Releases
MAR 17.12.2019
· Standalone linear TV channel, showing all LIVE matches from Spain’s top-flight LaLiga Santander, to launch on SKY TV platform in United Kingdom from Monday 13th January
· LaLigaTV is the UK’s first dedicated channel offering ALL live content from a top global football competition, broadcasting in full HD for just £5.99 per month
· In a special introductory offer, LaLigaTV to be provided free of charge to all 8.5M SKY TV subscribers across the UK during two full LaLiga Santander matchdays in January
The season of festive football in the United Kingdom is set to carry well into 2020 and beyond, as LaLiga and Premier Sports have officially confirmed that LaLigaTV, the UK’s first dedicated channel showing all live content from a top international football league, will be available to SKY TV subscribers from Monday 13th January.
And in a special introductory offer, LaLigaTV will broadcast free of charge for all 8.5 million SKY TV households, as well as commercial premises across the UK, for two whole matchdays of LaLiga Santander in mid-January. This means SKY subscribers will be able to enjoy enticing matchups such as Real Betis vs. Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona vs. Granada CF on Matchday 20, or Real Valladolid vs. Real Madrid and Sevilla FC vs. Granada CF on Matchday 21.
Melcior Soler, Audiovisual Director at LaLiga said: “We’re proud to launch LaLigaTV, our own dedicated linear channel in the United Kingdom, together with our broadcast partner Premier Sports. Fans in the UK will soon see why LaLigaTV provides viewers such tremendous value, offering all of LaLiga Santander, all in one place. This includes every available live match, plus expert analysis and world-class programming, with daily studio shows, archive footage, features and documentaries on Spanish football, and much, much more.”
Available as an individual subscription channel via SKY TV, LaLigaTV will continue to provide round-the-clock coverage of Spain’s top-flight LaLiga Santander, including exclusive broadcast of all live matches in the United Kingdom from January 2020. Following the initial two-week free trial period, the channel will be available to SKY TV subscribers for just £5.99 per month (as a standalone HD channel) or £11.99 per month when purchased in a bundle alongside Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2 HD channels.
Additionally, SKY TV customers who sign up for either package will also be given a free login for Premier Player, which allows subscribers to stream LaLigaTV and/or Premier Sports content in full HD whether at home or on the go. For full details, please visit: https://www.premiersports.com/subscribenow.html
Richard Sweeney, CEO of Premier Sports said: “We are delighted to announce the 24/7 dedicated LaLigaTV HD channel will launch on Monday 13th January on the Sky TV platform via Premier Sports in the United Kingdom. Football fans will be able to enjoy LaLigaTV as a standalone channel for just £5.99 per month, or in combination with all the great content on Premier Sports 1 and 2 on Sky for just £11.99 per month.”
LaLigaTV is a 24/7 English-language channel carrying every live game from Spain’s top-flight LaLiga Santander, alongside hours of expert analysis and daily studio shows including VIVA LaLiga, LaLiga World, LaLiga LIVE and The LaLiga Show.
Experts familiar to Spanish football fans feature regularly on LaLigaTV, including: Guillem Balagué, Graham Hunter, Terry Gibson, Sid Lowe, Gaizka Mendieta, Gus Poyet, Simon Hanley, Lauren Bisan-Etame, Pete Jenson, Duncan McMath, Semra Hunter, Phil Kitromilides, Albert ‘Chapi’ Ferrer, Kike de Lucas, Andrea Orlandi, Sara Canals and Toni Padilla, among many others.
Following the UK launch of LaLigaTV as a standalone channel on SKY, Premier Sports and LaLiga look forward to announcing further details of the channel’s launch as a standalone offering via SKY TV in the Republic of Ireland from 29th January, as well as availability on other platforms.
LaLigaTV | Match schedule post-Monday 13th January launch on SKY TV (UK)
Matchday 20 | LaLiga Santander
Friday 17th January
o Leganés vs. Getafe · 8:00 pm GMT
Saturday 18th January
o Levante vs. Alavés · 12:00 pm GMT
o Real Madrid vs. Sevilla FC* (delayed on LaLigaTV due to UK blackout restrictions)
o Osasuna vs. Valladolid · 5:30 pm GMT
o Eibar vs. Atlético Madrid · 8:00 pm GMT
Sunday 19th January
o Mallorca vs. Valencia · 11:00 am GMT (also available on FreeSports)
o Real Betis vs. Real Sociedad · 1:00 pm GMT
o Villarreal vs. Espanyol · 3:00 pm GMT
o Athletic Club vs. Celta · 5:30 pm GMT
o Barcelona vs. Granada · 8:00 pm GMT
Matchday 21 | LaLiga Santander
Friday 24th January
o Osasuna vs. Levante · 8:00 pm GMT
Saturday 25th January
o Espanyol vs. Athletic Club · 12:00 pm GMT
o Valencia vs. Barcelona* (delayed on LaLigaTV due to UK blackout restrictions)
o Alavés vs. Villarreal · 5:30 pm GMT
o Sevilla FC vs. Granada · 8:00 pm GMT
Sunday 26th January
o Atlético Madrid vs. Leganés · 11:00 am GMT (also available on FreeSports)
o Celta vs. Eibar · 1:00 pm GMT
o Getafe vs. Real Betis · 3:00 pm GMT
o Real Sociedad vs. Mallorca · 5:30 pm GMT
o Valladolid vs. Real Madrid · 8:00 pm GMT
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