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Contributor: PR Newswire Asia (China)
Wednesday, June 10 2020 - 19:00
AsiaNet
Hisense to bring UEFA.tv to millions of fans by end of 2020
QINGDAO, China, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

UEFA today announced that Hisense, a UEFA national team football official 
sponsor, is bringing the UEFA.tv OTT app to a new audience of football fans 
worldwide with the launch on Hisense and Toshiba televisions.

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From today, the UEFA.tv app will be available on Hisense and Toshiba 
televisions in Europe through their VIDAA Smart TV operating system, which will 
then be deployed outside of Europe in the coming months. By the end of the 
year, Hisense intends the UEFA.tv app to be available on millions of 
televisions.

Guy Laurent Epstein, UEFA Marketing Director

"Partnering with Hisense, a UEFA national team football official sponsor, to 
provide the UEFA.tv app on Hisense and Toshiba Smart TVs makes for a winning 
combination. UEFA is delighted to continue to bring incredible video content 
from our competitions to all fans and look forward to entertaining this new 
audience on the first smart TV platform to feature UEFA.tv."

Guy Edri, VP of Business Development for Hisense's VIDAA platform.

"I am delighted that Hisense is the first TV manufacturer to offer UEFA.tv on 
its televisions. Our mission is to bring the finest sports entertainment - both 
global and local - to fans at the touch of a button. Thousands of hours of 
great football matches and documentaries will now be available free of charge 
to Hisense and Toshiba smart TV owners all over the globe."

UEFA.tv. Always football. Always on.

Hisense viewers accessing the UEFA.tv app can enjoy a wide range of on-demand 
video content including match re-runs, highlights, magazine show programming, 
player features and more from across UEFA's competitions.

They can also access the very best content from UEFA's historic video archive 
in the form of classic clashes, legendary players and compelling football 
storytelling.

Throughout June and July UEFA.tv will be celebrating some of the greatest UEFA 
EURO moments with classic match re-runs, "On This Day" features, historic EURO 
goals, curated playlists and more.

When it comes to live content, fans will be able to tune-in to match streaming 
from UEFA's youth, women's and futsal competitions, as well as live coverage of 
key UEFA competition draws. *

Access

Hisense customers can sign up to UEFA.tv for free using a simple registration 
process within the app, while existing UEFA digital account holders simply 
log-in with their usual credentials.

*Live match availability subject to geo-restrictions in certain territories; 
live UEFA event and match schedule subject to confirmation.

About Hisense

Hisense was founded in 1969 in Qingdao, China and for five decades has been 
committed to developing innovative consumer electronics products. Today, 
Hisense is a leading TV brand worldwide and a market leader in China, South 
Africa and Australia and also one of the largest manufacturers of white and 
brown goods, offering a complete home solution under one roof. The company has 
built 54 overseas companies and offices, and utilises 14 high-end international 
production facilities in China, Europe, Central America and South Africa. 
Hisense also has 18 research and development centres worldwide with the sole 
aim of delivering first-rate and affordable products that improve the lives of 
consumers.

About VIDAA

VIDAA is a Linux based open smart TV operating system, currently used on 
Hisense TVs. Established in 2014, it has - in just six years - become a strong 
global contender in the smart TV platform space. In 2020, VIDAA is introducing 
a completely new and revamped user interface named 4.0, which puts users and 
their way of consuming content at the core of the design. VIDAA will be 
preinstalled on new Hisense TVs as well as Toshiba Smart TVs manufactured by 
Hisense. 

About UEFA

UEFA - the Union of European Football Associations - is the governing body of 
European football. It is an association of associations, a representative 
democracy, and is the umbrella organisation for 55 national football 
associations across Europe.

Its objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to 
European football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, 
understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the part of 
politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values 
of European football, promote and protect ethical standards and good governance 
in European football, maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in 
European football, and support and safeguard its member associations for the 
overall well-being of the European game.

SOURCE  Hisense

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