LONDON: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Tuesday announced Sport 24 as their in-flight and in-ship partner through to 2024.
The IMG-owned and-operated service will broadcast the AFC’s national team and club competitions (excluding domestic rights in China PR, Japan and Australia), including the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar and the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, as well as the AFC Champions League.
Launched in 2012, Sport 24 and sister channel Sport 24 Extra are the world’s only live 24/7 sports channels for the in-flight and in-ship industries.
The AFC’s competitions will be added to Sport 24’s portfolio, which includes some of the world’s major sporting events and leagues including the Premier League, UEFA Champions & Europa League, UEFA European Qualifiers, NFL, NBA, NHL, tennis’ Grand Slams, golf’s majors plus the rescheduled Ryder Cup. Earlier this summer, Sport 24 broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and UEFA EURO 2020.
Recently, Sport 24 extended their distribution deal with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to further expand their distribution in the in-flight and in-ship space.
