Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) and LTN have announced a partnership that will focus on live video production enhancements and expanded distribution across linear broadcast and streaming services in 2025.
The league plans to deploy a modular suite of LTN’s intelligent IP video transport, live video production, and live event versioning technologies to reach audiences on major broadcast networks and digital platforms, including CBS, FOX Sports, and Roku.
Pro Volleyball Federation was launched in 2024 and is described as the leading professional volleyball league in the United States.
Jen Spicher, CEO, Pro Volleyball Federation, said: “LTN provides us with unique technologies, top infrastructure and trusted live video production expertise to help our fast-growing sport scale and reach new audiences. We’ve elevated our production quality, revenue potential and efficiency with LTN while achieving the flexibility we need as a nimble organisation — this partnership supports our blueprint for growth.”
Chris Myers, chief revenue officer at LTN, added: “A new breed of sports leagues are unlocking unprecedented audience and business growth through smart technology partnerships. We work with the biggest federations and fastest-growing leagues in the world. Partnerships like this are all about fuelling growth and pushing innovation through gold-standard technologies and intelligent automation. Organisations like PVF make forward-thinking live video production choices to scale their operations, widen their audience, and deliver immersive viewing experiences on any platform.”
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