Streaming platform Free live sports has launched with a selection of more than 100 live FAST (free, ad-supported TV) sports channels and rights to thousands of sports films, docs, series and highlights.
Free Live Sports will launch with 68 channels, with a further 34 joining 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, Billiards 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 those channels includes football, motorsports, MMA, fishing, poker, eSports, billiards, cricket, college sports, boxing, cornhole and other pursuits.
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. formed and recently acquired the British Sports Tribal platform. The partners use that EU-centric free sports streaming platform to build Free Live Sports.
“From the beginning, we have been offering fans the opportunity to experience the sports and competitions they love,” Rasenberger, James, Patrick and Clark said in a joint statement. “With our combined expertise in launching, marketing, operating and optimizing cable and streaming channels and OTT apps, we are quickly establishing ourselves as the premier FAST destination for millions of passionate sports fans.”
The platform is currently available in more than 75 countries, with new app launches on Roku and Fire TV. Android, VIZIO, IOS, tvOS and other platforms will be launched soon, they said.
“Our focus on the fans is why we look forward to partnerships with major US sports leagues that already have or are developing their own FAST channels,” the partners added. “Free Live Sports can help them expand their reach and attract new fans within our rapidly growing user base.”