2024.10.10 Press Release

Long-term partnership agreement with Volleyball World

SV.LEAGUE (SVL) is pleased to announce the signing of a long-term international broadcasting and streaming partnership with Volleyball World (VW) for markets outside of Japan.

Volleyball World is the commercial entity of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and organizes international competitions such as the World Club Championship and the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). VW also operates "VBTV," a volleyball OTT service with over 1,500,000 members worldwide. Furthermore, VW has partnership agreements with top leagues such as Italy’s Serie A and Poland’s Plus Liga, as well as the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), establishing itself as a global leader in volleyball. SVL believes that this partnership with VW will greatly contribute to expanding recognition outside of Japan. We look forward to future joint ventures with VW.

Comment from SV.LEAGUE Chairman, Masaaki Okawa: “We are extremely pleased to have signed a long-term partnership with Volleyball World. Volleyball World is the global leader in the volleyball industry, and this partnership is a major step toward elevating SV.LEAGUE to new heights and strengthening our position on the international stage. I am confident that this partnership will shape the future of volleyball and contribute to our goal of becoming the world’s premier league. We look forward to a successful long-term collaboration.”

Comment from Volleyball World CEO, Finn Taylor: “We are delighted to sign this agreement with the new SV.LEAGUE. Volleyball World will leverage its expertise and marketing power to support the global promotion and growth of SV.LEAGUE. We are also excited to deliver the thrilling matches of SV.LEAGUE to VBTV’s audience of over 1.5 million viewers.”

Please note that the following regions will be excluded from streaming on VBTV during the 2024-25 season.

Excluded countries: Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan

Note: Residents of Japan will not be able to view VBTV. We kindly ask you to refrain from inappropriate viewing.

For residents of Japan, please enjoy SV.LEAGUE via J SPORTS On-Demand.