MEO customers at risk of being without BTV – Daily News – Lisbon

The MEO has a week to reach agreement with NOS or will lose access to the channel and Benfica games at home

MEO subscribers may lose access to BTV from July 7, next week if the carrier does not reach an agreement with the US on the channel distribution. The rights to the BTV spend this Friday to be held by the US, including the issuance to Benfica games at home.

According to the Express, the US, which decided to keep the issue of Benfica games home rather than spend for Sport TV, already informed the MEO the decision to cut off his access to the channel benfiquista if there is no agreement.

months after MEO have cut US access to the Port channel preventing the transmission of FC Porto games in January for lack of “concrete counterproposals,” the situation is reversed. Now the US has the power to do the same as for subscribers of MEO can see BTV and Benfica games, the operator has to accept the US conditions.

An understanding between the US and Vodafone sharing broadcast sports content held by the two is increasing pressure on the MEO. The agreement is open to other operators and MEO now has a week to reach an agreement or its customers will completely lose access to BTV.