Switzerland: Teleclub renews Ligue 1 and Serie A

The Swiss pay-TV bouquet Teleclub has just renewed the rights of Ligue 1 and Serie A for several seasons.

Teleclub publishes the pay channel Teleclub Sports and Teleclub Sports Live channels 1 to 20, as well as the brand new free channel Teleclub Zoom. Ligue 1 is renewed for 3 seasons, from 2018 to 2021. The contract also includes the Coupe de la Ligue. Up to 5 Ligue 1 games will be broadcast every day, including a free match on Teleclub Zoom . For reasons of rights, the matches are broadcast with the original comments of the international signal in English.

Teleclub has also renewed Serie A. Teleclub Sports will offer all the games of the season with comments in Italian, as well as a selection of commented games in French. Teleclub Zoom will offer a free match on Monday night. The duration of the contract has not been disclosed, but should be 3 seasons, like other international contracts.

Teleclub also signed the Belgian (Pro League) and Dutch (Eredivisie) leagues. The entire Pro League will be offered in English, with some games commented in French. A match per Eredivise Day will be broadcast and commented in French.

Teleclub also has full rights to the Champions League and Europa League for 3 seasons. Teleclub also broadcasts RMC Sport Access 1 to 3 channels, offering its subscribers the Premier League.

Teleclub is available mainly through the Swisscom operator. It is one of the oldest pay TV operators in Europe. Owned 100% by Swisscom, Teleclub is the leading pay TV broadcaster in Switzerland. In addition to the public group (RTS in French), the only competitor of Teleclub is the recent MySports package, launched by UPC, another major telecom operator in Switzerland.