By MATT PIKE
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a new content licensing agreement with Metta Sport which will bring select MIAA Network broadcasts to popular sports streaming networks.
The new partnership will grant Metta Sport's networks access to select MIAA volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball games/matches for international TV exposure on networks such as RYZ and SI-TV. All MIAA broadcasts will utilize the video and audio directly from The MIAA Network live stream. Metta Sport was formed to satisfy the growing demand for live, multiplatform delivery of sporting events worldwide. Its collegiate sports portfolio includes hundreds of NCAA events with multiple delivery options, including satellite and digital streaming.
"We are excited to work with Metta Sports to strategically place important MIAA games and matches on live national television at SI-TV and the RYZ Sports Network!" MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy says in a news release from the conference. "NCAA championship success has put our MIAA member schools on the national radar, and this partnership with Metta will help college sports fans across the country discover how they can watch more MIAA action every day on the MIAA Network."
Metta Sport utilizes popular Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) channels RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV (Sports Illustrated). RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV are both available through Amazon Prime Video, DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV, and Fire TV, as well as Samsung TV Plus, Roku, LG Channels, VIZIO WatchFree+, Xumo Play, and Google TV. The following MIAA volleyball matches and MIAA football games are already scheduled to be broadcast on RYZ Network and SI-TV this fall. All games broadcast on the new outlets will remain available on The MIAA Network.
MIAA FOOTBALL ON SI-TV
Oct. 24 Central Missouri @ Emporia State SI-TV
Nov. 7 Northwest Mo. St. @ Missouri Western SI-TV
MIAA VOLLEYBALL ON RYZ SPORTS NETWORK AND SI-TV
Oct. 22 Pittsburg State @ Central Missouri RYZ Network
Oct. 23 Nebraska Kearney @ Newman RYZ Network
Oct. 31 Washburn @ Missouri Southern SI-TV
Nov. 6 Missouri Southern @ Nebraska Kearney RYZ Network
Nov. 7 Northwest Missouri @ Pittsburg State SI-TV
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