All 380 LaLiga Santander Matches Will Appear Live On Facebook, Bringing LaLiga Even Closer To Millions Of Fans In The Region
In a first-of-a-kind agreement, LaLiga and Facebook
today announced that the platform will become the official home for all LaLiga
Santander matches in the Indian subcontinent.
The three-season deal commences with the 2018/19 campaign kicking off on Aug. 17. All 380 first division matches of Spain’s topflight football league will be available
for free to people on Facebook in eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
The move marks a new dawn in sports broadcasting, bringing LaLiga and its clubs
closer to fans than ever before. The Facebook community in the eight countries will
be able to watch LaLiga Santander coverage on a live and on- demand basis via
multiple devices. Every match will be available on the official LaLiga Facebook Page
as well as individual club Pages.
Fans will be closer to the action than ever before, with the opportunity to watch
matches on the go and engage directly with the broadcast. For major matches,
viewers in the region will be treated to interactive studio coverage hosted by one of the subcontinent’s faces of football, Joe Morrison.
Analysis will be provided by a pool of experts including former Real Madrid defender
and four time LaLiga champion Michel Salgado, as well as former Barcelona and
Atletico Madrid midfielder Luis Garcia.
In addition to the live matches, shoulder programming, including a full range of
weekly preview shows and highlights, will be offered.
LaLiga features the world’s best players and the world’s best clubs. The league
prides itself in being at the forefront of broadcast innovation, delivering many hours
of sporting spectacle to millions of viewers every matchday. Now with Facebook,
LaLiga has broken new ground, signing its first broadcast agreement ever with a
social media platform.
LaLiga President Javier Tebas hailed the agreement: “We are thrilled to team up
with Facebook to bring the millions of LaLiga fans in the Indian subcontinent even
closer to the action. LaLiga sets the standard for football in the world and we are
delighted that more people than ever before will have the opportunity to watch our
matches live and for free through Facebook in the region.”
Peter Hutton, Facebook Head of Global Live Sports Programming added “As home
to the two most-followed sports clubs on Facebook and some of the world’s most
iconic footballers, LaLiga has a huge global presence on our platform. Its popularity
is notably visible in the Indian subcontinent, so we’re delighted to be able to serve
the community of fans there with free, live LaLiga matches for the next three
seasons. We see this as a great opportunity to not only bring people together
around world-class football, but also help LaLiga reach new audiences and grow its
visibility in a key development market.”
