Native followers with no Pay TV subscription can now subscribe on to Monumental Sports activities Community to entry the community’s in-market reside 24/7 linear feed, in addition to reside video games and different membership perks.
Washington, D.C. – At present, Monumental Sports activities Community unveiled direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscription memberships for native followers with no Pay TV subscription looking for to entry Monumental Sports activities Community’s reside and on-demand programming. These new DTC memberships embrace in-market entry to reside video games for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, the NBA’s Washington Wizards, and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics, amongst different reside video games, unique packages, and tangible membership perks. Present viewers who entry the community’s channel by means of a Pay TV supplier will proceed to have the ability to watch Monumental Sports activities Community the identical method as earlier than, in addition to by way of Monumental Sports activities Community’s newly launched digital platform with no further charges.
Followers should purchase month-to-month or annual memberships priced at $19.99 per 30 days or $199.99 per yr at www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com or by downloading the Monumental Sports activities Community app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, or Roku. Subscribers also can make the most of the app on Amazon Fireplace TV.
“We’re delighted to make our community extra accessible to followers with no Pay TV subscription by launching direct-to-consumer memberships,” mentioned Zach Leonsis, President of Media & New Enterprises at Monumental Sports activities & Leisure. “Distributing our programming in new and extra methods is important to our technique of constructing the perfect native media platform in sports activities.”
The DTC launch comes simply forward of the beginning of the NHL and NBA common seasons, with video games starting later this month. Followers who buy a DTC subscription may also be capable to watch a number of Capitals and Wizards pre-season video games on the community, beginning with the Wizards recreation vs. Cairns Taipans (a Nationwide Basketball League workforce from Australia) on Tuesday, Oct 10th at 7pm ET.
Concerning the New Digital and Direct-to-Client (DTC) Experiences
The brand new digital platform gives followers with new and enhanced video performance for reside streaming of video games, on-demand viewing of unique programming and recreation replays, unique behind-the-scenes content material, and extra. Monumental Sports activities Community’s new digital presence is optimized throughout desktop, pill, and cell experiences. Customers who already had the earlier Monumental Sports activities Community app downloaded on their digital gadgets will obtain a brand new model of the app by way of a typical app replace.
Extra options of the brand new digital expertise embrace:
- Entry to a number of digital camera angles throughout reside residence video games, with further performance together with the flexibility to rewind and watch in gradual movement.
- Personalization options that tailor a person’s expertise towards their favourite groups and gamers.
- Entry to a whole lot of hours of unique behind-the-scenes programming, new reveals together with Hometown with Rachel Nichols, and far more.
- Skill to look at Monumental Sports activities Community’s reside, 24/7 linear feed on-the-go on a number of gadgets.
- Decide-in capability to obtain rating alerts, workforce and participant updates, in addition to a brand new Monumental Sports activities Community e-newsletter.
- Day by day editorial and video clips overlaying the Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, and Go-Go which may be saved to a person’s checklist for later viewing.
- Sportradar integrations offering customers with superior, real-time sports activities knowledge and betting analytics.
- Ticketmaster integration for ticket administration and account linking.
- Constant appear and feel throughout all platforms, permitting for an intuitive expertise throughout all gadgets.
Followers who subscribe on to the community’s new Annual Membership obtain the next advantages:
- Watch 200+ reside Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, and Go-Go Video games
- 24/7 entry to Monumental Sports activities Community’s reside channel
- Skill to stream on a number of gadgets without delay
- 20% low cost off workforce merchandise and attire
- Discounted tickets for choose Recreation of the Month
- Pre-sale ticket entry to common season and playoff video games
As well as, the primary 10,000 subscribers to the community’s new Annual Membership will obtain an unique, limited-edition bobblehead set of three that includes Alex Ovechkin, Kyle Kuzma, and Elena Delle Donne. Every bobblehead features a built-in audio function that performs signature recreation calls from Monumental play-by-play announcers.
Pay TV subscribers obtain all the identical advantages as Annual Membership subscribers at no cost by signing in with their TV In every single place (TVE) credentials on the net platform. Present TVE customers can count on a communication explaining and granting their new membership advantages this week.
Followers who subscribe on to the community’s new Month-to-month Plan obtain the next advantages:
- Reside Capitals, Wizards, Mystics, and/or Go-Go Video games
- 24/7 entry to Monumental Sports activities Community’s reside channel
Monumental Sports activities Community partnered on these enhancements with ViewLift, a number one end-to-end digital platform developer offering OTT distribution options for content material homeowners throughout a number of system platforms, together with internet, cell, related TV gadgets, good TVs, and gaming consoles to design and develop the brand-new digital expertise.
“We’re excited to have constructed the Monumental Sports activities Community apps to allow followers of the Capitals, Wizards, and Mystics to look at all of the reside motion and VoD content material on desktop, cell, pill, and each Apple TV and Fireplace TV – with extra platforms to come back,” mentioned Rick Allen, CEO at ViewLift. “Sports activities followers within the D.C. area are among the most technologically refined wherever, and these Monumental streaming providers proceed the corporate’s management in super-serving that fanbase. We’ve been Monumental’s streaming accomplice for eight years and are significantly pleased with this newest model of the Monumental Sports activities Community.”
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About Monumental Sports activities Community
Monumental Sports activities Community is wholly owned and operated by Monumental Sports activities & Leisure (MSE). The community holds unique native tv media rights for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, NBA’s Washington Wizards and WNBA’s Washington Mystics video games. Monumental Sports activities Community can be the TV and digital residence to the NBA G League’s Capital Metropolis Go-Go and the NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming in addition to unique behind-the-scenes content material and unique sports activities and leisure programming. The community additionally boasts essentially the most complete regional high-school and regional collegiate Division II-and-under sports activities programming within the higher Washington D.C. metro space. For extra, go to: https://www.monumentalsportsnetwork.com/.
About ViewLift
ViewLift is a full-service digital content material distribution platform empowering sports activities leagues and golf equipment; leisure firms; native TV broadcasters and others to monetize their content material by means of native branded apps on main OTT gadgets, together with internet, cell, TV-connected gadgets, Sensible TVs and gaming consoles. ViewLift gives shoppers a variety of monetization fashions on a proprietary platform with superior real-time analytics. Go to www.viewlift.com.