Puls 4 scores rights deal for Austria’s OFB Cup

Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has agreed a two-season deal with the Austrian Football Association (OFB) for rights to domestic club knockout competition the OFB Cup.

The agreement runs across the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons of the tournament and includes rights to nine live games in total.

Austrian magazine Horizont said Puls 4 will commence by showing four games this season, with public-service broadcaster ORF retaining first pick of OFB Cup matches.

Puls 4’s coverage of the OFB Cup will kick off with the clash between SV Haas Leobendorf and SK Rapid Wien tomorrow (Wednesday).