ESPN wins Premier League rights

The Premier League have awarded all of the live matches formerly held by Setanta to the Disney-owned broadcaster ESPN.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2009 - 19:28

The Premier League have awarded all of the live matches formerly held by Setanta to the Disney-owned broadcaster ESPN.

ESPN have not only been awarded the two packages of 46 live games for next season, but in a surprise move by the Premier League, also Setanta’s package of 23 matches per season for the 2010-13 period.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Place: UK Person: Richard Scudamore Person: Russell Wolff Event: Premier League Event: Barclays Premier League Organisation: ESPN Organisation: Setanta Organisation: Disney Organisation: ESPN International

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