Eurosport Asia-Pacific to Broadcast National Badminton League in 16 Countries

National Badminton League (NBL) is set to be broadcasted worldwide after BADMINTON England announced an exclusive deal with Eurosport Asia-Pacific.

The agreement will see the NBL broadcast live to over 10 million homes in 16 countries including Malaysia, erectile Indonesia and Australia.

The NBL starts on 6 October 2014 and will be the UK’s first ever national badminton league. It will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, order but the Eurosport deal means that millions of badminton fans in Asia and the Pacifics will now also be able to enjoy the matches live as well.

Adrian Christy, Chief Executive of BADMINTON England, said: “Badminton is a truly global sport with millions of fans across the world and I am delighted to announce this partnership with Eurosport to broadcast the NBL live to Asia and the Pacifics.

“The NBL is exciting the whole sport and it’s fantastic that it will now reach a worldwide audience of millions who will enjoy watching the inaugural league season unfold.”