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Viaplay grabs UEFA national team rights for Baltic countries
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) and UEFA have agreed a long-term media rights partnership that makes NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service the exclusive home of UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and the UEFA Nations League in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 2022 to 2028, in addition to the UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028 tournaments. Fans in all three Baltic countries will be able to stream at least 60 matches played by their respective national teams and more than 1,200 matches from across Europe on Viaplay, along with world-class studio programming and commentary in local languages.
Viaplay will show every major international match featuring Estonia’s sinisärgid (‘Blueshirts’), Latvia’s 11 vilki (‘11 Wolves’) and Lithuania’s rinktinė (‘national team’), including the European Qualifiers for UEFA EURO 2024, FIFA World Cup 2026 and UEFA EURO 2028. The UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028 tournaments will both be available live on Viaplay in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The agreement also covers the UEFA Nations League 2022, 2024 and 2026; the UEFA Nations League Finals 2023, 2025 and 2027; and every friendly played by the three Baltic teams, both home and away. In total, Viaplay viewers in the Baltic countries can look forward to international football on at least 162 match days over the coming years. Matches will be played in UEFA’s ‘Week of Football’ format with back-to-back games from Thursday to Tuesday during international weeks. Anders Jensen, NENT Group President and CEO: “We continue to invest in the most attractive sports rights in all of our markets, and we are proud and humble about Viaplay becoming the home of UEFA national team football in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania until 2028. It is an honour to take on these rights and fans can expect top-class broadcasts in a league of their own. The timing is also ideal, with the UEFA EURO recently expanding and the FIFA World Cup to expand from 2026, which creates more opportunities for local players to shine on the international stage.” Viaplay’s sports offering in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania also includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Bundesliga, Formula 1 and NHL, with Premier League to come from 2022. In addition, the service offers a wide range of Viaplay Originals, international films and series, and kids content. RELATED
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