FuboTV, best known for its subscription-based, sports-heavy, live and on-demand streaming video service, has officially launched its Fubo Sports Network — a free streaming sports network for the U.S. which has been in limited release since June. Today also marks the start of the ad-supported network’s slate of new, originally produced content.
That soccer-heavy lineup of shows includes:
“We know that sports are the most engaged [sic] live events in the world, however, we saw a lack of sports coverage on a free-to-consumer basis,” David Gandler, FuboTV’s co-founder and CEO said in a press release. “Our goal with Fubo Sports Network is to deliver edgy, fun, and informative talent-driven programming 24/7 to sports fans everywhere.”
The sports network will also feature content created by its partners, which should help diversify all of that soccer coverage:
In addition to the produced shows, Fubo Sports Network plans to air some actual live coverage of sporting events, too, but don’t expect these to compete with the likes of ESPN:
Double Play Movie Night, is the network’s movie offering, featuring back-to-back sports movies, including documentaries, every Friday night at 8 p.m. ET.
FuboTV’s existing subscription service is one of the few that has been grantedplacement with the Apple TV app, the streaming video environment that is about to expand beyond the company’s Apple TV set-top boxes to smart TVs and competing devices like Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV. FuboTV recentlyhiked its subscription ratesfor both its standard and extra packages, but it has also been rapidly adding non-sports content to round out its offerings, including the addition of Viacom channels, and an expansion of its relationship with Discovery.
Fubo Sports Network is currently available via LG Channels powered by XUMO, Samsung TV Plus,The Roku Channel, XUMO and FuboTV’s Standard base package. The company has said that more distribution partners will be announced in the future.
