2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League media rights deals announced in Japan

UEFA announced today the award of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League media rights in Japan to SKY PerfecTV!.

SKY PerfecTV! will deliver extensive coverage of both club competitions. The broadcaster will show at least four live and four delayed UEFA Champions League matches per matchweek and at least one live and one delayed UEFA Europa League match per matchweek. In addition, a highlights programme for each competition will be broadcast every matchweek. The agreement also ensures that weekly highlights programmes as well as full broadcast of the final stage of both competitions are available on free-to-air television.

SKY PerfecTV! will also exploit its rights to both competitions on the internet via www.skyperfectv.co.jp and on mobile.

Commenting on the award of these rights, Guy-Laurent Epstein, Marketing Director of UEFA Events SA, said:

"UEFA is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with SKY PerfecTV!. UEFA recognizes and highly values SKY PerfecTV!'s continued commitment to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. We would like to thank SKY PerfecTV! for its enduring dedication to both competitions allowing football fans in Japan to enjoy the best of European club football action until 2015."

Note to editors:
UEFA Events SA is a wholly owned subsidiary of UEFA, created to manage and handle the European football governing body's commercial and event operations. It is, among other things, responsible for generating media rights, sponsorship, licensing and hospitality revenue from all professional national team and club competitions, and for managing relationships with all associated commercial partners.

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.