Watch English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga football matches LIVE with Smart Axiata and iflix
Phnom Penh, 10th August 2018: Smart Axiata’s digital entertainment partner iflix, the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, today announced a ground-breaking collaboration with beIN Sports to bring European football live to iflix subscribers in Cambodia.
From August 10, iflix subscribers in Cambodia will be able to enjoy virtual front row seats to English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga action via the newly launched 24-hour beIN SPORTS 1 and beIN SPORTS 2 channels on iflix, with catch up available for the matches. Additionally, same day match highlights for all Premier League, LaLiga and Ligue 1 games will be available in a beIN SPORTS branded zone to users for free.
Through Smart’s exclusive partnership with iflix, Cambodian football fans will now be able to enjoy these live matches for free by subscribing to Smart StreamOn 2, StreamOn 8 and Smart@Home. New Smart subscribers will also be offered 3 months free subscription to iflix.
“Smart’s partnership with iflix has proved hugely popular in Cambodia. This addition of live football matches from the world’s top leagues will make iflix a must for all sports lovers in the Kingdom. We are delighted to make iflix available for free as part of our digital entertainment propositions to many Smart subscribers and wish them many breathtaking hours of live football action,” said Stjepan Udovicic, CMO of Smart Axiata.
With iflix’s hundreds of studio and distributor partnerships, Smart subscribers have been enjoying a selection of iconic, highly acclaimed regional as well as international TV shows and fan-favorite movies, including first run exclusives and award-winning programs. Now available to over one billion consumers throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa, iflix has established itself as the clear market leader in video streaming.
iflix Co-Founder and Group CEO, Mark Britt said, “Growing up in Australia, the freedom to enjoy sports was akin to a human right. We are incredibly excited to make the world’s most popular sport as well as the sport’s most premium leagues and competitions available to our users.”
“We are committed to deliver the best live sports mobile streaming experience possible through significant investment and development of an all new live streaming hub and infrastructure. Our partnership with beIN is a testament to the ongoing commitment,” added Britt.