lower tiers, the Netherlands' Eredivisie, Sweden's Allsvenskan and Denmark's Superliga.

International rights to the Pro League are sold by domestic rights-holder Eleven Sports, the international subscription broadcaster, in partnership with Spanish agency Mediapro.

Eleven is in the first year of a five-season domestic rights deal worth €103 million ($125 million) per annum.

Spring Media, the Stockholm-based sports media and marketing agency, was responsible for marketing the Pro League's international rights in the 2019-20 season, prior to which the contract was held by the now-defunct MP & Silva agency.

 

 

Source: Eleven and Mediapro deal with ESPN for Pro League rights across Americas