After the controversy that was unleashed by the broadcast of the final between
River
and
Estudiantes
last Wednesday through Star+ streaming, the Argentine Football Association decided this Friday to terminate the contract that gave ESPN Argentina the audiovisual rights to televise the Super Cup Argentina.
In the last few hours, from the organization directed by
Claudio Chiqui Tapia
, they had warned through an official statement that "the broadcast of the final match of the Super Cup played yesterday (on Wednesday) between the clubs
River Plate
and
Estudiantes of La Plata
carried out exclusively through the “Star+” platform constitutes a clear breach of the agreement for the organization and exploitation of the tournament signed with the company Torneos y Competencias SA".
And it continued: "In this sense, and in view of the journalistic publications that appeared in the days prior to the event, dated March 11, 2024, said firm was formally notified in order to arbitrate the means for an adequate distribution of the match, under warning in case of failure to take legal action".
At the same time, it specified that "the Super Cup is a final belonging to an official AFA tournament. No Argentine soccer competition was broadcast solely and exclusively on a platform like Star+, to the detriment of distribution on linear TV signals, with the detriments What this decision brings for viewers, spectators, participating clubs, sponsors and even the Association itself.
Therefore, he pointed out that "this is why the information was submitted to the AFA Legal Management with the purpose of evaluating the corresponding actions in order to defend the rights of the House and Argentine football in its entirety."
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