NTV Plus continues NFL association

Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has acquired rights to the 2015-16 season of American football league the NFL.

Under the deal, NTV Plus will broadcast up to three games from each week of the regular season, along with key matches from the playoffs and the Super Bowl. In addition, NTV Plus said the Super Bowl will also be broadcast by the Match TV channel.

NTV Plus was the first Russian broadcaster to offer NFL coverage and has been busy on the rights acquisition front, signing football deals for Spain's LaLiga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1 over the past month.