Quest picks up Emirates Cup rights

UK free-to-air DTT channel Quest has secured exclusive rights for the 2017 Emirates Cup pre-season football tournament.

The tournament will take place on July 29-30 and features host Arsenal of the English Premier League, Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica, German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and Sevilla of the Spanish LaLiga.

Quest, which is operated by media and entertainment group Discovery Communications, will show live coverage of all four games. On Saturday, July 29, Leipzig will take on Sevilla and Arsenal will face Benfica, while on Sunday, July 30, Leipzig will play Benfica and Arsenal will face Sevilla.

Quest is available on Freeview channel number 37 and Freesat 167, as well as the Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV platforms.