Samsung Electronics Iberia and beIN Connect, the OTT platform of the Mediapro group, have announced the renewal of their partnership agreement to continue offering LaLiga football content in 4K – UHD quality for the 2018-2019 season.
IMG launches Serie A Pass football OTT service
Sports rights organisation IMG is launching Serie A Pass, a global OTT subscription service delivering live coverage of every game from the top Italian League in selected markets around the world.
Facebook to stream free La Liga football in India
Facebook has acquired the media rights of Spain’s top-division football championship, La Liga, for the Indian subcontinent.
Quest launches On Demand player
Discovery is launching QuestOD, a catch-up and live streaming service for its free-to-air factual entertainment brands Quest and Quest Red in the UK.
Spanish La Liga to launch OTT sports platform
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.