Broadcasts of Champions League matches will be available for Meo customers in High Definition (HD) at position 12 of the programming grid. In order to watch these broadcasts, MEO customers must have a HD TV set and a MEO Box connected through an HDMI cable.
The first match to be transmitted will be FC Porto vs. Chelsea FC on 25 November next at 7:45 PM. On the whole, there will be 11 matches broadcast in High Definition.
Schedule of Champions League matches on MEO
- 25 November 2009: FC Porto vs. Chelsea FC (Group stage – 5th matchday)
- 8 December 2009: Atlético Madrid vs. FC Porto (Group stage – 6th matchday)
- 16 or 17 February 2010: 1st leg of 1st knockout round (1st matchday)
- 23 or 24 February 2010: 1st leg of 1st knockout round (2nd matchday)
- 9 or 10 March 2010: 2nd leg of 1st knockout round (1st matchday)
- 16 or 17 March 2010: 2nd leg of 1st knockout round (2nd matchday)
- 30 or 31 March 2010: 1st leg of quarter-finals
- 6 or 7 April 2010: 2nd leg of quarter-finals
- 20 or 21 April 2010: 1st leg of semi-finals
- 27 or 28 April 2010: 2nd leg of semi-finals
- 22 May 2010: Final
Remaining Champions League matches will be available for Sport TV subscribers, and a few will also be broadcast on Sport TV HD channel in High Definition.
It is worth recollecting that MEO currently has an offer of 19 HD channels: AXN HD, Sci-FI HD, FOX HD, Sport TV HD, Eurosport HD, Fashion TV HD, National Geographic HD, Luxe TV HD and Brava TV. It currently has more than 500,000 customers, offering the most extensive range of sports channels - with more than 15 channels. Sport TV, Eurosport and the channels of Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milano football teams are just a few of the channels available on MEO.
As to the VideoClub, MEO has been continuously broadening its offering of movies in High Definition, as the latest blockbusters are also available in High Definition.