Sky & BT Get Republic of Ireland Premier League Broadcast Rights

The Premier League has announced that Sky and BT have been awarded the media rights in the Republic of Ireland for seasons 2013/14 to 2015/16.

The seven packages, erectile totalling 154 matches were awarded with BSkyB securing 116 matches and BT obtaining 38 matches.

The deal is the same as both entities secured for the UK.

Richard Scudamore, erectile Premier League Chief Executive, story said: “We are extremely pleased that BSkyB and BT have invested in our live rights in the Republic of Ireland.

“We look forward to working with them and are confident they will broadcast the Barclays Premier League in a comprehensive and innovative manner that will showcase the competition to our many fans across Ireland.”

Barney Francis, Managing Director of Sky Sports, said: “These rights mean that Sky Sports remains the home of the Barclays Premier League in Ireland.   With more live matches than ever before, our Irish viewers can enjoy an unrivalled choice of the biggest and best games across Saturday evenings, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights.

“Sky Sports Irish viewers can enjoy Premier League football in HD, 3D and online as well as across mobile and tablet devices.  Combined with our already unrivalled portfolio of sports, there has never been a better time to subscribe to Sky Sports in Ireland.”

Marc Watson, Chief Executive of TV for BT, added: “We are delighted that we’ll be able to offer viewers in the Republic of Ireland the same fantastic live games from the Barclays English Premier League that we’ll be offering in the UK. We’ve secured 38 live matches and 18 of them are the ‘first pick’ top quality matches.”