THE Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has extended its partnership with Infront, a Wanda Sports Group company, as its exclusive media rights partner for its four leagues and two cup competitions in a new five-year agreement.
The extension – which comes a year after the initial partnership announcement – covers the international media rights for the SPFL Ladbrokes Premiership, SPFL Ladbrokes Championship, SPFL Ladbrokes League One & Two, as well as the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup and Betfred Cup.
The new cooperation will also see Infront invest in a wide-ranging digital and content strategy to enhance the global exposure of the SPFL, expanding the scope of the previous agreement which began at the beginning of the 2018/19 season.
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Stephan Herth, Infront senior vice president of football, said: "The extension of our partnership with the SPFL underlines our intentions from the outset 12 months ago. Namely that we discussed taking the leagues to a new level on the international stage – and we have delivered on that. This longer agreement allows us to build on that foundation and ensure that audiences continue to grow."
Neil Doncaster, SPFL chief executive, said: “Infront's appointment ahead of the 2018/19 season delivered real value for the SPFL and, after a thorough tender process, it made strong commercial sense to extend our agreement for a further five years.
“Infront’s remit now includes digital and content strategy, underlining our belief that they are ideally placed to help grow the popularity of Scottish football globally, which in turn will drive incomes for Scottish clubs."
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