TV Channels broadcasting EURO 2008
June 11, 2008 – 5:40 am | by admin
Between 7 and 29 June 2008, all football fans will surely have a new part-time job, that is watching Europe’s toughest sixteen football teams, “fighting” in Austria and Switzerland for EURO 2008’s trophy. EURO 2008 is great and having full tickets in order to watch all the games would be a dream come true for anyone of us. Unfortunately, getting the tickets is not very easy, but this doesn’t mean that only the ones who got tickets will enjoy the popular soccer fest! Watching EURO 2008 live on TV or on PC is also full of excitement.
Taking into account the tournament’s fame, acquiring the broadcasting rights of EURO 2008 has obviously been one of the most coveted targets among all TV channels from all over the world, including sports channels. Through television, football fans worldwide can enjoy the excitement of EURO 2008.
So, the fight among TV channels was a tough one, but a number of channels have eventually acquired the Broadcasting Rights of Euro Cup 2008 and will now telecast the matches live. This way, thousands and thousands of people will be able to watch live the popular European tournament.
Austria - ORF
Switzerland - SRG
Germany - ARD / ZDF
Bosnia and Herzegovina - BHT
Norway - TV2 / Telenor
Bulgaria - Diema
Croatia - HRT
Czech Republic - TV Prima
Denmark - TV2
Belarus - ONT
India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal - ESPN Star Sports
Slovenia - TV3
Estonia - ETV
Azerbaijan - Lider TV
Armenia - C1
France - TF1 / M6
Kazakhstan - Khabar
Georgia - Rustavi 2
Albania - Top Channel / DigitAlb Premium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Greece - ERT
Hungary - MTV / Sport 1
Italy - RAI
Turkey - ATV / Digitürk
Latvia - LTV7
Netherlands - NOS
Ireland - RTÉ / UTV
Finland - YLE
Portugal - TVI / Sport TV
Iceland - RÚV
Romania - TVR
Serbia - RTS
Poland - Polsat
Sweden - TV4 / Canal+
Afghanistan - Sport’s Channel
Arab World, Middle East, and North Africa - Al Jazeera Sports
United States and Canada - OMNI Television/ESPN
Ecuador - Canal 1 / Gamavision
United Arab Emirates - Dubai Sport / AD Sport
United Kingdom - BBC / ITV
Hong Kong - now TV of PCCW
Iran - Channel 3
Brazil - TV Record / Sportv
Mexico - TV Azteca / Televisa
New Zealand - SKY Television
South Korea - MBC / KBS
UEFA relied on a popular network of companies, Sportfive Group, for marketing and selling rights of broadcasting Euro Cup 2008. As Sportfive Group applied market-to-market strategy of selling the broadcasting rights, only a few television channels across the globe have been able to acquire the telecasting rights.
Anyway, despite this marketing war, the most important thing is that you can watch EURO 2008 on TV or on your PC, depending on your preferences of possibilities.
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