AUSTIN, Texas — FloSports, a provider of live digital sports and original content, announced a multiyear partnership with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) to exclusively stream more than 50 football and basketball conference games on FloFootball.com and FloHoops.com, respectively. The deal was agreed to in collaboration with the Collegiate Sports Management Group.
The SIAC joins several other NCAA conferences, including the Big 12, the Big Ten (via the Big Ten Network), Mountain West, Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), Conference USA, and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), to move regular season and championship events to FloSports’ OTT platform. As part of the agreement, FloSports will provide live and on-demand coverage of 20 college football games on FloFootball.com, as well as 10 regular season men’s basketball games, and 12 men’s and 12 women’s conference basketball tournaments on FloHoops.com.
The schedule of basketball events will be announced later this year on FloHoops.com. The scheduled football events on FloFootball.com include:
- Sept. 8, 2018: Tuskegee at Albany State
- Sept. 15, 2018: Fort Valley State at Miles College
- Sept. 22, 2018: Miles College at Morehouse
- Sept. 22, 2018: Central State at Kentucky State
- Sept. 23, 2018: Fort Valley State at Benedict College
- Sept. 29, 2018: Lane College at Tuskegee
- Sept. 29, 2018: Allen at Clark Atlanta
- Oct. 6, 2018: Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State
- Oct. 6, 2018: Central State at Miles College
- Oct. 6, 2018: Tuskegee at Morehouse
- Oct. 13, 2018: Benedict College at Clark Atlanta
- Oct. 13, 2018: Miles College at Kentucky State
- Oct. 20, 2018: Clark Atlanta at Albany State
- Oct. 20, 2018: Miles College at Lane College
- Oct. 27, 2018: Fort Valley State at Morehouse
- Oct. 27, 2018: Tuskegee at Central State
- Oct. 27, 2018: Albany State at Benedict College
- Nov. 3, 2018: Morehouse at Clark Atlanta
- Nov. 3, 2018: Tuskegee at Miles
- Nov. 3, 2018: Lane at Central State
“The SIAC is one of the most historic intercollegiate conferences in the country,” FloSports SVP, Global Rights Acquisition, Phil Wendler said. “Its rich history includes world-class student-athletes, coaches, and fans. We are excited to globally distribute 30 regular season contests, as well as every game during the SIAC men’s and women’s conference basketball tournament on FloHoops.com.”
“We are extremely pleased to embark on this new partnership with FloSports,” said Greg Moore, SIAC Commissioner. “Flo’s innovative approach to providing sports fans with convenient access to unique content is in direct alignment with our objective to provide broader exposure to SIAC member schools, athletic programs, and student-athletes.”
A monthly subscription will be required to access live and on-demand coverage of SIAC events.
Courtesy: FloSports
