Cathy Rasenberger (Rasenberger Media, LLC), Ryan James and James Patrick (OTT Studio, LLC), and Geoff Clark (acTVe) have launched Free Live Sports, a free sports streaming platform offering 100+ live sports channels, plus rights to thousands of premium on-demand sports movies, docs, series and highlights — all at no cost to viewers.
Having secured the rights to 100+ channels of subscription-free sports and lifestyle programming (68 are live, 34 will be onboarded by the end of October), Free Live Sports already has a huge selection of sports genres. These range from Football to Futbol, Motorsports to MMA, Fishing to Poker, Extreme Sports to eSports, Raquet Sports, Billiards, Cricket, College Sports, Major League Sports, and more.
A sampling of the sports channels include: ACCDN, Big 12 Network, Willow Sports, Glory Kickboxing, PFL, Boxing TV, Mike Tyson TV, Motorsport.tv, MAVTV, MotoAmerica, PokerGo, Tennis Channel, Court Sports Network, Powder, SURFER, NitroCircus TV, Teton Gravity, World of Free Sports, CampusLore, Origin Sports, Billiard TV, Cornhole TV, ChessTV, Wired2Fish, Horse and Country, TNA Wrestling; Strongman Champions League, ChessTV, Perfect Game, BLEAV, SportsGrid Live, Outdoor America, Pursuit Up and more.
Free Live Sports claims to be the largest, most comprehensive FAST and VOD dedicated sports platform in the world, available in more than 75 countries, with a focus on established markets for CTV advertising. Its content is available across multiple devices: web, mobile, connected TVs, and set top boxes. Free Live Sports is prioritizing its expansion in the U.S. where the FAST business is exploding, with new app launches on ROKU and FIRE TV. Android, VIZIO, IOS, tvOS and other platforms are launching soon.
Through their new joint venture, called Sports Studio, Inc., the four partners recently acquired the UK-based Sports Tribal platform, the free sports streaming platform in the EU. The Sports Studio partners are building Free Live Sports on that formidable foundation, adding dozens of new premium sports and lifestyle channels.
“From the outset, we are providing fans with the opportunity to experience their favorite sports and competitions,” Free Live Sports founders and partners Cathy Rasenberger, Ryan James, James Patrick, and Geoff Clark said in a joint statement. “With our combined expertise in launching, marketing, operating, and optimizing cable and streaming channels and OTT apps, we are rapidly establishing ourselves as the primary FAST destination for millions of passionate sports fans.”FAST
“Our fans-first focus is why we are looking forward to partnerships with major sports leagues in the U.S. that already have, or are developing, their own branded FAST channels. Free Live Sports can help them broaden their reach and attract new fans within our rapidly growing user base,” the partners’ statement concluded.
