The American digital platform, FITE has secured the broadcasting rights of the AFC Champions League in Europe.
As per the development, all the matches of the Asian football clubs’ marquee competition will be streamed on the platform in Europe continent.
The entity will provide coverage in many European countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
It can also be anticipated that the league can fetch a lot of viewership from Europe, due to several European stalwarts such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and N’Golo Kanté.
The agreement comes just in time before the group stages of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League campaign which started on September 18 and will also cover knockout matches and the eventual final.
Adam Bigwood, Vice President of Subscriptions at FITE, said, “We are delighted to bring the AFC Champions League to our FITE+ subscribers in these territories. This partnership not only bolsters our rapidly expanding sports content library but also underscores our commitment to delivering top-notch sports entertainment to our fans.”
FITE is an American digital video streaming service specialising in combat sports programming (including boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling) that debuted on May 20, 2012. The service offers free-to-air programming, pay-per-view events, and SVOD packages.