Eleven Sports strikes TVN partnership in Poland

International pay-television operator Eleven Sports Network has agreed a partnership with TVN under which it will offer its channels through the Polish media group’s over-the-top service Player.pl.

Eleven Sports Network is currently only available in Poland through Player.pl and the ElevenSportsNetwork.pl platform. Negotiations are ongoing over carriage deals with cable television and direct-to-home providers in the country.

Eleven Sports Network launched its first channel, Eleven, on August 2 in Poland, with live coverage of the Arsenal v Chelsea English FA Community Shield football match.

The second channel, Eleven Sports is set to launch on August 22.