Three stories from around the globe
Sportian launches Club America’s app
Mexican football club Club America has launched a new app and website with Sportian.
Fans can now access ticketing and online commerce services within the new platforms, along with multimedia content, real-time match data, calendars and the latest news. Content will include match highlights, archived games, player interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage.
Héctor González Iñárritu, chief operating officer of Club América, said: “We have an incredible fan base and are constantly looking to grow a sense of community with our supporters around the world, because it drives the club to new heights on and off the pitch. Partnering with Globant Sportian was an important step in ensuring our app and web remain fan-centric and can scale with emerging technology trends and audience demands. We’re excited to offer these new platforms and add even more features in the near future.”
Yahoo Sports launches streaming channel
Yahoo Sports and C15 have partnered to launch the Yahoo Sports Network FAST channel.
The channel includes over 60 hours a week of original programming, including live shows such as The Ariel Helwani Show, Yahoo Sports Daily, Inside Coverage, and Yahoo Fantasy Forecast, as well as recorded episodes of The Kevin O’Connor Show, Football 301, Network with Rich Kleiman.
It is operated by C15 Studio and available on LG Channels and Sling Freestream, and launching on Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV, Fubo, Plex, Prime Video, and The Roku Channel over the coming weeks. It is also available at yahoosports.tv.
“Our video business is growing rapidly – across the number of shows we produce, the hours of content we deliver, and most importantly, the viewership by fans,” said Ryan Spoon, president of Yahoo Media Group. “We are excited to officially launch the Yahoo Sports Network and make it widely available across leading FAST services.”
Cricviz to produce Prasar Bharati show
Crizviz has agreed a deal with Indian public broadcaster Prasar Bharati to produce The Great Indian Cricket Show.
Under the multi-year agreement, CricViz will lead the creation of compelling content narratives, manage end-to-end production and show logistics, and curate a star-studded line-up of legendary Indian cricketers and guests across more than 100 episodes. It will be broadcast across Prasar Bharati channels like Waves and Doordarshan Sports to an audience of over 240 million people.
Michael Kivido, managing director, CricViz, stated: “This partnership with Prasar Bharati represents a unique opportunity to combine CricViz’s analytical expertise with Prasar Bharati’s unparalleled reach. The Great Indian Cricket Show will set new standards in cricket storytelling for audiences across India.”
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