LaLiga: launch of a free multi-sport OTT platform available in Spain and abroad

LaLiga has launched "LaLigaSportsTV" and become "the first major European league to create its own OTT service," announced the Spanish League on 25/03/2019. The platform aims to offer "free coverage of live Spanish sporting competitions via mobile and connected devices," said the Spanish professional league.

"Fans of Spanish sport living outside of Spain will be able to watch matches on demand after the live broadcast has ended, pending local rights restrictions. The LaLigaSportsTV app is available in eight languages (English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russia and Indonesian) for smartphone and tablet, while the smart TV service can be accessed in English and Spanish," added LaLiga.

The platform is part of the "LaLiga4Sports" project, which aims to highlight the work of 64 Spanish sports federations and the Spanish Paralympic Committee. The project began in October 2015 in the framework of agreements related to the collective marketing of the audiovisual rights of the Spanish first and second divisions, confirmed by the promulgation of the royal decree-law of…