Satellite platform NTV-Plus will retain the rights to broadcast matches of the Russian football League the Premier League. The value of the contract established with the largest corporation of football in Russia has more than doubled - to $ 50 million annually. The current four-year contract expires at the end of this year. Directorate of sports channels NTV-Plus is hopeful that an agreement will also be valid for a few more years.
For the moment, talking about the preliminary agreement, a formal cooperation agreement has not yet been signed. Moreover, according to the assumptions, one game from each round will be broadcast on television along federal lines. The President of the Russian Football Association - Sergei Fursenko, confirms all the allegations in his interview with Newsweek. By the way admitted that the cost of the agreement by Russian standards it is very huge and it is not clear how the NTV-Plus will gain money. VGTRK chief rival could not offer this much money, so little from the NTV-Plus broadcasts of English Premier League.
It is possible that NTV-Plus will also broadcast selected games first Russian league, but this will depend on the size of interest to viewers.
As for regional broadcasters, they will not receive free broadcast możliwości meetings with their teams.
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