Press release World Baseball Softball Confederation
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — 02 November 2019 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the upcoming global broadcast and live-stream coverage of the 2019 WBSC Premier12®, the major international baseball event and 2020 Olympic qualifier, which opens today with Group A action in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Coverage of the second edition of the WBSC Premier12, which will award $5.2 million USD in prize money, will be in six languages and include partnerships with major broadcasters in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and — for the first time — Oceania.
Also for the first time ever, WBSC has partnered with Facebook in an agreement that will see all 32 Premier12 games live-streamed in the US exclusively on the social media giant’s platform.
With the new and expanded partnerships, coverage of the 2019 WBSC Premier12 is set to eclipse that of the inaugural edition, which generated $131 million USD in brand exposure and had a potential global broadcast reach of 253.7 million households in 2015.
Coverage and partners of the 2019 WBSC Premier12 include:
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Countries and Territories
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Channel
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Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Claro
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Canada
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CBC
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Cuba
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Tele Rebelde
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Dominican Republic
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CDN Sportmax
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Mexico (Regional)
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Canal 6 GDL
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Puerto Rico
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MegaTV
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USA
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Facebook
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Venezuela
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TeleTuya
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Japan
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TBS, TV Asahi,
J Sports, SportsNavi
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Korea
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SBS
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Taiwan
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VideoLand
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Europe
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Olympic Channel
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Italy, Portugal
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Eleven Sports
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Netherlands
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NOS
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Australia
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Fox Sports
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Outside the above territories
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WBSC YouTube
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GameTime mobile app
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GameTime APP
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GameTime web
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Gametime.sport
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WBSC launches mobile app and online shop
With the opening of the WBSC Premier12 today, WBSC also announced launch of the new WBSC Premier12 app and online shop where fans can purchase officially licensed Premier12 merchandise at https://wbscshop.org.
WBSC Premier12 App features:
- Live Results
- Highlights
- 2015 Best Plays
- 2015 Full Games
- Photo galleries
- Breaking news and analysis from WBSC
- Purchase game tickets
- Personalized notifications for every game and/or National Team
- Easy access to shop the latest gear from the Official WBSC Premier12 Store
The 2019 WBSC Premier12 Official App is available for both iOS and Android mobile devices and can be downloaded on the App Store and Google Play.