ManU expanded MUTV by making it available on four new platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku and Xbox. The addition platforms will allow fans to watch MUTV without a cable or satellite pay-TV subscription (ManU).
The beIN Sports channel will cease broadcasting in Spain from Aug. 1 as a result of Telefonica's acquisition of rights to UEFA's Champions League and Europa League. BeIn Connect’s website is no longer accepting subscriptions to beIN Sports, offering instead a "stripped-down football bundle similar to that unveiled this week by Vodafone Spain," which is in dispute with Telefonica over the cost of screening UEFA content over the coming season (BROADBAND TV NEWS, 7/20).
Top PUBG streamer Mike "shroud" Grzesiek partnered with meal delivery app Postmates. The streamer will give away Postsmates credit during broadcasts throughout the year, and Postmates created a code, "shroud," that will award new users with $100 in credit. This is shroud's second personal brand partnership, after becoming a brand ambassador for HyperX in June (THE ESPORTS OBSERVER, 7/20).
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