Brought to you by the Free-to-air agreement for elite European club soccer tournament now runs through 2021. Getty Images International broadcaster Eleven Sports and TVI, the Portuguese TV operator, have extended their free-to-air (FTA) carriage agreement for the Uefa Champions League in Portugal until the end of the 2020/21 season. The two-year extension means TVI will be able to continue to show one game per match week featuring a Portuguese team, as well as the final of the tournament FTA in accordance with the country’s regulations. In addition to the live rights, multi-platform content – including preview and highlights shows – will also be shared across TVI and Eleven Sports. TVI will also take on the role of media sales house for the Eleven Sports channels. Last season, TVI aired 11 Champions League games, as well as pre and post-match shows in partnership with Eleven Sports. Champions League games broadcast on TVI had an average audience share of 41 per cent, with an average viewership of 1.9 million. Bruno Santos, TVI's general director of programs and antenna, said: "TVI is always looking for the best content and there is no bigger sports event than the Uefa Champions League. In last year's edition, all the games broadcasted by TVI were the most watched programs of the year. We are therefore very pleased to renew this partnership with Eleven Sports for another two seasons.” Jorge P Sousa, managing director, Eleven Sports in Portugal, added: “TVI presented the best proposal and we are delighted that we will continue to innovate together, giving excellent airtime to the Eleven brand on FTA and enabling Portuguese fans to watch some of the best football in the world on Eleven Sports and TVI/TVI24." Having secured exclusive rights to Europe’s elite club competition last year, Eleven Sports will continue to broadcast every game of on its own linear and digital platforms. Last season saw Eleven Sports broadcast 125 Champions League matches, with its supplementary programming contributing to more than 300 broadcasting hours.
Eleven Sports and Portuguese TVI have agreed a two-year extension to a free-to-air broadcasting deal for the UEFA Champions League until the end of the 2020/21 season. The agreement enables TVI to broadcast one game featuring a Portuguese team each week, as well as the final, along with preview and highlights content. This is an important step in strengthening our partnership with UEFA. Eleven will broadcast all Champions League games on its linear and digital platforms.