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LiveScore Announces Expanded Rights for its 2020-21 Free-To-Air Football Service

written by Hugh

LiveScore, one of the world’s leading real-time sports updates and streaming service providers, has announced an expanded set of league and competition free-to-air live streaming rights for the 2020-21 football season, bringing its 2 million users in the UK and Ireland closer to the action than ever before.

Fresh from its coverage of the recent season climax which saw Juventus emerge as champions, LiveScore will live stream a staggering 306 matches from Italy’s 2020-21 Serie A campaign – 80% of the total fixtures being played – with each one available for free within the UK and Ireland and fully-integrated via the LiveScore iOS and Android apps. Premier Sports will continue to broadcast every game from Italy’s popular top flight as part of their existing offering.

In addition to the Serie A deal, which was negotiated by Saran Media Group and agreed with Premier Sports, LiveScore will once again stream matches from Portugal’s Primeira Liga, while for the first time the service will feature matches from the Eredivisie in Holland as well as the Chinese Super League.

Football fans will also be able to follow a host of cup competitions across Europe as well as Central and South America. Alongside the Coupe de France, a number of UEFA Champions League and Europa League qualifiers will be made available to stream on the OTT service. Finally, the United States and Mexico will also be amongst the nations featuring in CONCACAF FIFA World Cup 2022 regional qualifiers, while lovers of South American football can feast on the drama of the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana.

Confirmed LiveScore Live Streaming Rights for 2020-21:

Serie A (Italy) 306 matches
Primeira Liga (Portugal) 102 matches
Eredivisie (Holland) 142 matches
Chinese Super League (China) 60 matches
Coupe de France (France) 21 matches
UCL & Europa League Qualifiers (UEFA) 20 matches
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (CONCACAF) 70 matches
Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana, Recopa (CONMEBOL) 262 matches

LiveScore’s free-to-air live streaming service launched for the UK and Ireland audience in June, putting the brand at the forefront of the return of live sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service attracted more than half a million unique viewers in its first two months, with a peak audience of 125,000 being reached during AC Milan’s 4-2 comeback victory over Juventus on Tuesday 7^th July.

Ric Leask, Marketing Director at LiveScore, said;

“After a fantastic start for our new LiveScore free-to-air live streaming service, we’re excited that our offering is set to get bigger and better for the new 2020-21 season. As well as returning to the hugely popular leagues in Italy and Portugal, by unveiling a number of new competitions we are continuing to innovate and offer our UK and Ireland audience the most immersive sports coverage possible.”

“This is an important next step for LiveScore as we continue to expand our digital content offering. In addition to the live streaming options for our UK and Ireland audience, global LiveScore users can expect to enjoy a range of on-demand content from across the football world including through our partnership with LaLiga Santander. We’re excited to kick-off the 2020-21 season!”

The new OTT service complements LiveScore’s existing unparalleled coverage, content and statistics for hundreds of sporting leagues and competitions around the world, which has a global audience of 56 million monthly active users, including 2 million in the UK and Ireland alone.

12th August 2020 0 comment

Tennis

LiveScore Announced as Title Sponsor of LiveScore Cup, as Elite Women’s Tennis Returns to the Court

written by Hugh

LiveScore, one of the world’s leading real-time sports updates and results providers, has announced its title sponsorship of the ‘LiveScore Cup’, with WTA World Number 3 Karolina Pliskova headlining a number of European stars as live women’s tennis returns.

Staged on clay-courts and held at the Stvanice Stadium in Prague from Wednesday 3^rd until Saturday 6^th June, the LiveScore Cup will follow a special round-robin format featuring former World Number 1 Pliskova alongside five leading European players, including 2019 Roland-Garros Finalist and current World Number 18 Marketa Vondrousova.

The creation of the LiveScore Cup, organised and marketed by SARAN Media Group and PR Stars and sanctioned by the Czech Tennis Federation, comes as a significant boost to tennis fans across the world who have been without live tennis since the elite season was put on hold by the COVID-19 outbreak in mid-March.

Featuring best-of-three set matches and culminating in a hotly-contested final on Saturday 6^th June, the LiveScore Cup will be broadcast live on a number of European TV networks including Premier Sports in UK and Republic of Ireland, S Sport in Turkey, Setanta Sports in CIS, Sport Klub in the Balkan territories and Max Sport in Bulgaria.

Tennis fans will also be able to follow the on-court scores and statistics in real-time by using either LiveScore’s world-leading iOS and Android application or at LiveScore.com. With a global audience of more than 56 million monthly active users, which generates a monthly average of 30 million tennis related page views, LiveScore provides unparalleled coverage, content and statistics on men’s and women’s tennis, as well as for hundreds of different sporting leagues and competitions around the world.

This is LiveScore’s second sports sponsorship following the successful launch of its partnership with LaLiga Santander as ‘Official Global Scoring Partner’, and further shows its ambition to be at the forefront of sport consumption.

Ric Leask, Marketing Director at LiveScore, said;

“LiveScore is synonymous with live sports, so we are delighted to be playing a small part in the return of competitive action as title sponsor of the LiveScore Cup. This comes at a time when we are generating significant momentum across the business, and LiveScore Cup is another marker in the sand as sports fans become more familiar with our expanded offering.

Our app and LiveScore.com are already the go-to destinations for fast and reliable second-screen sports coverage to over 56 million users, but we are thrilled to be putting our head above the parapet once again and introducing LiveScore to new users as we continue to grow.”

Will Thomas, Head of Sponsorship at LiveScore,said;

“It’s been a long few months without live sport and, whilst circumstances dictate that spectators can’t be present, we are delighted that fans can watch the LiveScore Cup on TV and follow the action on LiveScore’s channels. We can’t wait for the LiveScore Cup to begin in Prague, and the chance to celebrate the skill of some of the world’s best tennis players!”

Karolina Pliskova, WTA World Number 3, said;

“I am really looking forward to the start of the LiveScore Cup, and the chance to once again compete in my country alongside some of the best players in Europe. After our enforced season break, it’s brilliant that we will have this chance to again showcase women’s tennis to fans around the world, especially on clay at a time when the French Open would have normally been taking place. I’d like to thank SARAN Media Group and PR Stars for organising such a great tournament.”

“Whilst for now we must wait for fans to return to the courtside, I and all the players are looking forward to putting on a show for all the fans following the action on TV and the LiveScore app!”

LiveScore’s title sponsorship was agreed in partnership with Saran Media Group. Two round-robin groups of three players will yield two finalists to compete in The LiveScore Cup Final on Saturday 6^th June. The full line-up for The LiveScore Cup includes:

Karolina Pliskova (WTA Rank 3)
Marketa Vondrousova (WTA Rank 18)
Karolina Muchova (WTA Rank 26)
Ekaterina Alexandrova (WTA Rank 27)
Barbora Strycova (WTA Rank 31)
Kristyna Pliskova (WTA Rank 69)

30th May 2020 0 comment