LAOLA1, the web portal for sports fans, will launch a TV channel on Austrian IPTV platform A1 TV operated by telco Telekom Austria.
LAOLA1.tv will be available to all A1 TV Plus customers as a new linear TV offering from November 16, 2015.
The sports competitions which will in future be available live on television exclusively at A1 TV include Spanish football league La Liga, Handball Liga Austria, WTA and ATP tennis tournaments, Champions Hockey League as well as the Volleyball and Table Tennis Champions League.
The first highlight will be the live transmission of the El Clásico match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in the Spanish football league on November 21, 2015 from 17.45 CET.
The sports channel which will be offered by A1 TV both in standard and in high resolution (HD) is operated by Austrian media company and sports rights dealer The Sportsman Media Holding.
Industry observers expect the channel to be rolled out to other markets in future including Germany.