WASHINGTON — Over-the-top video provider FilmOn said it has struck a deal with the Arena Football League to stream its games free to FilmOn's 47 million unique users outside the U.S., according to a copy of the announcement obtained by Multichannel News. The deal is expected to be announced today (June 15).
FilmOn will stream all games of the 20-week season, six games per week, leading up to and including the Arena Bowl on Aug. 29.
It is not the first partnership for the pair. FilmOn teamed up with the Arena Football League in 2012 on “AFL Classic”, a channel of archived games.
“Every professional sports league has the goal of becoming a global brand,” said AFL commissioner Scott C. Butera. “Arena Football has a history of playing games overseas and we believe FilmOn will be a strong partner in delivering our content to the world.”
FilmOn Networks CEO Alki David said: “Live Stream Arena Football League games are exactly what FilmOn users want — gritty action and immediate gratification. Our huge international audience has already voiced demand for AFL’s games.”
FilmOn said the games AFL games will also be available 20 million homes via FilmOn’s Sky Channel 237 in the United Kingdom and via Freesat in Europe.
CBS Sports Network and ESPN are the AFL’s U.S. rights holders.
