Football fans across the country will have unprecedented access to live play-by-play calls of the Hyundai A-League 2017/18 Season with the launch of Crocmedia’s Football Nation this Friday.
Crocmedia announced today it had secured station partners in all five capital cities, who will collectively broadcast around 100 Hyundai A-League matches plus additional calls of Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matilda’s home matches and Westfield W-League games across the year.
Broadcast partner Talking Lifestyle 1278AM in Melbourne will take Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory home games on Friday and Saturday nights; the Super Radio Network which includes 2SM in Sydney and 21 regional stations across NSW and South East Queensland will air one match each weekend; FIVEaa in Adelaide will broadcast Adelaide United home games; 6PR in Perth will broadcast Saturday and Sunday home and away matches for Perth Glory while Sport FM in Perth will take non-Glory games; 4BC in Brisbane will air Saturday and Sunday home and away matches for Brisbane Roar and Coast FM in Gosford has been passed-on the rights to call their own games.
Crocmedia Director Chris Giannopoulos said the deal was a win for football fans.
“Football Nation will deliver mass live coverage and unparalleled reach for the sport across a choice of platforms,” Giannopoulos said.
“It’s the result of a landmark six-year deal between Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Crocmedia to bring the game to a wider audience of fans.”
The Football Nation coverage will include a preview, play-by-play call and post game review of the biggest games of the season and will also be live streamed on www.a-league.com.au and the Hyundai A-League app as well as the newly launched www.myfootballnation.com.au that will carry additional exclusive games.
The commentary team includes some of the game’s most credentialed personalities including former Hyundai A-League players Rocky Visconte, Adam Kwasnik, Clint Bolton, Daniel McBreen and Steven McGarry.
Together they will preview, call and dissect key games each week kicking off with the season opener this Friday when Melbourne City hosts Brisbane Roar at AAMI Park.
FFA Head of Commercial, Digital and Marketing, Luke Bould welcomed the expanded commercial coverage of the game.
“We are delighted that Crocmedia has secured an unprecedented level of commercial radio coverage for both our national Leagues and national teams”, Bould said.
“Football continues to grow strongly across the nation and the expansion of coverage further validates the impact the game is having in a very competitive entertainment market.”
Crocmedia will further support the partnership via integration into its other media assets and programs to drive even broader interest and excitement in football.
In the deal, Crocmedia has also secured big screen and LED boundary signage rights at all Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League games.
