
UEFA has awarded media rights in the Republic of Ireland to RTE, TV3 and Setanta Sports for the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League, and has awarded certain media rights to TV3 for the 2012-15 UEFA Europa League.
With regard to the UEFA Champions League, commercial broadcaster TV3 will show the best Tuesday match followed by a highlights programme each matchweek. On its channel RTE Two and simulcast on RTE HD, public broadcaster RTE will broadcast the best Wednesday match, as well as a Wednesday highlights programme each matchweek.
Pay-television operator Setanta Sports has been awarded the right to broadcast all remaining live matches and will broadcast each matchnight a highlights programme and a minimum of two live matches on Setanta Ireland and Setanta Sports 1.
This announcement concludes the sale of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League media rights in the Republic of Ireland.
As far as the UEFA Europa League is concerned, TV3 will broadcast the best live match and highlights on its digital channel 3e each matchweek. The UEFA Europa League Final will be shown on TV3.
Further announcements regarding the sale of the 2012-15 UEFA Europa League remaining media rights will be made in due course.
TEAM Marketing AG is the exclusive marketing agency of UEFA for the exploitation of certain media and commercial rights relating to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Europa League.
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