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topicnews · September 30, 2024

Free live sports streaming platform launches with 100+ sports-focused FAST channels

Free live sports streaming platform launches with 100+ sports-focused FAST channels

The Free Live Sports streaming platform has launched with a selection of over 100 live FAST (free, ad-supported TV) sports channels as well as rights to thousands of sports films, documentaries, series and highlights.

Free Live Sports is launching with 68 channels and another 34 are expected to join the platform by the end of October. Sports channels offered include ACCDN, Big 12 Network, Willow Sports, Glory Kickboxing, PFL, Boxing TV, Mike Tyson TV, Motorsport.tv, MAVTV, MotoAmerica, PokerGo, Tennis Channel, Court Sports Network, Powder, Surfer, NitroCircus TV, Teton Gravity, World of Free Sports, CampusLore, Origin Sports, Billiard TV, Cornhole TV, ChessTV, Wired2Fish, Horse and Country, TNA Wrestling; Strongman Champions League, ChessTV, Perfect Game, BLEAV, SportsGrid Live, Outdoor America and Pursuit Up.

Programming on these channels includes football, motorsports, MMA, fishing, poker, eSports, billiards, cricket, college sports, boxing, cornhole and other activities.

The launch was announced by co-founders and partners Cathy Rasenberger (Rasenberger Media, LLC), Geoff Clark (acTVe), and Ryan James and James Patrick of OTT Studio, LLC. Together they founded the joint venture Sports Studio, Inc. and recently acquired the UK-based Sports Tribal platform. The partners use this EU-centric free sports streaming platform to build free live sports.

“From the beginning, we have been offering fans the opportunity to experience their favorite sports and competitions,” Rasenberger, James, Patrick and Clark said in a joint statement. “With our combined expertise in launching, marketing, operating and optimizing cable and streaming channels as well as OTT apps, we are quickly establishing ourselves as the premier FAST travel destination for millions of passionate sports fans.”

The platform is currently available in more than 75 countries, with new apps launching on Roku and Fire TV. Android, VIZIO, IOS, tvOS and other platforms will be launched soon, it said.

“As we focus on fans, we look forward to partnering with major sports leagues in the U.S. that already have or are developing their own branded FAST channels,” the partners added. “Free Live Sports can help them expand their reach and attract new fans within our rapidly growing user base.”

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