Premier League: last Top 5 league to launch its own YouTube channel, on 06/08/2019

The Premier League has launched its official YouTube channel, on 06/08/2019. The English top division is the last of the European Top 5 leagues (Premier Legaue, LaLiga Santander, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, Ligue 1 Conforama) to launch its channel on this online video platform.

"The League's official YouTube channel will host a range of exclusive and unique videos reflecting the exciting and competitive nature of the competition," said the English league.

The Premier League YouTube channel already had more than 40,000 subscribers just three hours after launch.

YouTube: first video published by the Premier League

YouTube subscribers: LaLiga leads the Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 Conforama

Number of subscribers to the official YouTube channel (as of 06/08/2019)

• LaLiga Santander Spanish first division (20 clubs); naming rights contract to the bank Santander since 2016. : 4.276 million
• Serie A TIM Italian first division. 20 clubs. : 2,777 million
• Bundesliga German professional football first division. 18 clubs. : 1.532 million
• Ligue 1 Conforama: 1.289 million
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