Major League Soccer (MLS) has joined legendary manager Ted Lasso on Apple TV+.
Beginning in the 2023 season, all soccer games for all MLS teams will be broadcast on the Apple TV app.
MLS has asked its teams not to sign broadcasting agreements with partners despite the current campaign.
If at the moment MLS remains open to the conclusion of agreements with traditional television channels, in the country, TVA Sports has confirmed that it will no longer broadcast games starting next season.
TVA Sports is pleased to have contributed to the growth and influence of CF Montreal and MLS for six years, the channel responded to its website. We were surprised and disappointed with the decision. At the end of the season, we will broadcast CF Montreal’s 18 remaining games on TVA Sports.
The Quebecor group’s channel has been the official broadcaster of CF Montreal and MLS for six years, and local broadcaster of team matches since it entered the Garber circuit in 2012. TVA Sports and RDS then shared the battles.
According to some sources, the deal will bring $ 250 million annually to the league.
Compared to the total that ESPN pays in the United States to broadcast NHL games, this is a far cry from the $ 10 billion that Amazon Prime, CBS, ESPN, FOX and NBC paid together for the broadcast of NHL games. . the NFL.
This is the second sports broadcasting partnership announced by the California giant. Since April, Apple TV+ has been airing a major league baseball doubleheader every Friday night.
All MLS matches will be broadcast in English and Spanish. Matches involving Canadian teams will also be available in French, according to an MLS statement.
The production of broadcasts will be centralized in one location.
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
