Rakuten TV, a streaming platform, is launching a new football FAST channel, FIFA+, for football fans to enjoy all the excitement of the game they love just in time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which kicks off on July 20th.
Cedric Dufour, Rakuten TV CEO and President:
“Sport has been an important vertical for Rakuten TV’s FAST offering, and adding FIFA+ to our line-up reinforces our strategy in always improving the service with recognizable and relevant brands to our local markets. We are thrilled to have them onboard and look forward in working together.”
The FIFA+ Fast channel will be available in Europe, in markets such us UK, Spain, France, Germany and Italy and includes hundreds of hours of content with amazing storytelling, iconic players, a curation of FIFA+ Originals and a selection of the action- packed FIFA archive that features the best of FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup, such as full match replays, highlights, and collections.
Fans will be able to enjoy FIFA+ Originals, original productions of full-length documentaries, docuseries, movies and shorts such as Captains: The Chosen Few, The Happiest Man In The World: Ronaldinho, Icons, Bravas de Juarez, Captain fantastic, Golden Boot, The Hand of God, HD Cutz or Life in Spain.
The launch of this new channel marks another milestone in Rakuten TV’s support for sports and inclusion, offering viewers unique and compelling content free of charge. The platform has always
offered its viewers empowerment and diversity stories related to football through Rakuten Originals, documentaries that reflect the company’s DNA. Titles such as Champions show the passion and talent of football trailblazers like Alexia Putellas, Lucy Bronze, or Wendie Renard.
