The highly anticipated tournament Euro 2008 will be widely available in both the USA and Canada. So Soccer Fans can rest assured coverage will be extensive and readily available.
In the USA the following television networks ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic will join forces to offer American Soccer Fans exclusive premium live coverage of ALL 31 EURO 2008 Championship Matches. The final will be broadcast to all of the USA on ABC on Sunday, June 29, at 2:30 p.m. ESPN Deportes - ESPND will be the exclusive Spanish language network for the EURO 2008 in the USA.
In Canada TSN and RDS will combine to show all Euro 2008 matches in both Official national languages English and French. In addition, they also have the new media rights including broadband, video on mobile devices, video-on-demand and interactive TV.
Under the deal, TSN and RDS will provide multi-platform coverage of all 31 matches of the quadrennial tournament, which features the Top 16 European national soccer teams, including the final on June 29.
Coverage will begin Saturday June 7 with Switzerland vs Czech Republic and Portugal vs Turkey. Beyond the live matches expect in depth coverage of the tournament through a series of highlights shows on fixture days, extensive replays across several networks both on tv and through broadband.
ESPN2 will showcase the 2008 Euro Preview Show, a weekly Thursday evening show, starting on May 1, at 6 p.m.
Estimated televised and broadband audiences for the Euro 2008 are expected to break all previous records of any International Soccer Competition. This event is only surpassed by the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympics and the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
During the event you can find all the latest viral videos of the Euro 2008 on the Fan(tastic) Site at Euro2008TV.com
Euro 2008 Televised Broadcasts outside the USA and Canada:
- Euro 2008 Live TV Coverage in the UK: In the UK, BBC & ITV will pair up to offer full coverage of the Euro 2008 with RTE in Ireland.
- Euro 2008 Coverage in France will be offered by TF1 & M6
- Euro 2008 Coverage in Greece will be offered by ERT
- Euro 2008 Coverage in Holland will be offered by NOS
- Euro 2008 Coverage in the Hong Kong will be offered by PCCW
- Euro 2008 Coverage in the Middle East and North Africa will be offered by Al Jazeera
- Euro 2008 Coverage in Australia will be offered by SBS
- Euro 2008 Coverage in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and The Maldives will be offered by ESPN India
For a schedule of the Euro 2008 Live Matches visit The Euro2008TV.com Schedule page - http://www.euro2008tv.com/schedule
For a schedule of all the Euro 208 TV Broadcasts, Live, Delayed and Repeat visit the Euro 2008 - LiveSoccerTV.com section here: http://www.livesoccertv.com/euro-2008/
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