Melita announces new structure for sports channels

A company statement has announced that as from Saturday 7August 2010, Melita television subscribers would have free access to five new sports channels: Malta Stars, Football Stars 1, Football Stars 2, All Stars and All Stars HD.

All Melita L subscribers would be able to access Malta Stars for free with broadcasts of local sporting events such as Malta’s BOV Premier League, Malta’s football international games, water-polo, boxing, a new in-house production with daily sports news updates and more.

In addition to free access to Malta Stars, Melita XL TV subscribers would also have free access to Football Stars 1, Football Stars 2, ALL Stars and ALL Stars HD.

Football Stars 1 and Football Stars 2 would provide live coverage of international football such as the Spanish Primera Liga, Bundesliga, the Coca-Cola Championship, Carling Cup, Bayern Munich TV, Barca TV amongst other international matches.

ALL Stars would offer a wide variety of international sports including WWE Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, NBA basketball matches, Red Bull Events, Boxing and many more.

Melita also announced how several sports events would continue to be broadcast in high definition and would be made available as part of the standard package to all those subscribed to the Melita Netbox HD.

All Stars HD offered free access to one live broadcast in HD at a time of the best sporting events carried on Malta Stars, Football Stars 1, Football Stars 2 and All Stars.

Melita has also launched an additional Sports package consisting of 9 Premium Channels dedicated to top football leagues covering all UEFA Champions’ League games, UEFA Europa League games, Copa Libertadores, and highlights from other top leagues.

This football package will be offered from €9.99 a month with free HD access to the broadcast of Champions’ League games and other international football matches on Melita Sports HD (High Definition) for all customers enjoying a Melita Netbox.

The Premium Package was being offered for only €9.99 a month for all those subscribers who registered by 30 September 2010 and committing to a year of service.

Thereafter, the price for the Premium Package would remain at €9.99/month for L and XL TV subscribers and €12.99 for M subscribers, or all those opting for a month on month service.