ESPN UK to Launch New Sunday Schedule

LONDON: ESPN in the U.K. is to introduce a new schedule that will feature around nine hours of live studio sports analysis and commentary every Sunday as well as the sports comedy chat show Off the Ball.

The new lineup, which launches January 15, will include key football and rugby from the U.K. and Europe. It will also introduce new live pre- and post-match studio programs for its Bundesliga and Serie A live matches, as well as ESPN’s existing pre-and post-match studio presentation of its coverage of the Barclays Premier League, FA Cup, Clydesdale Bank Premier League and Aviva Premiership Rugby. In addition, the new Sunday sports day will feature a re-focused version of ESPN’s weekly studio show Talk Of The Terrace, which looks back at the week’s Premier League and FA Cup action.

“Weekends are at the heart of the weekly sports agenda, and are often when ESPN features more live sport and reaches the biggest number of UK fans,” said Jeroen Oerlemans, the VP and channel manager, of ESPN Europe, Middle East and Africa. “This new schedule allows us to bring viewers a great blend of quality live sport, studio discussion and analysis from an outstanding roster of presenters, pundits and guests throughout the afternoon and evening each Sunday.”