Brought to you by the German soccer club’s esports team inks shirt sponsor deal with R+V Versicherung. Getty Images Schalke have become the fifth Bundesliga team to successfully apply for a broadcasting license for their over-the-top (OTT) live streaming service, Schalke TV. Having made the application through German media authority Mediennetzwerk.NRW, the top-flight German soccer club can now stream press conferences, interviews, training sessions and esports content on their in-house OTT offering via their official website and app. The license also covers streaming coverage on the team’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch accounts. Schalke joins fellow Bundesliga sides Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Monchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt, as well as second-tier team Stuttgart. The club have also renewed and expanded their partnership with R+V Versicherung until December 2022 to cover their esports division. The new agreement includes jersey sponsorship for Schalke 04 Esports, with the insurance company’s branding to appear on the front of their jerseys. Schalke board member Alexander Jobst said: “We have been working closely with R+V for many years. On this basis, we are building on our shared engagement in esports, sending a trendsetting sign for the future of esports at Schalke.”
sporting 04 has launched its own live over - the - top ( OTT ) streaming service . The club became the fifth football team to successfully apply for a broadcasting license , joining the likes of Bayern Munich and sporting 04 . Schalke can now host press conferences , interviews , training sessions and esports events via its official website and website .