Having
last year gained an international foothold, this year’s Soweto derby will reach
an even bigger audience with confirmation that Saturday’s match will be
broadcast throughout the world.
Host
broadcaster SuperSport will be making the Kaizer Chiefs-Orlando Pirates feed
available to broadcasters internationally across a range of platforms,
including television, internet and mobile.
The
US version of ESPN3 alone is available to 83 million homes via internet,
mobile, tablets, etc.
Moreover,
the derby will be available in 23,5 million households throughout the
Caribbean, Latin America, including Brazil, and Australia and New Zealand on
ESPN broadband platforms which are accessible via internet, mobile, and
tablets. The potential reach is thus 106,5 million households in the US
(ESPN3), Caribbean (ESPN Play), Latin America (ESPN Play) and Australia/New
Zealand (ESPN3).
“Every
day we receive new requests for the feed from around the world,” explained
Happy Ntshingila, CEO of SuperSport. “Whereas last year piqued their interest
[overseas], I believe this year is a demonstration of their satisfaction with
the event, which is a television spectacular. We pull out all stops to make it
a high-quality broadcast.”
PSL
Acting CEO, Cambridge Mokanyane, said: “In the last few days, we have been
working closely with both Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates to prepare finer
details for the Absa Premiership Soweto derby. In SuperSport, we have broadcast
partners who have delivered world class quality productions to the viewers and
now they will be the vehicle making this derby accessible to the rest of the
world. This is a major boost for both the PSL and SuperSport and confirms the
confidence the rest of the world has on these two international brands.”
Al
Jazeera has also joined the PSL derby party in the Middle East and North
Africa, while ESPN TV will make the match available in the UK and Republic of
Ireland.
ESPN
3 (via broadband) will be available in the US and Australasia, with ESPN
broadcasting the game in the Caribbean and Latin America. Fox Sports Australia
will also feature the match.
Fox
International will broadcast the derby across most markets in South East Asia
(including Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia) and
the Indian sub-continent.
Sky
New Zealand will be showing it and SuperSport is still engaged in discussions
with Sky Sports in the UK.
There
will also be a delayed broadcast to Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Guam, Hong
Kong, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Caledonia,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan,
Nepal and Maldives.
