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STV Player and Premier Sports team up in new deal
STV Player and Premier Sports team up in new deal.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n10.15am, Wednesday 5 February 2025\n \n \nON-THE-PITCH DRAMA MEETS BOX-SET DRAMA\nAS PREMIER SPORTS AND STV PLAYER TEAM UP IN NEW DEAL\n \n\n \nA new partnership between sports provider Premier Sports and streaming service STV Player will bring together all the heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat moments that unite live sports, TV drama and soaps - in one place. The two have joined forces to offer viewers an exclusive and competitively priced package of top-flight sports plus ad-free high-quality drama box sets, true crime documentaries and entertainment juggernauts via STV's streaming platform, STV Player.\n \nFor the price of a standalone Premier Sports package, viewers who sign up via STV Player will also become STV Player+ subscribers. They'll be able to access three 24/7 live Premier Sports channels (Premier Sports 1, Premier Sports 2 and LALIGATV), plus thousands of hours of UK and international TV shows ad-free and downloadable. The combined service makes this both a unique and compelling offering in the market.\n \nPremier Sports is the holder of major Scottish football rights, including Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup, as well as the Investec Champions Cup, EPCR Challenge Cup, United Rugby Championship and TOP14. They also have a growing plethora of sports across the UK and internationally, such as LALIGA, Coppa Italia, German Cup, NHL (National Hockey League), SHL (Swedish Hockey League) and NASCAR. All of this will be available to subscribers via STV Player, including Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and United Rugby Championship games on air this February and March.\n \nSTV Player is home to high-end drama box sets, such as Those Who Kill, Betrayal, Joan, Playing Nice, Trigger Point, Vera and The Fix; quiz shows The Chase, The 1% Club and Deal or No Deal; top network soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale; fan favourites Brookside and Irish drama Red Rock; and classic shows like Taggart and Rebus. On its own, the service is free with adverts or ad-free on subscription.\n \nViewers can sign up to the combined service from 5 February via ...