Varsity Network App to Offer Free College Gameday Broadcasts
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, August 25, 2021 | 10:34am CT |
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Through a new app called The Varsity Network, college sports fans will now have access to free live gameday broadcasts for hundreds of schools during various sports seasons, original content and national college programming such as College Sports Now, College Football Blitz and the new College Football Saturday Night with Mike Golic and Kate Scott. It is built and powered by Learfield.
Fans can download the app for iPhone or Android use for instant access to free gameday audio streams and receive push notifications to remind them of games starting or upcoming audio broadcasts.
"Our app is a free, convenient way for college sports fans all across the country to consume Learfield-driven gameday audio streams through one home base - The Varsity Network," said Learfield EVP/Managing Director-Media & Partnerships Group Rick Barakat. "College sports fans represent the largest fanbase in the U.S., and we're thrilled to make this available as the 2021-22 season kicks off. It's ideal for our school partners, and it's a seamless connection point for fans everywhere, on gameday or any day, wherever they live." Learfield works with more than 1,000 intercollegiate athletic programs, conferences, alumni associations and arenas across the nation, and provides numerous solutions to college athletic departments, performing arts centers and event organizers. The company is the athletics multimedia rightsholder to nearly 200 schools in which the live gameday broadcasts will originate. Any audio broadcast produced by LEARFIELD for its school partners will be accessible to fans through The Varsity Network.
