Twitch and OM strengthen their partnership
Further to the phenomenal success of Olympique de Marseille broadcasting two of its pre-season friendly matches on Twitch, the first French football club to do so, the club is raising the bar once again by bringing unique, original content to the service in a distribution agreement.
Announcing today, Twitch - the world’s leading livestreaming service - and OM are strengthening their collaboration by pushing the scheme further. From the OM exclusive channel ‘omofficial’, original content, weekly Ladies’ and/or OM Academy live games, Ligue 1 & UEFA Champions League press conferences, interactive talks, etc. made for the service and designed to enhance the fans experience in new ways, will be broadcast. To date in October, the club has broadcasted live 3 home games on Twitch, namely the Women's, U17 and U19 matches.
The two parties are building on a double audience success this summer, which saw, particularly during the match against FC Pinzgau, a peak of 100,000 simultaneous viewers and 266,000 viewers cumulatively.
Twitch is a live video service focused on interaction and contribution from the community of viewers which makes it an extraordinary tool in a sector such as football with a huge community of fans who are passionate and who wish to exchange around a match, the latest news or to share an analysis of a freshly played c match.
“Olympique de Marseille, as a pioneering and forward-thinking player, is always looking to improve its fan experience. We are proud of this innovative partnership with Twitch, a platform strongly focused on the interactive live experience and backed by its expertise in the area of Gaming. We will do our best to support its development on its new playground, sport. “Thanks to Twitch platform, a new tool is now offered to our community of committed supporters in France and around the world to express their fervor and passion for OM. It is also a concrete expression of the structuring efforts undertaken by the club for several seasons in terms of production and distribution of valuable content”.
Hugues Ouvrard, Head of Business at Olympique de Marseille
"This collaboration with Olympique de Marseille is a perfect fit for our community due to their innovative approach to sports content. Their success to date is a great example of how to activate through live and interactive entertainment, and we're confident this success is just the beginning of a fruitful collaboration."
Farhan Ahmed, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Twitch
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