The Spanish La Liga will be creating its own multi-sport OTT streaming service that will be offered free of charge to viewers.
Football accounts for 27% of sports programming
In 2017 football, winter sports and local competitions have gathered large audiences in front of TV screens around the world.
ARD and ZDF secure UEFA Nations League
German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF will continue to screen the international matches of Germany’s national football team.
Football goes OTT in the US with Turner and NBC
In the US, both Turner Broadcasting and NBC will be offering live football on a mix of traditional linear channels and OTT.
ESPN acquires UEFA football rights for US
ESPN has reached an agreement with UEFA for the rights to the UEFA European Football Championship 2020 and all UEFA national team matches between 2018 and 2022.
Hogmore picks Eutelsat’s NewsSpotter for football coverage
Hogmore Media, an international sports media rights company, is using Eutelsat Broadband’s NewsSpotter satellite newsgathering service to transmit European football matches across the continent.
Sky Deutschland to offer sportdigital HD
The subscribers of German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland can receive sports channel sportdigital in HD quality from December 1, 2015.
Real Madrid vs. Barcelona to be shown in Ultra HD
SES and Hispasat will broadcast Saturday’s Real Madrid vs. Barcelona football match in Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD/4K).
German Bundesliga launches VOD service
Germany’s national football association Deutsche Fußball Liga has launched its video-on-demand (VOD) service.
German Bundesliga plans international football app
Germany’s national football league Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) wants to launch its own app for smartphones and tablets during the forthcoming Bundesliga season.