Media rights for UEFA Champions League 2012-15 announced in the USA and Caribbean

070 – FOX Sports Media Group extends exclusive media rights

UEFA announced today the award of the 2012-15 UEFA Champions League media rights in the USA and Caribbean to the FOX Sports Media Group. The media rights also include the UEFA Super Cup 2012, 2013 and 2014.

FOX Sports Media Group prevailed in a competitive tender process. A key element of FOX's offer was their commitment to further extend their already broad coverage of the UEFA Champions League and their dedication to further enhance the competition's position as the world's premier club football competition.

In the United States, every match will be shown live, both within the FOX Sports family of channels and sub-licenses. The coverage on FOX Soccer Channel, FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports Net will ensure unparalleled reach throughout the region. In addition, two semi-final matches will be shown on FX and the Final is planned to be scheduled on FOX Broadcasting. This channel line-up means that there will be comprehensive coverage in both English and Spanish.

In the Caribbean, FOX Soccer Channel and FOX Soccer Plus will provide extensive coverage of the competition which will be complemented by a sub-license in the region.

Furthermore considerable programming blocks will be dedicated to the UEFA Champions League - with live, highlights and delayed matches in peak slots presented in an exclusive UEFA Champions League environment utilising FOX's high-quality production standards. It will also be possible to follow every single UEFA Champions League game over the internet, via www.FOXsoccer.com, www.FOXsoccer.tv, www.FOXdeportes.com and www.FOXsports.com, and over mobile networks via the FOX Soccer iPhone app.

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

"In the current 2009-2012 rights cycle, FOX Sports have shown a strong commitment to prioritise the UEFA Champions League in their scheduling including the broadcast of the Final on FOX Broadcasting. By confirming their commitment for the 2012-15 rights cycle FOX will guarantee football fans throughout the region unrivalled access to the competition."

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.