Polish pay-television operator NC Plus has reached an agreement with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat that will allow it to continue offering coverage of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.
In June 2017, Polsat confirmed the acquisition of exclusive rights for the Champions League and Europa League. The rights for both competitions will run for three seasons, from 2018-19 to 2020-21, and cover television, internet and mobile platforms.
In acquiring the Champions League rights, Polsat dislodged NC Plus. NC Plus and international media and entertainment company Discovery Communications jointly held rights for the Europa League, with matches involving Polish teams and the final sublicensed to public-service broadcaster TVP.
However, NC Plus has now said that all matches from the 2018-19 Champions League season, along with the best games from the Europa League, will still be available to its customers through the Polsat Sport Premium 1 and Polsat Sport Premium 2 television channels, as well as pay-per-view services Polsat Sport Premium 3 PPV, Polsat Sport Premium 4 PPV, Polsat Sport Premium 5 PPV and Polsat Sport Premium 6 PPV.
The Polsat Sport Premium channels and PPV services will be available to NC Plus subscribers with the Canal Plus channel until the end of this year at no additional charge. NC Plus said it will soon provide further details about the tie-up with Polsat.