Lagardère Sports, the exclusive media rights distributor of Japan’s professional football league and Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in internet services, today announced a distribution partnership for the J.LEAGUE media rights.
In the 2019 season, J.LEAGUE matches will be available for viewing worldwide excluding selected international territories, via Rakuten’s new sports entertainment platform –Rakuten Sports – to deliver the best-in-class live and on-demand football entertainment to international football fans. In addition to streaming live matches, Rakuten Sports also offers the original series Iniesta TV, which follows the international soccer star Andrés Iniesta who plays for the Rakuten Group’s J.LEAGUE soccer club, Vissel Kobe, and features exclusive interviews and unique behind-the-scenes footage, available on demand across many devices, including desktop, mobile, and tablet. Going forward, Rakuten Sports will also introduce new user engagement capabilities that will allow global sports fans to interact with the content while communicating with other sports fans in new, innovative ways.
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For further information, please contact:
James Francis
Edelman for Lagardère Sports
James.Francis@edelman.com