Discover Digital, a South African digital entertainment business, says it has concluded its first sports content deal in anticipation of the launch of internet TV in South Africa later this year.<\/p>\n
The company said it has acquired the streaming, download and electronic sell through (EST) rights to South Africa\u2019s premier national motorcycle racing category, the Monster Energy SuperGP Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n
The acquisition comes on the back of Discover Digital\u2019s development and agency partnership with Ireland\u2019s Digisoft.tv, announced in November 2013.<\/p>\n
Discover Digital said it has spent two years researching and developing a bespoke Over-the-Top (OTT) internet television solution for the African market.<\/p>\n
It will offer customers both Transactional Video on Demand (TVoD) and Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) services through local telecommunications networks and Internet Service Providers.<\/p>\n
Gary Buskin, a Discover Digital executive, said: \u201cWe have the capability to stream live content, which will open up a whole new market for sports rights holders looking to increase their audience reach beyond the traditional broadcast space.”<\/p>\n
“The deal forms part of our strategy to build a strong international and national sports portfolio for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Buskin says that the success of businesses like Netflix in the USA bodes well for a similar service to be available in Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe advancement of internet television is inevitable and sports content will form an important part of any operator\u2019s content catalogue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sivile Mabandla, GAS Sports\u2019 chairman said: \u201cBroadcast coverage over the internet provides us with the ability to reach a new audience in Africa, over and above our existing television broadcast plans. We are delighted to venture into this new media sector with Discover Digital.\u201d<\/p>\n
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