Tallahassee, Fla. | Florida A&M Athletics, in conjunction with Rattlers Sports Properties, have signed a multi-year agreement with Urban Edge Networks' new HBCU League Pass+, the first and only HBCU sports 24/7 live streaming platform.
"We are thrilled to partner with Urban Edge Network to provide additional brand exposure and access to content to our alumni and fans," said vice president and director of athletics,
Kortne Gosha. "We are in a digital world and have seen a significant impact on our program through our digital footprint."
The network will broadcast all available sports, the Marching 100, and other university-related content with a dedicated channel to FAMU Athletics on HBCU League Pass+. This allows FAMU to join Urban Edge in this latest black-owned media initiative. The live streaming network is primed to create new revenue streams and ensure fans, students, and alumni can watch their teams play anywhere there is an internet connection and on-demand 24/7.
"Urbanedgenetwork.net was created to transform the landscape in advertising monetization for HBCUs. It is our goal to bring advertising dollars, NIL, and streaming video enabled by AdTech to 101 Historically Black college and university communities, students, and alumni," said Todd F. Brown, CEO at Urban Edge Networks.
HBCU League Pass+ is an ad-supported Black College Sports Network, delivering 24/7 access to live and on-demand Historically Black Colleges and Universities. As a Microsoft Startup partner, HBCU League Pass+ is a must-have free streaming service for all HBCU college sports fans!
Urbanedgenetwork.net was created to transform the landscape in advertising monetization for HBCUs. Its goal is to bring advertising dollars, NIL, and streaming video enabled by AdTech to 101 HBCU communities, students, and alumni.
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