Strikers to Air Matches in Haitian Creole on Ayiti TV
April 12, 2016 - North American Soccer League (NASL)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers News Release
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Ayiti TV today announced that starting with this Saturday's fixture against Minnesota United FC, all remaining 2016 Strikers home and away matches will be broadcast live in Haitian Creole.
The partnership makes Fort Lauderdale the first North American Soccer League (NASL) market to air all games in Haitian Creole.
"The Haitian community has been a part of the fabric of the South Florida community for decades," said Strikers Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Sam Ambrose. "We are proud to partner with Ayiti TV to bring Strikers Futbol Live to the Haitian population of South Florida."
Based in South Florida, Ayiti TV's broadcasts cater to South Florida's Haitian community with programming in French and Haitian Creole.
"Ayiti TV is excited to show Strikers soccer to South Florida's population of almost half-a-million Haitians," said Ayiti TV President & CEO Claude Mancuso. "With this partnership, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers recognize the importance of the Haitian community and Ayiti TV's viewers in the tri-county area and Florida's west coast. We look forward to working together with the Strikers to show our fans their favorite local sport team commentated in their native language, Haitian Creole."
In the tri-county area, Ayiti TV is available on channel 44.2 (Broward and Miami-Dade), and 33.5 (Palm Beach). Broadcasts can also be seen in Fort Myers and Naples on channels 51.3 and 18.3, respectively.
Last month, the Strikers announced the renewal of a broadcast television agreement with SFL-TV. The Fort Lauderdale-based station will broadcast all 32 of the Strikers games in 2016.
NASL action can be seen on beIN Sports and CBS Sports this season. The league also returns to national sports network ONE World Sports in 2016 as part of a multi-year broadcast television partnership, while telecasts also remain available on ESPN3 globally.
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