The programming includes a blend of live major sports events, feature programming, broadcast daily on ‘Sport Klub’ and distributed to more than two million households.
The ESPN-branded block is currently available in Hungary, Romania and Serbia with future plans for a roll out to additional territories in the region.
It offers a range of content including the Brazilian football Paulista Championship, NCAA Basketball, the Indycar Series including the Indianapolis 500, ESPN’s X Games, the Ironman Triathlon World Championship and ESPN’s boxing series.
Sport Klub, a pay-TV channel available via cable and satellite, is the rights holder to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Hungary. It has also acquired local and international rights including the Hungarian Football League and football club channels for Arsenal, Liverpool, and Barcelona.
The Romanian schedule includes French, Dutch, and Italian League Football, with the NHL, NBA, French League and Manchester United and Chelsea Football club channels available through the Serbian channel.
Euro League Basketball, ATP Masters series Tennis and the FIM Supercross World Championship are available across all territories.
Sport Klub is owned by IKO KC!beltC)vC), part of the IKO Media group, a major shareholder in RTL Klub Hungary.
