DirecTV has launched Fox Soccer Channel in high-definition today, August 11. Fox Soccer Channel along with Fox Soccer Plus and GOlTV will deliver more than live matches, including up to 28 exclusive European matches a week from the world’s top competitions beginning August.
DirecTV will offer the UEFA Champions League beginning with the playoff round on Aug. 17 and continue till final match in May 2011 on Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports Networks, and Fox Sports en Español/FOX Deportes.
Spanish first division, “La Liga” coverage will kick off Aug. 28, with at least 114 exclusive live matches, or a minimum of three each round, only on DIRECTV, in addition to those already broadcast by DIRECTV partners GolTV and ESPN. UEFA Europa League coverage with broadcasting partner GolTV will start with the group stage on Sept. 16 and continue through DIRECTV’s exclusive 153-match coverage of the final on May 18, 2011.
DirecTV’s exclusive Soccer Mix Channel will offer up to eight games from UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League simultaneously in SD and high-definition.
The matches in each of the competitions carried exclusively by DIRECTV will be available on channels 480-489. The Soccer Mix Channel on channel 480 will provide a comprehensive view of each day’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League coverage.
Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development for DIRECTV said “As a leading distributor of 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage that included 25 games in 3D, we wanted to make sure soccer fans continued to have a fantastic viewing experience by offering the most comprehensive HD coverage of the major international league competitions.”
Chang also added “With the growing popularity of soccer in the U.S., and increasing demand for more soccer programming, DIRECTV, with its broadcast partners, including Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports en Español/FOX Deportes, FSN, GolTV and ESPN, are in a great position to take advantage of this opportunity to engage these passionate fans.”
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