First Dedicated Online TV Station

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As technology is advancing, its giving a variety of sports an options to get online and connects with its fans. New media technology has enabled fans and clubs to create their websites and has enabled its fans have a better experience. The new, cutting edge technology has given the power to these sports to reach out new audiences across the world for the first time. Video-streaming which has been upgrading and becoming faster will allow these websites to cover major Tour events on the website. Fans will be able to interact with the professional sports on a new level.

Scottish Premier League club Rangers launched the first dedicated internet TV station RangersTV.tv on the 30th October, 2009. It the first dedicated station created by a UK football club. The new online station developed by the club is cost-effective and efficient. It is available throughout the world and has given easy access to the fans worldwide.The station features full games on-demand, exclusive pre-match build-up, half-time and post-match analysis and an extensive archive library of classic matches.

Professional Squash Association (PSA), the organisation that promotes men’s professional squash has set up Squash TV with a digital sports company Perform. Squash TV will provide video content including highlights, full match downloads, behind the scenes features and interviews. PSA hope to reach the worldwide audience of 20 million, it plans to show around 250 live pay-per-view matches per year on its website. The website website will also provide player rankings and statistics.

References

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170844/rangers-tv-goes-online

http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/170689/squash-to-launch-online-ppv-platform