Go retains Premier League, Serie A rights and picks up FA Cup

Maltese telecommunications company Go has acquired exclusive rights for football’s English Premier League, English FA Cup knockout tournament and Italian Serie A top division.

The rights for the Premier League will run for three seasons, from 2016-17 to 2018-19.

The rights for the FA Cup and Serie A will run for two seasons, from 2016-17 to 2017-18.

The deals for the Premier League and Serie A were extensions, while the rights for the FA Cup were acquired after an absence of four seasons.

The Go Sports service will show live coverage of 200 Premier League matches per season, with the other 180 being available on a two-hour delay, as well as live coverage of 380 Serie A games per season.

Sixty FA Cup matches will be broadcast each season.