ata football is an American over-the-top sports streaming service. The service carries live and on-demand streaming of women's football (soccer) events from various properties. Ata Football was first launched in September 2020.[1]
Screenshot Screenshot of the DAZN app | |
| Available in | English, French |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 in United States |
| Area served | United States, UK, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Canada |
| Owner | DAZN Group |
| Key people | Esmeralda Negron (co-founder), Hannah Brown (co-founder) |
| Industry | Internet television, Sports broadcasting |
| URL | www |
Overview
editThe service was originally established in late 2019 by Atalanta Media, a sports media company founded by Esmeralda Negron and Hannah Brown.[1] Negron is a former professional footballer and sports executive and Brown is a former Sky Sports rights executive.[1]
On August 15, 2023, ata football announced that it had been acquired by the over-the-top sports streaming service, DAZN.[2]
Sports rights
editNoted sports rights held by ata football include:
- FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) - broadcast on NBC Sports in the US and DAZN in Italy and Germany as well as the atafootball.com website[3][4]
- Division 1 Feminine (D1F) - broadcast on atafootball.com website in the United States, UK, Italy and Germany; DAZN in Italy and Germany; ESPN+ and Fanatiz in the United States[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "ata football: Two Roommates' Women's Football Mission". Men in Blazers. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Streaming giant DAZN strengthens women's sports push with ata football deal". Sky News. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ a b "D1 Arkema lands broadcast deals with ESPN+, BT Sport and DAZN". Sports Pro Media. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Megdal, Howard. "NBC Lands FA Women's Super League Television Rights". Forbes. Retrieved 13 November 2020.