Apple Signs 10-Year Deal to Stream Major League Soccer

<p><strong>CUPERTINO <&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; Apple has signed a 10-year deal with Major League Soccer &lpar;MLS&rpar; to be the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match on the Apple TV app beginning in 2023&period; This partnership is a historic first for a major professional sports league&comma; and will allow fans around the world to watch all MLS&comma; Leagues Cup&comma;1 and select MLS NEXT Pro and MLS NEXT matches in one place — without any local broadcast blackouts or the need for a traditional pay TV bundle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The deal is worth a reported &dollar;2&period;5 billion over the next decade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From early 2023 through 2032&comma; fans can get every live MLS match by subscribing to a new MLS streaming service&comma; available exclusively through the Apple TV app&period; In addition to all of the match content&comma; the service will provide fans a new weekly live match whip-around show so they never miss an exciting goal or save&comma; and also game replays&comma; highlights&comma; analysis&comma; and other original programming&period; This live and on-demand MLS content will provide in-depth&comma; behind-the-scenes views of the players and clubs that fans love&period; A broad selection of MLS and Leagues Cup matches&comma; including some of the biggest matchups&comma; will also be available at no additional cost to Apple TV&plus; subscribers&comma; with a limited number of matches available for free&period; As an added benefit to fans&comma; access to the new MLS streaming service will be included as part of MLS full-season ticket packages&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The MLS live and on-demand content on the Apple TV app will be available to anyone with internet access across all devices where the app can be found&comma; including iPhone&comma; iPad&comma; Mac&comma; Apple TV 4K&comma; and Apple TV HD&semi; Samsung&comma; LG&comma; Panasonic&comma; Sony&comma; TCL&comma; VIZIO&comma; and other smart TVs&semi; Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices&semi; PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles&semi; Chromecast with Google TV&semi; and Comcast Xfinity&period; Fans can also watch on tv&period;apple&period;com&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For the first time in the history of sports&comma; fans will be able to access everything from a major professional sports league in one place&comma;” said Eddy Cue&comma; Apple’s senior vice president of Services&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s a dream come true for MLS fans&comma; soccer fans&comma; and anyone who loves sports&period; No fragmentation&comma; no frustration — just the flexibility to sign up for one convenient service that gives you everything MLS&comma; anywhere and anytime you want to watch&period; We can’t wait to make it easy for even more people to fall in love with MLS and root for their favorite club&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Apple is the perfect partner to further accelerate the growth of MLS and deepen the connection between our clubs and their fans&comma;” said Don Garber&comma; MLS’s commissioner&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Given Apple’s ability to create a best-in-class user experience and to reach fans everywhere&comma; it’ll be incredibly easy to enjoy MLS matches anywhere&comma; whether you’re a super fan or casual viewer&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At launch&comma; all MLS and Leagues Cup matches will include announcers calling the action in English and Spanish&comma; and all matches involving Canadian teams will be available in French&period; Apple and MLS will also provide enhanced league and club coverage for fans to easily follow the league or their favorite clubs in Apple News&comma; with the ability to watch highlights right in the News app&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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