SportsMax, CVM TV to broadcast schoolboy football
Caribbean cable broadcast giant SportsMax has signed an agreement with Jamaica free to air broadcasters CVM TV to broadcast the ISSA/FLOW Schoolboy competitions for the 2016 season.
This means that both CVM TV and SportsMax will broadcast a total of 40 games in the Manning Cup, Caribbe an cable broadcast giant SportsMax has signed an agreement with Jamaica free to air broadcasters CVM TV to broadcast the ISSA/FLOW Schoolboy competitions for the 2016 season.
This means that both CVM TV and SportsMax will broadcast a totadaCosta Cup, Walker Cup, Ben Francis Cup and Olivier Shield competitions.
CVM TV will air the games live in Jamaica, while SportsMax’s rights extend to all territories worldwide, with live airing in the USA and Canada on its sister channel, CEEN TV, and coverage to 25 Caribbean countries on SportsMax2, with a delayed nightly premiere at 7:30 pm on match days.
Oliver McIntosh, SportsMax president and CEO, explains: “SportsMax has been instrumental in ensuring that local and international coverage of Jamaica’s football continues to receive unprecedented international exposure.
We are particularly pleased this year to offer both Jamaica and Trinidad’s high school football season to a sports viewing audience across multiple markets.” CVM TV CEO Shamena Khan expressed delight with the new agreement.
“I am elated that one of the best high school sporting properties is coming back to CVM TV.” Khan also stated that “this marks the continuation of the strategic relationship between SportsMax and CVM TV from this summer when CVM TV showed Copa America and the NBA Finals.
Now we bring live football action right here on CVM TV, in high definition.” SportsMax, CEEN and CVM’s coverage of the schoolboy football season kicks off on Saturday, September 10 at 2:30 pm with a triple-header at the Catherine Hall Sports Complex in Montego Bay and includes the Manning Cup Final, the daCosta Cup Final and the Olivier Shield in December.
SportsMax, through its parent company IMC, also holds broadcast rights to the 2018/2020 Olympic Games, schoolboy football Trinidad, the Spanish La Liga and Italian Serie A, the UEFA Champions League, the NBA, The Women’s Tennis Association tour, The IAAF Diamond League, The Ashes and England cricket and more.