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The American Ultimate Disc League proudly announces today new media rights agreements as part of its strategy to bring professional Ultimate to fans around the world. The AUDL Game of the Week, the top weekly AUDL production that features 17 of the best matches during the 2021 season, will now be enjoyed on more linear, satellite, and streaming platforms around the globe.

“We are very proud of the agreement we finalized last year with FOX Sports to air the AUDL Game of the Week every Wednesday night on FS2 in the United States and through FOX-affiliated channels in Canada.” said Steven K Hall, CEO and Commissioner of the AUDL. “We are even more excited to have our Championship game, to be played on September 11 in Washington, DC., featured on FS1”.

AUDL selected Wasserman Media in December 2020 to help expand its AUDL Game of Week distribution to more international markets. “We know there is demand for exciting, live action sports like professional Ultimate from linear broadcasters and streaming providers around the world.” commented Tag Garson, Senior Vice President, Properties at Wasserman. “We are excited to be selected as the exclusive representative for this fresh, exciting property to the global market.”

Participation in Ultimate is growing quickly in India and south Asia due to its universal accessibility. The AUDL will also be developing local partnerships and featuring athletes to promote its development. Eurosport India and the AUDL share the belief that due to its constant movement, much like soccer but with higher scoring, Ultimate can become a massively popular sport for both participants and viewers in the Indian subcontinent.

Tim DeByl, AUDL President of Media and Marketing stated, “We look forward to featuring the AUDL Game of the Week on Eurosport India as well as the games from all 22 teams on AUDL.tv, our premium subscription based streaming service. Along with new feature content and expert insights, we expect that AUDL.tv will continue to grow in popularity.”

To expand its streaming reach and geographic coverage, today the AUDL also announced that FANSEAT, a leading sports streaming company covering more than 50 European countries, has agreed to live stream AUDL matches on FANSEAT and provide exclusive content on-demand to fans of Ultimate in Europe. The deal includes every AUDL Game of the Week, both live and on-demand, a selection of other top-level matches, a weekly magazine show produced by the AUDL, the nine-part Ultimate Greatness Series featuring the top Championship matches, as well as exclusive team video content.

Jean-Maël Gineste, Managing Director at FANSEAT said: “We are delighted to continue our investment into Ultimate Frisbee. FANSEAT has been a long-standing supporter and partner of the EUF and WFDF since 2015 and to add the AUDL to our live portfolio of media rights for our European fans, is further proof of our commitment to the sport.”

Stay tuned for more exciting announcements as the AUDL and Wasserman Media continue to work on additional rights agreements covering Game of the Week distribution in Australia, New Zealand, Oceana, Japan, Latin and South America and the Caribbean.

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As a result, today the AUDL announced that Eurosport India, the go-to destination for passionate sports fans in the country and serving the SAARC regions, will begin airing the AUDL Game of the Week when the season commences on June 4th, 2021. The partnership covers AUDL media rights in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka","displayContentPlain":"The American Ultimate Disc League proudly announces today new media rights agreements as part of its strategy to bring professional Ultimate to fans around the world. The AUDL Game of the Week, the top weekly AUDL production that features 17 ...","metadata":{},"emailStats":null,"poll":null},"user":null,"backPath":null}