TM-Astro fight for English Premier League football rights costing RM500m


KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Astro All Asia Networks plc may be getting into a bidding war to secure the rights for broadcasting the English Premier League (EPL) for the next three seasons, with the price likely to be more than RM500mil, reliable sources told StarBiz.

TM has denied putting in a bid “at this moment” for the EPL rights but it declined to say if it plans to do so or is using an intermediary to bid for the highly sought-after English football rights.

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