German football association DFL has reinforced its international footprint by securing new media rights agreements for the Bundesliga across nine Eastern European countries.
Setanta secures CEE distribution
SES is to broadcast two channels from Setanta Sports in HD on the recently launched Astra 5B at 31.5 degrees East.
Setanta HD comes to UPC Ireland
Setanta Sports may be a distant memory to the UK market, but the sports channel has just launched an HD channel, on the UPC network in Ireland.
Football crazy
The Ukraine v England match will be shown live on the internet, and not for the first time there’s little the Football Association can do about it.