America’s Cup Offer Online Coverage & Free App
Enhanced online coverage of the America’s Cup will be available through a new service called AC+, available via the new America’s Cup app and website, the ACEA announced today.
“The new online service operates in parallel with international broadcast agreements that will bring live racing and highlight coverage of this weekend’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth to hundreds of millions of viewers in over 100 territories. More broadcast arrangements will be announced soon,” ACEA said.
“AC+ will feature live streaming coverage of the races [subject to territorial restrictions] as well as an enhanced ‘second screen’ experience featuring on board cameras, video extras, social chat features and behind-the-scenes storytelling.”
Screenshots of the free AC app:
“AC+ is about giving a more immersive experience to the viewer,” says Antonio Bertone, the Chief Marketing Officer of the 35th America’s Cup.
“Via the re-launched America’s Cup App, the viewer can decide how to watch the racing, by following the broadcast or focusing in on a favorite team via the on-board cameras.”
The America’s Cup App — which is free to download and has news, photos and results – is available for Android and iOS devices via Google Play and the Apple iTunes store.
AC+ is a paid service [US$7.99 for the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth] that adds live streaming video [subject to territorial restrictions] and access to enhanced features.
The first event of the 35th America’s Cup is the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth with racing on July 25-26.
ACEA said live coverage is available as follows:
UK and Ireland:
- Live racing on BT Sport
- Highlights on BBC
- Second screen experience only [no live racing] on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
USA:
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
- Highlights on NBC Sports
France and Monaco:
- Live Racing and highlights on Canal+ Sport
- No live coverage via AC+
Japan:
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
Sweden:
- Live racing via a digital platform to be announced
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
New Zealand:
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
Australia:
- Local broadcaster to be announced soon
- Second screen experience only [no live racing] on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
Bermuda:
- Live racing on local broadcaster to be announced soon
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
China:
- Live racing and highlights on CCTV5+
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
Italy, Spain and Germany:
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
Portugal:
- Live racing and highlights on Sport TV
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
Poland:
- Live racing and highlights on Canal+ and nsport+
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela:
- Highlights racing via a broadcast partner to be announced soon
- Second screen experience only [no live racing] on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com.
Caribbean [excluding Bermuda]:
- Highlights racing via a broadcast partner to be announced soon
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
Switzerland, Andorra, Mauritius, Sub-Saharan Africa [excluding S. Africa] and DOMTOM:
- Live Racing and highlights on Canal+ Sport
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app andwww.americascup.com
Rest of the world:
- Live racing and second screen experience on AC+ via the America’s Cup app and www.americascup.com
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You mention [subject to territorial restrictions]. Irony: Bermuda is currently outside the territorial restrictions on much of the content of this app.
are you using android or IOS?
Your post is a little confusing. Are we restricted from watching the AC World Series in Bermuda or not? Time to get a SMART DNS/VPN service I guess?!
Bermuda should give its tourism budget to you guys – you people know how to run an event – start to finish and every thing in between. Bermuda should be in the business of events that make money.
wondering why this app needs access to my device ID and call information…
Why also does it need access to my camera and photos?
apps need access to call information in order to switch to the phone app automatically when you get a call
uh oh….Bermuda Local broadcaster…looks like we will be able to see the AC in the lowest definition broadcast in the developed world.
Defontes are no longer a TV broadcaster! Cablevision broadcast both NBC and the NBC Sports Network in HD.
The Americas Cup World Series Event from Portsmouth is being shown next Tuesday July 28th on the NBC Sports Network HD (Cablevision Channel 416) at 8pm.