Baseball United Ties-up With MBC, StarzPlay For Broadcast Of UAE Series

MBC and Starzplay’s sports channel will be among a slew of streaming services which will be driving coverage of Baseball United’s UAE series.

The worldwide footprint of coverage will reach more than 170 countries, and include more than one dozen linear and OTT platforms across the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin and South America, Europe, Japan, Canada, and the United States, Baseball United said.

MBC’s group’s Saudi Sports and Dubai Media’s local sports network will be among the broadcasting networks which will broadcast the baseball series, digital broadcasters will be headlined by DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, it said.

DAZN reaches over 200 markets worldwide, which will ensure that the UAE Series is accessible to fans across the globe, it added.

“We continue to be blown away by broadcasters’ appetite for international baseball,” said Chairman, CEO and Majority Owner Kash Shaikh.

“Baseball United is already the most well-known internationally-based professional baseball league in the world, and with the continued support of our broadcast partners, we know that awareness and engagement in both the sport and our league will continue to grow,” he said.

Baseball United expands global reach

Baseball United said Major League Baseball will also carry the three-game series on its flagship property, MLB.TV, while A Sports, Pakistan’s first HD sports channel, will broadcast the games on their linear channel, with additional coverage on their free digital platform, and Tokyo Broadcasting System’s TV Sports will cover the games in Japan.

Other linear broadcasters include Africa XP and Startimes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sportsmax in the Caribbean, and beIN Sports in the US and Canada.

Baseball United will also stream the games free of charge on baseballunited.com in collaboration with Signature Productions, it said.

The UAE Series will take place at Baseball United’s new ballpark – the first professional baseball field in the history of the region.