iSportconnect TV Now Live

October 11, 2013

– The first-ever online TV channel for the sports business industry
– Exclusive daily updates and interviews from Sportel Monaco from Monday 14th October
– iSportconnect daily news show and exciting TV programmes launching on 21st October

iSportconnect, the world’s largest private social network of sports business executives, is proud to announce the launch of iSportconnect TV with Eurosport confirmed as the Official Title Sponsor.

The first online TV channel for the worldwide sports business industry has launched on Monday 14th October at the Sportel Monaco event, with daily updates from the event and interviews with high profile guests.

iSportconnect TV will feature a daily news programme from October 21st to keep viewers up to date with all the latest developments in the industry, a Friday round up show with expert analysis on the week’s top stories and big interviews with top executives from inside sport.

In addition, iSportconnect is also proud to announce that Eurosport, Europe’s leading sports multi-media group, has demonstrated its support for the channel by becoming iSportconnect TV’s Official Title Sponsor.

Reaching over 18 million sports fans everyday on TV and 5.5 million online Eurosport is one of the biggest players in the sports media market and iSportconnect is delighted to have their support.

Michael Cunnah, Chairman of iSportconnect commented: “Having Eurosport as our Official Title Sponsor is big news for iSportconnect TV. They have a fantastic foothold in the sports television sector and their support for iSportconnect TV makes me very proud. The enthusiasm they have shown for our new project has been first class and I am excited to be working with them.”

Heather Bowler, Global Communications Director for Eurosport added: “At Eurosport, quality TV is at the heart of our offer and thanks to digital innovation our live sports content is accessible to sports fans anytime, anywhere. We’re delighted to sponsor iSportconnect’s new digital TV venture which makes relevant and insightful content accessible to sports industry leaders everywhere.”

Commenting on the launch of iSportconnect TV, Sree Varma, CEO and Founder of iSportconnect said: “It has been my dream to launch a dedicated TV channel for the sports industry and I am delighted this has come true. iSportconnect has continued to grow and develop at a truly staggering pace and the TV channel is testament to that. I would like to thank Eurosport for their support of our project which is a key indication of how big we want to make iSportconnect TV.”

iSportconnect TV’s weekly round-up will be hosted by iSportconnect Chairman Michael Cunnah and Editor-At-Large Jay Stuart during the launch period. Michael and Jay will have expert guests each week to discuss the top stories from the industry that week.

During the first week of the launch, iSportconnect will report from Sportel Monaco, bringing viewers all the latest news and interviews from the major event.

ABOUT iSportconnect

Launched in 2010 iSportconnect is the world’s largest private network for sports business professionals. With all the latest news, features and community discussions, iSportconnect.com is the one stop platform for members of the sports industry. The website is complimented by iSportconnect events such as the infamous Directors’ Club. The iSportconnect Directors’ Club is held in a Question Time style format with CEOs, Chairmen and Presidents of major sports clubs, federations and organisations on the panel. iSportconnect TV is the latest project from iSportconnect and will feature Big Interviews, a Friday round up show with analysis from figureheads in the industry and other programmes dedicated to different sports sectors.

ABOUT EUROSPORT GROUP

The Eurosport Group is Europe’s leading sports entertainment group. Eurosport, the n°1 pan-European TV channel, broadcasts in 20 languages and reaches 131 million homes across 54 countries. Eurosport HD is the high definition simulcast of Eurosport. Eurosport 2 broadcasts to 66 million households in 18 languages across 51 countries. Eurosport 2 HD was launched in August 2009. Eurosport Asia-Pacific reaches 17 countries in the region and launched an HD channel in September 2011. Eurosportnews is the sports news channel transmitted worldwide. Eurosport.com, Europe’s n°1 online sports destination, has up to 23 million unique users per month (comScore) across an international network of sports websites in 11 languages, including Yahoo! co-branded sites in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. The Eurosport.com free mobile applications are available in 10 languages. Eurosport Player, Eurosport’s online TV service, provides LIVE and on-demand sports to fans’ PCs in 53 countries and the Player application is available for mobile, tablet and connected TV in up to 40 countries. Eurosport Events is the group’s expert division in the management and promotion of international sporting events.
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