NTV Plus secures Russian Premier League rights

Pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has extended its domestic rights deal for the Russian Premier League, the top division of football in the country.

The rights will cover three seasons, from 2015-16 to 2017-18.

The deal was approved by Liga TV, the body responsible for selling the rights.

Earlier this month, it was reported that NTV Plus originally offered R2.2bn (€35.4m/$39.6m) per season for the rights before later revising this offer to R1.9bn per season.