(LOS ANGELES, CA. – Thursday, October 15) One of sports most prominent broadcasters, Eurosport has teamed with the X League for a multi-year broadcast partnership to bring the league to one of the most coveted countries in the world due to its population and consumption of sports, India. Additionally, Eurosport will broadcast the X League into Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan.
This most recent broadcast partnership with Eurosport places the X League into over 30+ international markets and growing.
Eurosport will broadcast the X League alongside blue-chip sports franchises that include Premier League, UEFA Europa League, Copa America, Tour de France, French Open, National Hockey League, and others.
The X League is set to kickoff its inaugural season of broadcasts on Eurosport in April 2021 with eight (8) teams to include Seattle Thunder, Los Angeles Black Storm, Austin Sound, Denver Rush, Chicago Blitz, Atlanta Empire, Omaha Red Devils, and Kansas City Force.
“It’s encouraging to see such established broadcast groups like Eurosport aligning with our league at its infancy stage. We believe the credibility and reach into millions of households we gain from partnering with Eurosport is immeasurable”, said Mitchell Mortaza, Managing Partner, X League.
Today’s Eurosport announcement comes following the announcement of another prominent worldwide broadcast group joining the X League huddle, Sony Pictures Television. The X League is projected to be broadcast to 85+ television markets in 2021.