MUMBAI: Online video service iStream.com will be showing Brazilian National Football Championship, Brasileirao Serie A, in India.
iStream.com has entered into a three-year deal with Total Sports Asia for live streaming Brasileirao Serie A. All the matches and highlights will also be available on demand.
iStream.com founder, CEO Radhakrishnan Ramachandran said, “In terms of the quality of football, this is among the best football leagues in the world today. BRASILEIR?O Serie A has been the breeding ground for football superstars over the last few decades including Pele, Romario, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kaka, Cafu, Zico, Roberto Carlos, Rivaldo, etc and we are extremely proud to bring this to our Indian audience”.
Total Sports Asia director sales, business development Vishal Jaison said,"With increasing broadband penetration in the country, it was important for us to extend our distribution of the Brazilian Football League over the internet. With iStream, we have found the right partner who will stream the exciting league to the increasing number of internet subscribers in India".
The current sensation Neymar, who is tipped to be the next global superstar, plays for the Brazilian club Santos and scored the goal that was voted the best goal in 2011 by Fifa. Brasileirao Serie A will have 38 rounds and will be aired till 2 December 2012.
Apart from the Brazilian National League, iStream will also be showing the S?o Paulo State Championship (Paulista), which is the most competitive and organised Regional Championship of Brazil, gathering Brazilian top Clubs like Corinthians, S?o Paulo, Santos and Palmeiras.
Paulista League will start in January 2013 and will last till the second week of May.
iStream.com will also be showing the magazine shows ‘FootBrazil Highlight’ and ‘FootBrazil Magazine Show’. The ‘FootBrazil Highlight’ is a highlight show with the best moments and goals of the main Matches of the round. The “FootBrazil Magazine Show” is a 26 minutes Electronic Magazine show with a review of the round, interviews with personalities of the Brazilian Football and a Preview of the next round.
