CosmoBlue Media and Fz Sports announce strategic partnership
October 21, 2024 13.39 Europe/London By Julian Clover


Emerging digital distribution player CosmoBlue has signed a partnership agreement with Fanatiz owner Fz Sports to collaborate on streaming and global rights distribution.

The two companies will collaborate on a next generation OTT streaming platform that will serve as a marketplace for various streaming services.

“By combining our strengths in OTT and sports media distribution, we are creating a powerful ecosystem that will bring exceptional sports content to global audiences across multiple platforms,” said Loni Farhi, Co-Founder of CosmoBlue Media.

The agreement will build upon the technology and expertise of Fanatiz, a leading sports streaming service for Hispanic audiences, which has paying subscribers in over 140 countries. The collaboration will also tap into the content relationships and distribution channels of CosmoBlue Media in Canada, among other OTT assets, provides an expansive range of content and global distribution across several categories.

Matias Rivera, Co-Founder and CEO of Fz Sports, added: “With CosmoBlue’s vast experience in media rights and global distribution, combined with our expertise in sports streaming and content relationships, we are confident this partnership will bring new opportunities for fans and media rights holders alike.”

On the sports media side, CosmoBlue Media will contribute its extensive content licensing and distribution expertise, backed by decades of industry experience. Together with Fz Sports’ 1190 Sports business vertical, the two companies will collaborate on the global distribution and exploitation of media rights. Fz Sports, through 1190 Sports, manages the international rights for the Argentine soccer league (Liga Profesional de Fútbol), the global rights to Peru’s Liga1, the World Cup Qualifiers media rights for most Conmebol teams, and the international media rights to Brazil’s Paulistão tournament.

Cosmo Blue will work with Fz Sports to distribute and commercialize these sports properties worldwide, while Fz Sports will assist in maximizing the reach and value of CosmoBlue’s global media assets.