Singtel bags Barclays Premier League broadcast rights for three more seasons

It starts on August 2016.

Singtel has bagged the broadcast rights to all Barclays Premier League matches for the next three seasons starting August 2016, the company revealed in a statement today.

Singtel has been broadcasting the BPL, England’s primary football competition, since the start of the 2010/2011 season.

"We are delighted to bring the Barclays Premier League to Singaporeans for another three seasons. Singtel TV fans can be assured that their football experience stays uninterrupted at rates that remain affordable," Yuen Kuan Moon, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Singapore, Singtel said.

"We are very pleased that Singtel has again chosen to invest in Premier League broadcasting rights in Singapore. Singtel currently provides excellent coverage of the Barclays Premier League to fans across the country and we look forward to working with them for another three seasons," noted Premier League Executive Chairman, Richard Scudamore.

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