A single split has been enough for the Kings League to establish itself as one of the revolutions in the world of streaming. Popular content creators like Ibai, djmariio, XBuyer either TheGrefg gathered under the wing of Gerard Piqué to create a most particular soccer tournament.
With millions of views each day and the final climax of the Final Four at the Camp Nou, nothing more was needed to realize that we are facing one of the biggest hits on Twitch. The arrival of the Queens League confirmed that the project is ambitious and wants to cover even more, but the former Barcelona player has dropped an unexpected bombshell.
Mediaset takes over the Kings League
Piqué, through his company Kosmos, has announced a long-term collaboration with Mediaset, one of the television giants in Spain. The agreement is that we can watch the best game of each day live through the Cuatro television network. It will be this weekend when the signing becomes effective with the broadcast of the PIO FC-Aniquiladoras FC of the women’s league and the Porcinos FC-xBuyer Team of the men’s.
The matches will take place on Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7, at 8:00 p.m. in Spain (1:00 p.m. in CDMX). In this way, the group led by Borja Prado acquires the rights to broadcast the Kings League and the Queens League free-to-air, in turn broadcasting the summaries of the days and the best moments before and after the matches. The unforgettable Chup Chup and After are also included in such summaries. Piqué explained the announcement as follows:
“We are very happy to be able to announce this agreement with a company as relevant in the audiovisual world as Mediaset España. We hope that the audience can enjoy this show and we believe that this union will help the Queens League Oysho and the Kings League InfoJobs to arrive every to more audiences attracted by the interest of this new competition”
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