RCS - STV Group PLC - STV Player and Premier Sports team up in new deal

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05/02/2025 10:15

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RNS Number : 0195W  STV Group PLC  05 February 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
(https://player.stv.tv/) .

 

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 (mailto:Stephen.innes@stv.tv) | 07500 757049

                                               Kirstin
Stevenson, STV - Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv (mailto:Kirstin.stevenson@stv.tv)
|07803 970106

PREMIER SPORTS:      Barry Thomson, PMPR Excellence -
barry@prexcellence.com (mailto:barry@prexcellence.com)

  General enquiries: press@premiersports.com
(mailto: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 (http://www.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 (http://www.stv.tv)

 

 

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