10.15am, Wednesday 5 February
2025
ON-THE-PITCH DRAMA MEETS
BOX-SET DRAMA
AS PREMIER SPORTS AND STV
PLAYER TEAM UP IN NEW DEAL
A new partnership between sports
provider Premier Sports and streaming service STV Player will bring
together all the heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat moments that
unite live sports, TV drama and soaps - in one place. The two have
joined forces to offer viewers an exclusive and competitively
priced package of top-flight sports plus ad-free high-quality drama
box sets, true crime documentaries and entertainment juggernauts
via STV's streaming platform, STV Player.
For the price of a standalone
Premier Sports package, viewers who sign up via STV Player will
also become STV Player+ subscribers. They'll be able to access
three 24/7 live Premier Sports channels (Premier Sports 1, Premier
Sports 2 and LALIGATV), plus thousands of hours of UK and
international TV shows ad-free and downloadable. The combined
service makes this both a unique and compelling offering in the
market.
Premier Sports is the holder of
major Scottish football rights, including Scottish Premiership,
Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup, as well as the Investec
Champions Cup, EPCR Challenge Cup, United Rugby Championship and
TOP14. They also have a growing plethora of sports across the UK
and internationally, such as LALIGA, Coppa Italia, German Cup, NHL
(National Hockey League), SHL (Swedish Hockey League) and
NASCAR. All of this will be available to subscribers via STV
Player, including Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and United
Rugby Championship games on air this February and March.
STV Player is home to high-end drama
box sets, such as Those Who
Kill, Betrayal, Joan,
Playing Nice, Trigger Point, Vera and The Fix; quiz shows The Chase, The 1% Club and Deal or No Deal; top network soaps
Coronation Street and
Emmerdale; fan favourites
Brookside and Irish drama
Red Rock; and classic
shows like Taggart and
Rebus. On its own, the
service is free with adverts or ad-free on subscription.
Viewers can sign up to the combined
service from 5 February via STV Player.
Richard Williams, MD of STV Digital,
said: "We're thrilled to be
partnering with Premier Sports to offer viewers the perfect mix of
ad-free TV shows and thrilling live sport all in the one
place. STV Player is no
stranger to major sports tournaments, with the likes of the UEFA
Euros, FIFA World Cup and Rugby World Cup all delivering
record-breaking audiences for our streamer. This partnership
with Premier Sports significantly elevates the sports offering via
our platform whilst, at the same time, bringing our vast range of
high-quality content to a raft of new viewers."
Richard Sweeney, CEO of Premier
Sports, commented: "We're
delighted to partner with STV Player increasing the availability of
our Premier Sports channels and offering fans an unrivalled mix of
live sport and top-quality entertainment. With a strong lineup of
Scottish sport including the three main Scottish football
competitions plus broadcasting Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh in
Europe and the URC, it's the perfect fit for STV's audience, making
premium content more accessible than ever."
For
more information and media enquiries:
STV
PLAYER:
Stephen Innes, STV - Stephen.innes@stv.tv
| 07500 757049
Kirstin Stevenson, STV - Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv
|07803 970106
PREMIER SPORTS:
Barry Thomson, PMPR Excellence
- barry@prexcellence.com
General
enquiries: press@premiersports.com
Notes to Editors
- STV Player is a free streaming service which provides access
to all STV's network content to viewers in Scotland (such as
The Chase, The Masked Singer,
Coronation Street and Emmerdale), as well as a range of
acquired and archive content to viewers across the UK (such as
Brookside, Betrayal, Shortland
Street, Red Rock and Taggart) - all free of charge with
advertising.
- STV Player+ subscribers can pay £3.99 to watch STV Player
without the adverts on a standalone basis.
-
Viewers who subscribe to STV Player+ with Premier
Sports will automatically become STV Player+ subscribers and be
able to watch STV content ad-free, as part of their subscription
cost.
-
Viewers to STV Player who do NOT subscribe to STV
Player+ with Premier Sports will of course still be able to watch
Free to Air major sporting events sports that are on STV Player.
These include Listed Events (as designated by the Secretary of
State) such as FIFA World Cup (both men and women's, UEFA European
Championship, Olympic Games, FA Cup Final and Scottish Cup
Final).
- Details of the costs for the STV Player+ with Premier Sports
subscription can be found at stv.tv/signup.
ABOUT PREMIER
SPORTS
Premier Sports was founded in 2009
by Michael O'Rourke. The broadcaster currently operates two sports
channels in the UK and Republic of Ireland with rights to LALIGA,
Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, United
Rugby Championship, Investec Champions Cup, EPCR Challenge Cup,
TOP14, NHL, IIHF Worlds and NASCAR available in both
markets.
In the Republic of Ireland, Premier
Sports has exclusive rights to a Saturday 3pm Premier League
fixture from every round, FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League,
Europa League and Conference League.
Premier Sports is also active in
Asia broadcasting exclusive rugby coverage such as the URC,
Gallagher Premiership, Investec Champions Cup, Guinness Six Nations
in 22 countries.
ABOUT STV PLAYER
STV's free streaming service, STV
Player, features an ever-growing library of premium content
including high quality UK original and international drama
box-sets, sport and factual entertainment - much of which isn't
available to stream on any other platform in the UK.
STV Player is pre-installed in three
quarters of the UK's connected TV homes and is available on all
major platforms, including Sky Q, NOW, Virgin Media, Amazon Fire
TV, Freesat, Youview, Freely and Freeview Play.
Show highlights include true crime
drama, Joan; hit Irish
police, soap, Red Rock;
legal thriller, Betrayal;
and iconic soap, Brookside. We also offer viewers a
unique package via a partnership with Premier Sports, providing a
variety of top-flight sports coverage.
Viewers can also watch STV Player
content ad-free and download shows by subscribing to STV
Player+.
www.stv.tv
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