EXCLUSIVE: FAST channel supplier WeDoTV has launched a sports activities channel in German-speaking international locations forward of the Royal Ascot horse races this week.

WeDo Sports activities debuts tomorrow on the Tattoo, Waipu.television, LG Channels and Vidaa platforms in Germany, wit extra introduced quickly. It’s going to additionally roll out on the Wedo app and web site.

The community will stream all main German and horse race meets reside, together with the UK’s Royal Ascot this week (June 20-24) and the Breeder’s Cup within the U.S. later this yr.

Different reside occasions secured for the web embrace the German Crusing Bundesliga, the Crusing Champions League and SailGP.

Weekly packages will present highlights from soccer tournaments, Components 1, e-sports, martial arts and others. There shall be docs on sporting icons equivalent to Tiger Woods, David Beckham and Michael Schumacher and groups equivalent to Manchester United.

“The launch of WeDo Sports activities is one other piece of our imaginative and prescient to create a whole viewer providing within the German-speaking market,” notes Philipp Rotermund, Co-CEO and Founding father of WeDoTV. “We already had sturdy viewer and advertiser curiosity within the sports activities content material on our flagship AVOD service WedoTV in Germany, Austria and Switzerland so making a stand-alone FAST Channel for sports activities followers on this market was a logical subsequent step. As a part of our growth technique, we’re taking a look at different markets for WeDo Sports activities as properly.” 

Final yr, we reported WeDoTV’s mum or dad Video Options had fashioned a three way partnership with non-scripted studio Massive Media to launch FAST channels globally.

FAST channels, which offer scheduled programming typically centered on a style or program model, have been rising in reputation prior to now few years.