MUMBAI: Viasat Ukraine has acquired the exclusive satellite TV rights of the Football Channel, as well as to Football Extra that is to be launched next year.

The Football Channel has the exclusive broadcasting rights in Ukraine for matches from the Ukrainian Premier League as well as matches from Spain‘s La Liga, and the French, Dutch, Portuguese and Scottish football leagues. 
 
Football will be included in Viasat Ukraine‘s premium package, Prestige, and will be available at the end of the month.

Football and the soon-to-launch Football Extra add to Viasat Ukraine‘s sports offering, which also features Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, ESPN Classic and Viasat Sport East.  
 
The Football Channel, which so far is only available through cable, is broadcast 18 hours per day and Football Extra would also be broadcast 18 hours per day.