MLS Sells KICKTV To Copa90
Major League Soccer announced on Thursday that it had sold their popular YouTube channcel, KICKTV to another beloved soccer YouTube channel based out of London, Copa90.
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KICKTV launched in March 2012 and became popular quite quickly because of the unique ways they approached the game. With hosts such as former American international and MLS All-Star, Jimmy Conrad, the channel has become an important source for MLS and global soccer news.
“Today is an exciting day for our company,” said Tom Thirlwall, CEO, Copa90. “We are welcoming an industry leader and creating the largest premium football fan network. This acquisition rapidly escalates our plan and gives us an entrance to the North American market with a brilliant team and operation ready to go in New York. We cannot wait to tell more of the amazing football stories that are emerging as a new fan culture develops in the world’s biggest sports market. This is just the beginning of the expansion of Copa90 but this deal with MLS is a landmark.”
Copa 90 has nearly a million subscibers and the acquisition of KICKTV will make it the largest soccer network on YouTube. A statement released by the league says that the new Copa90 management team will continue to run the operations of KICKTV from New York. KICKTV will continue to be the voice of North American soccer fans, covering MLS, U.S. Soccer, as well as the beautiful game globally.
“We have built a successful global soccer platform and we’re very proud of that,” said Gary Stevenson, President and Managing Director, MLS Business Ventures. “This is the next step in KICKTV’s evolution. We are delighted to maintain an interest in the company and we will support its growth moving forward. We’re excited about KICKTV and Copa90.”
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