UEFA and Eurovision Agree Global Live Audiovisual Transmission Partnership

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Following the successful delivery of the transmission services for the 31 Matches of UEFA EURO 2012, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and Eurovision announced today an exclusive, multiyear partnership for live, global audiovisual transmission services.

Under the contract, all audiovisual UEFA programmes will be distributed around the world exclusively on the Eurovision satellite and fibre network.

This includes all UEFA Champions League and UEFA EUROPA League matches for the 2012 to 2015 cycle, and the national team matches of the European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2016™ and the 2018 FIFA World Cup™.

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Eurovision Director of Sports & Business Stefan Kuerten said: "It is an honour to see that UEFA has shown complete confidence in Eurovision by choosing us as their partner to carry the live pictures of all events worldwide for the years to come."

UEFA Events SA Marketing Director Guy-Laurent Epstein added: “Eurovision and UEFA have established a long-standing partnership over the past 20 years and we are delighted to have reached an agreement to extend this relationship. Eurovision can guarantee the level of experience and quality expected by UEFA in order to ensure that football fans around the world experience European football at its best.”

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About the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The EBU serves 74 Members in 56 countries in and around Europe. It represents its Members and promotes the values and distinctiveness of public service media in Europe and around the world. The Eurovision and Euroradio networks deliver news, sports, events and music to EBU Members and other media organizations. Services to Members range from legal advice, technical standardization and development to coproduction and exchange of quality European content.