KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced a content licensing agreement with
Metta Sport, bringing select MIAA Network broadcasts to popular sports streaming networks like RYZ and SI-TV.
The new partnership grants Metta Sport’s networks access to select MIAA volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling, softball and baseball games/matches for international TV exposure. All MIAA broadcasts will utilize the video and audio directly from The MIAA Network live stream.
“We are excited to work with Metta Sports to strategically place important MIAA games and matches on live national television at SI-TV and the RYZ Sports Network!” said
MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. “NCAA championship success has put our MIAA member schools on the national radar, and this partnership with Metta will help college sports fans across the country discover how they can watch more MIAA action every day on the MIAA Network.”
Metta Sport was formed to satisfy the growing demand for live, multiplatform delivery of sporting events worldwide. Its collegiate sports portfolio includes hundreds of NCAA events with multiple delivery options, including satellite and digital streaming. Metta Sport utilizes popular Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) channels
RYZ Sports Network and
SI-TV (Sports Illustrated). RYZ Sports Network and SI-TV are both available through Amazon Prime Video, DirecTV, Fubo, Sling TV, and Fire TV, as well as Samsung TV Plus, Roku, LG Channels, VIZIO WatchFree+, Xumo Play, and Google TV.
The following MIAA volleyball matches and MIAA football games are already scheduled to be broadcast on RYZ Network and SI-TV this fall. All games broadcast on the new outlets will remain available on
www.theMIAANetwork.com.
MIAA FOOTBALL ON SI-TV
| DATE |
MIAA GAME |
NETWORK |
| Oct. 24 |
Central Missouri @ Emporia State |
SI-TV |
| Nov. 7 |
Northwest Missouri @ Missouri Western |
SI-TV |
MIAA VOLLEYBALL ON RYZ NETWORK & SI-TV
| DATE |
MIAA MATCH |
NETWORK |
| Oct. 22 |
Pittsburg State @ Central Missouri |
RYZ Network |
| Oct. 23 |
Nebraska Kearney @ Newman |
RYZ Network |
| Oct. 31 |
Washburn @ Missouri Southern |
SI-TV |
| Nov. 6 |
Missouri Southern @ Nebraska Kearney |
RYZ Network |
| Nov. 7 |
Northwest Missouri @ Pittbsurg State |
SI-TV |
ABOUT THE MIAA:
Established in 1912, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is one of the NCAA’s oldest and most successful athletic conferences. Over the past 114 years, MIAA teams and student-athletes have won 62 NCAA Division II team national championships and well over 400 individual national titles. With 14 full-time members across five states, the association’s nationally acclaimed universities offer a balanced experience that challenges student-athletes academically, develops their athletic skills in high-level NCAA Division II competition, and enriches their overall health and well-being.