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StarHub Wins Exclusive Broadcast Rights
For Barclays English Premier League
Singapore, 23 November 2006 StarHub has won exclusive rights for
the next three seasons of the Barclays English Premier League
(EPL), commencing from the 2007/2008 season, for the Singapore
market.
"StarHub has been the place where Singaporeans watch EPL for the
past ten seasons, and we are pleased that we are able to continue
our exclusive offerings of unbeatable EPL content for our customers
for the next three seasons. The difference this time around is that
the rights include broadband and mobile broadcast rights, so it
fits perfectly with our Hubbing strategy. Our customers can look
forward to getting EPL from StarHub over any of our three service
platforms, regardless of where they are or what device they choose
to use," said Mr Mike Reynolds, Head of Integrated Products and
Marketing, StarHub.
"StarHub is very committed to providing the best EPL experience for
fans in Singapore. We are pleased to be able to partner a dynamic
company such as StarHub to ensure that all the best action is
available across a range of platforms," said Mr Richard Scudamore,
Premier League Chief Executive.
The EPL rights will give StarHub exclusive broadcast rights to as
many as 380 EPL matches on all three of its platforms cable TV,
mobile and online.
StarHub is currently Singapores largest pay-TV operator and second
largest info-communication company. It is also the leading Internet
Service Provider with the highest download speed in
Singapore.
