Rakuten, the Japanese internet company, announces the launch of a new Video-on-Demand (VoD) and live streaming service – Rakuten Sports for delivering sports content to subscribers worldwide. Rakuten Sports’ content will be primarily centered on soccer fans in Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, and other South-East Asian countries. Apart from Soccer, the …
The Mexican soccer club Lobos of BUAP is interested in designing and offering its own OTT platform so as to monetize its sports rights when it plays locally. According to ESPN, they have already started talks with experts for this purpose.
NFL has announced that it will produce a live 30-minute weekday show for Twitter during the 2017-2018 season. Advertising spots will be offered for the content via Twitter’s Amplify programme. Plans also include giving access to viewers to live pre-game access from primetime games. The deal pops in immediately after the upcoming season’s streaming rights …
