FC BAYERN MUNICH SIGN IMG SPORTS MEDIA AS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION PARTNER

IMG Sports Media announced today that it has signed a deal with FC Bayern Munich to represent the rights to the International club programming block “Bayern Munich TV” for the seasons 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12.

The deal, starting immediately, covers the worldwide television rights (excluding Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Middle East and some Asian territories) for all Bayern Munich TV programming, including full delayed coverage of all Bayern Munich German League, UEFA Champions League and German Cup matches.

“We are extremely pleased to be representing FC Bayern Munich, one of the most successful clubs in Europe” said Christian Salomon, Vice President IMG Media, Director of Sales & Acquisitions Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  “We hope to bring international viewers and supporters closer to the action by offering a unique window on all that is happening at the most popular club in German football”.

About IMG Sports Media:
IMG Sports Media, the sports production and distribution division of IMG Worldwide, is the world’s largest independent producer and distributor of sports programming.  IMG Sports Media produces more than 8,000 hours of television, online, mobile and radio sports content across all categories of sports. IMG Sports Media also distributes over 18,000 hours of programming and maintains the world’s largest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.

About FC Bayern Munich:
FC Bayern Munich - most successful soccer club in Germany and one of the most successful clubs in the world.  FC Bayern won: 21 x German championship/Bundesliga and 14 x German cup. Furthermore 2x winner of the world cup for clubs and six European titles/championships:1x Champions League, 3x European Champions Club’ Cup, European Cup Winners’  Cup and 1x UEFA-Pokal.  FC Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world with  150.000 members,  2.200 Fan Clubs worldwide and approximately 12 Millionen supporters just  in Germany.