{"id":4103,"date":"2012-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/07\/25\/espn-uk-expands-euro-football-slate\/"},"modified":"2012-07-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T00:00:00","slug":"espn-uk-expands-euro-football-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/07\/25\/espn-uk-expands-euro-football-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN UK Expands Euro Football Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LONDON: ESPN&nbsp;has picked up French Ligue 1 broadcast rights for the U.K. and Ireland while also extending its deals for other European football leagues, including Italian Serie A and Germany&#8217;s Bundesliga.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">ESPN today announced the renewals of Italian Serie A, Eredivisie and the Russian Premier League across TV and digital media. This follows a three-year extension to Bundesliga rights. The broadcaster also recently clinched a deal for more than 25 pre-season friendlies featuring top Barclays Premier League and major European sides.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Jeroen Oerlemans, VP of TV channels for ESPN EMEA, noted, &ldquo;The addition of France&rsquo;s Ligue 1 and the renewal of Serie A, Dutch Eredivisie and Russian Premier League means ESPN is the home to the very best domestic league football from across Europe. Our portfolio of live football on ESPN is combined with our growing range of sport, which includes rugby, cricket, darts, motorsport, UFC, boxing and more.&rdquo;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: ESPN&nbsp;has picked up French Ligue 1 broadcast rights for the U.K. and Ireland while also extending its deals for other European football leagues, including Italian Serie A and Germany&#8217;s Bundesliga. ESPN today announced the renewals of Italian Serie A, Eredivisie and the Russian Premier League across TV and digital media. 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