fuboTV Customers Will Receive ROOT SPORTS,
Including Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken and Portland Trail
Blazers Games
ROOT SPORTS, the TV home of the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken
and Portland Trail Blazers regional game telecasts, and fuboTV
(NYSE: FUBO), the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform,
announced today an agreement for fuboTV to carry ROOT SPORTS ahead
of the much-anticipated inaugural Seattle Kraken season and the
return of the Portland Trail Blazers to ROOT SPORTS.
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Through the deal, fuboTV will stream ROOT SPORTS’ extensive
coverage of Northwest professional sports. ROOT SPORTS will have
coverage of over 300 live regular season games of the Seattle
Mariners, Seattle Kraken and Portland Trail Blazers, as well as
other ancillary programming and behind-the-scenes content. The
regional sports network (RSN) is available throughout the states of
Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and portions of Idaho. For a
full coverage map visit Territory Map | ROOT SPORTS.
The addition of ROOT SPORTS strengthens fuboTV’s sports
offering, which includes more than 50,000 live sporting events
annually, with many streaming in 4K, and more regional sports
networks in its base package than any other live TV streaming
platform. The agreement also increases fuboTV’s local coverage in
the Northwest, where it already carries ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC
affiliates in Seattle and Portland alongside national sports
networks ESPN, FS1, CBS Sports Network, the Pac-12 Networks and
many more. In addition to sports, fuboTV also streams popular live
entertainment and news programming and features more than 40,000 TV
shows and movies on-demand each month.
“We could not be more excited to announce this deal with
fuboTV,” said Nina Kinch, Vice President of Affiliate Relations for
AT&T Sports Networks, managing partner of ROOT SPORTS. “We know
that fans are eagerly anticipating the inaugural season of the
Seattle Kraken and the return of the Portland Trail Blazers to ROOT
SPORTS and the announcement of this new deal will give fans even
more ways to get access to ROOT SPORTS and guarantee they have
access to all Seattle Kraken, Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle
Mariners games.”
“fuboTV is focused on bringing consumers their favorite hometown
teams, alongside national and international sports coverage, and
today’s partnership with ROOT SPORTS strengthens our offering in
the Northwest,” said Ben Grad, Senior Vice President of Content
Strategy and Acquisition for fuboTV. “We mirror fans’ excitement
for the Seattle Kraken’s debut season, and we’re thrilled to bring
fans in the Northwest streaming coverage of the Kraken alongside
the Mariners and Trail Blazers. The addition of ROOT SPORTS means
consumers can catch every game available for local telecast with
fuboTV at an affordable price.”
About ROOT SPORTS
ROOT SPORTS™ is the television home of the Seattle Mariners,
Seattle Kraken, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks, Portland
Timbers, Seattle Seawolves, Gonzaga Bulldogs, and Big Sky
Conference. The network delivers more than 500 live events each
year across a five-state footprint. ROOT SPORTS is operated by
AT&T Sports Networks, which operates regional sports networks
in the Northwest, Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions.
The four networks combined reach across 22 states and own exclusive
rights to produce and distribute live events from more than 25
teams and conferences.
About fuboTV
With a mission to provide the world’s most thrilling
sports-first live TV experience through the greatest breadth of
premium content, interactivity and integrated wagering, fuboTV Inc.
(NYSE: FUBO) is focused on bringing to life its vision of a
streaming platform that transcends the industry’s current virtual
MVPD model. fuboTV Inc. operates in the U.S., Canada and Spain.
Leveraging its proprietary data and technology platform optimized
for live TV and sports viewership, fuboTV Inc. aims to turn passive
viewers into active participants and define a new category of
interactive sports and entertainment television. Through its cable
TV replacement product, fuboTV, subscribers can stream a broad mix
of 100+ live TV channels, including 74 of the top 100
Nielsen-ranked networks across sports, news and entertainment —
more than any other live TV streaming platform (source: Nielsen
Total Viewers, 2020). Subscribers can interact with fuboTV’s live
streaming experience through predictive free-to-play games, which
are integrated into select sports content.
Fubo Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of fuboTV Inc., expects to launch
Fubo Sportsbook, a comprehensive sports entertainment experience
through sports betting, in Q4 2021, subject to obtaining requisite
regulatory approvals.
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Media: Leslie Cox, ROOT SPORTS lcox@rootsportsnw.com
Jennifer L. Press, fuboTV jpress@fubo.tv
Bianca Illion, fuboTV billion@fubo.tv
Investors:
Alison Sternberg, fuboTV asternberg@fubo.tv
The Blueshirt Group for fuboTV ir@fubo.tv
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