Operators reach agreement to share sports broadcasting rights – Daily News – Lisbon

The agreement includes, as from the 2016/17 sports season, access to the Benfica Channel

the US today announced an agreement with Vodafone and Cabovisão for “reciprocal provision of” broadcasting rights for sporting events and sports channels, with shared costs.

in a statement sent today to the Committee on Securities market (CMVM), the US indicates that the agreement provides for the “reciprocal provision of broadcasting rights for sporting events as well as transmission and distribution rights of desposto channels and club channels whose broadcast rights are currently held or will be purchased by the parties. “

With the agreement, is safeguarded also the” sharing of costs (current and future) associated with these sports content. “

statement, Vodafone states that the agreement signed today between the three operators, customers from Cabovisão, US and Vodafone guarantee access to sports content already purchased or that may be acquired in the future by any of the parties to the agreement, that already understands from the sporting season 2016/17, access to the Benfica channel and Benfica games at home.

“we have always defended the universal access to sports content, for the defense of the interests consumer. The extension of this partnership Cabovisão is another step toward that goal, “said the chief executive of Vodafone Portugal, Mário Vaz, cited in note.