Atresmedia acquires the rights to the UEFA Champions League

Antena 3 will broadcast the best game on Tuesdays, as well as the final.

Atresmedia Televisión has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights to the UEFA Champions League for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons. Antena 3 will broadcast the best Champions League match on Tuesdays for free and open-air.

The general director of Atresmedia TV, Javier Bardají, has highlighted that "the first beneficiary will be the viewer since, with this acquisition, we guarantee that the Champions League will be able to be seen for free until 2018. Likewise, it is great news for free-to-air television as a whole, as a category and as a sector, to the extent that it enhances its status as an audience reference for the main television events. And of course, the Champions League ensures that Atresmedia TV will broadcast the best sporting event and consolidates our commitment to a model based on quality and the variety of genres in its programming.”

In addition, during these three years, Atresmedia TV will broadcast the UEFA Champions League, which includes the grand final, as well as the UEFA Super Cup, which pits the Champions League champion against the Europa League champion.

The most watched sporting event

The UEFA Champions League is the sporting event with the greatest audience support in our country, above highly relevant events such as the Soccer World Cup, the Euro Cup and the Professional Soccer League.

The Champions League 13/14 has averaged an audience of 36% and 6,839,000 viewers and is the most important and most watched club football competition today. During its last season, the Champions League has occupied the Top 10 of the most watched broadcasts with up to 7 games.