Türk Telekom, one of the biggest supporters of Turkish sports, has strengthened its long-term contributions to sports with a new collaboration. A broadcast rights agreement was signed between Türk Telekom and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for the Nesine 2nd and 3rd League matches to meet football fans on the Tivibu platform. Within the scope of this cooperation, which was announced at the signing ceremony held at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva, the Nesine 2nd League and 3rd League matches, as well as the Women’s A National Team and Ümit National Team competitions, will meet the audience on Tivibu Spor next season.
At the signing ceremony held with the participation of Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu and Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin, the scope of the cooperation and its contributions to Turkish football were shared. Within the scope of the agreement, it is aimed to increase the visibility of the leagues and reach the clubs to a wider audience.
Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu; “We are taking our cooperation with Türk Telekom, one of the leading information and communication technologies companies of our country, even further. Türk Telekom, the technology sponsor of our Super League, will now be the broadcaster of our Nesine 2nd and 3rd Leagues and Women’s A National and Ümit National Teams. The agreement will start this year with the Nesine 2nd and 3rd League play-off matches. The competitions will be held for the next 1 year via Türk Telekom’s sports channel Tivibu Spor and social media platform YAAY. “He will meet football fans,” he said.
Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin said, “As the pioneer of Türkiye’s digital transformation, we have been continuing our uninterrupted support to sports and athletes for many years. With our vision of reflecting our technological know-how in every aspect of life, we lead the digitalization and development of football and sports in our country. We continued to increase our contributions to sports day by day by breaking many firsts such as Türkiye’s first stadium naming agreement, smart stadium projects, fan packages and collaborations with clubs. We continued to increase our contributions to sports day by day with the world in 2018.” Our contribution to the installation of the VAR system in stadiums and Riva, which started to be implemented simultaneously in Türkiye, was one of the most important examples of our role in the digital transformation of Turkish football. In addition, as the technology supporter of the Turkish Football Federation, we introduced the Semi-Automatic Offside System to the Trendyol Super League. Our role as the technology sponsor of the Turkish Super League and the work we have implemented in line with our vision of moving the digitalization journey of Turkish sports forward with 5G are the concrete reflections of our determination in this field. “We are strengthening accessibility and inclusion in sports with the solutions we have developed with 5G technology, including our Barrier-Free Tribune application. We are very pleased to contribute to the development of Turkish football with this cooperation with the Turkish Football Federation,” he said.
Continuing its investments in the development of Turkish sports, Türk Telekom continues to create value at every level of football by putting its technological power at the service of sports. Within the scope of the agreement signed with Türk Telekom and the Turkish Football Federation, Nesine 2nd and 3rd League matches will be presented to football fans via Türk Telekom’s television platform Tivibu and Tivibu Go application. The collaboration, which was announced at the signing ceremony held at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva with the participation of Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu and Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin, aims to bring the excitement of the lower leagues to wider audiences.
In his evaluation of the cooperation, Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu said, “We are taking our cooperation with Türk Telekom, one of the leading information and communication technologies companies of our country, even further. Türk Telekom, the technology sponsor of our Super League, will now be the broadcaster of our Nesine 2nd and 3rd Leagues and Women’s A National and Ümit National Teams. The agreement will start this year with the Nesine 2nd and 3rd League play-off matches. The competitions will continue for the next 1 year.” “It will meet football fans throughout the year via Türk Telekom’s sports channel Tivibu Spor and social media platform YAAY.”
“We continue to add value to sports with our technological power”
Türk Telekom CEO Ebubekir Şahin, in his speech at the ceremony, said: “As the pioneer of Türkiye’s digital transformation, we have been continuing our uninterrupted support to sports and athletes for many years. With our vision of reflecting our technological know-how in every aspect of life, we lead the digitalization and development of football and sports in our country. We continued to increase our contributions to sports day by day by breaking many firsts such as Türkiye’s first stadium naming agreement, smart stadium projects, fan packages and collaborations with clubs. Our contribution to the installation of the VAR system in stadiums and Riva, which started to be implemented in Türkiye simultaneously with the rest of the world in 2018, was one of the most important examples of our role in the digital transformation of Turkish football. In addition, as the technology supporter of the Turkish Football Federation, we brought the Semi-Automatic Offside System to the Trendyol Super League. Our role as the technology sponsor of the Turkish Super League and our vision of moving Turkish sports forward in the digitalization journey with 5G are among the most concrete indicators of our determination in this field. “We are very pleased to contribute to the development of Turkish football with this collaboration with the Turkish Football Federation. By bringing together Tivibu’s experience in sports broadcasting and Türk Telekom’s technological power, we are bringing the stories of our clubs all over Anatolia to wider audiences. We act with the understanding of ‘Türk Telekom means Turkey’ and carry the unifying power of sports to every corner of our country.”
The road to the top leagues passes through Tivibu Spor
Türk Telekom’s live broadcast platform Tivibu will bring Nesine 2nd League and 3rd League matches to the audience throughout the season next season. Football fans who support the city’s team and want to support their team wherever they are in their exciting journey from the lower leagues to the upper ranks will follow the matches on Tivibu Sports channels throughout the season. The matches, which will be broadcast on Tivibu Sports channels as well as on the Tivibu Go application, will share exciting moments with the fans throughout the season with popular announcers and high broadcast quality.
Live broadcasts continue on Yaay
Yaay, the local and innovative social media platform of Türk Telekom, which transfers its technological know-how to all areas of life, will continue to broadcast live two matches played every week in Nesine 2nd League and 3rd League via the application. Fans who support the city’s team and want to follow their matches live on the way to the top league will be able to follow the matches live on the new generation local and innovative social media platform Yaay.