Ospreys Rugby and WAVE.tv, the sports media company for today’s fan, announce a commercial partnership that will increase the volume of rugby coverage across WAVE.tv’s portfolio of media brands, while expanding Ospreys Rugby’s fan base globally.
This groundbreaking agreement for rugby union provides WAVE.tv with access and rights to leverage Ospreys Rugby game highlights and archived footage, to develop content that will be shared across WAVE.tv’s portfolio of 18 media brands.
The sports media company entertains modern day sports fans with the programming they love, produced for the digital platforms where they spend the most time, including Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
WAVE.tv reaches 200 million viewers and receives 3.2 billion views monthly across it’s portfolio of media brands.
The Ospreys recently announced a major multi-million pound investment by Asian-based sports marketing company Y11 led by Welshman James Davies-Yandle. Part of Y11’s vision and strategy is to expand the Ospreys brand to new territories and markets to increase and maximize its commercial potential.
Paul Whapham, Ospreys Corporate Brand Director said:
“Being in partnership with a sports media giant like WAVE.tv is all part of our vision to enhance the recognition of the Ospreys sporting brand around the globe.
“The recent new investment by Y11 is all about building partnerships with the best, and WAVE.tv’s reputation regarding content and fan engagement has established them as one of the leaders in this field.
“Having the ability to expand our reach and engage with Ospreys supporters and to attract new supporters is key to our vision to expanding our influence as a sporting brand.
“The Ospreys want to embrace all the commercial opportunities provided by the digital world as we look to engage and forge closer relationships with our supporters across a number of platforms."
“We are incredibly excited to partner with one of the biggest brands in rugby union, to bring their thrilling content to our 65 million followers across the WAVE.tv portfolio of media brands,” said Greg Bobolo, SVP of Strategy and Digital Partnerships, WAVE.tv.
“Bringing more awareness to the sport of rugby is a big initiative for us and creating engaging programming in partnership with Ospreys Rugby will be a great addition to the WAVE.tv network.”
About WAVE.tv
WAVE.tv is a sports media company for today's fan. Through a portfolio of media brands, covering a wide array of fandoms and genres, WAVE.tv entertains modern day sports fans with the programming they love, produced for the digital platforms where they spend the most time.
Their programming can be discovered across Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other core and emerging platforms. Each month, WAVE.tv's entire portfolio reaches 65 million followers and subscribers (largely Gen-Z and Millennials) with a unique reach of 200 million and generating over 3 billion video views.