But in reality, we're watching Premier League shows." In addition to the Premier League, he also mentioned Helmy's decision to purchase broadcasting rights to the Discovery Channel. Pamungkas cited Helmy's words that the Premier League would be broadcasted on TVRI free of charge. However, Pamungkas argued that it would cost Rp 126 billion (US$9.2 million) to broadcast the Premier League in three sessions from 2019 to 2022. During a press conference on Friday of last week, Helmy assured the public that the supervisory board had agreed to the broadcasting rights purchase.

Source: The Star January 22, 2020 08:26 UTC