Canada: Mediapro to launch "OneSoccer" a global OTT platform for Canadian football

Mediapro will launch "OneSoccer", its global OTT platform for Canadian football, according to the Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group on 05/04/2019. Mediapro will broadcast the opening game of the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League on 27/04/2019.

Mediapro acquired the media rights to Canadian Soccer Business (CSB), the company that owns the media and commercial assets of the Canadian Soccer Association, Canada Soccer, for a 10-year term (2019-2028), on 20/02/2019.

"As per the agreement, the landmark partnership has Mediapro acquiring, in its entirety, all the media rights under CSB management for the next ten years including the global and domestic rights to the Canadian Premier League (CPL), Canada's new professional men's soccer league launching in April 2019. The rights also include all media rights for all home games of Canada Soccer's Men's and Women's national teams. Mediapro will also acquire the media rights to all League1 Ontario matches as it looks to expand the footprint of soccer in Canada," said Canadian Soccer Business

"One Soccer will also air a wide…