Baseball United inaugural All-Star Showcase in Dubai to be broadcast in over 120 countries

DUBAI: Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, has announced that its All-Star Showcase on Nov. 24-25 will be broadcast in 127 countries, reaching nearly 200 million households.

The worldwide coverage includes platforms across the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Pakistan, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin and South America, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the US.

Linear platforms include MBC, the largest media company in the Middle East and North Africa, and Eurosport across India and surrounding South Asian countries. MBC Group operates over 20 free-to-air TV channels and radio stations across the region, including Saudi Arabia’s leading sports channel, Saudi Sports Co., while Eurosport has a network of channels available in 54 countries across 20 different languages.

A Sports, Pakistan’s first HD sports channel and a part of the ARY Digital Network, will broadcast Baseball United’s All-Star games on their linear channel, with additional coverage on their free digital platform, ARYZAP. Baseball United has selected two Pakistani baseball prospects to compete in the All-Star Showcase alongside its best professional players — a landmark moment for baseball in the country of nearly 250 million people.

FOX Sports Australia will carry both Baseball United All-Star games. The broadcaster was also awarded streaming rights in Australia on its Kayo Sports platform.

Streaming-only platforms are headlined by Fubo Sports in the US, Canada, and Spain, and FanCode in India. Available on more than 155 million devices, Fubo Sports is a live, free-to-consumer TV network launched by FuboTV in 2019. FanCode, India’s first live-streaming platform dedicated