FanCode was founded in 2019 by Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan.[3] It is an over-the-top streaming service and sports e-commerce company in India.[4][5] It is part of the Dream Sports group.[6] It offers interactive live streaming, sports fan merchandise, fantasy sports statistics and analytics, interactive live match scores, live commentary, expert opinions and news to its users on its website and application.[7] In May 2024, FanCode crossed 100 million user base.[8]
Type of site | |
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Founded | 2019[1] |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Area served | India |
Owner | Dream Sports[2] |
Founder(s) |
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Industry | |
Products | |
Services | On-demand video streaming |
URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Active |
History
editThe company was founded in 2019 by Yannick Colaco and Prasana Krishnan.[3] Colaco previously worked with NBA India as managing director,[9] while Krishnan was a former executive at sports pay-television broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Neo Sports.[10]
In May 2021, Fancode raised $50 million from its parent firm Digital sports' investment arm Dream Sports Investments (DSI). It has 3 D2C lines that are Fancode live (Sports broadcasting), Fancode Stats (Sports insights).[1]
FanCode acquired streaming rights for the American football league, National Football League in January 2020.[11] It also received streaming rights of the season of I-League in India from Lex Sportel Vision in January 2019.[12][1][13] It also had exclusive streaming rights in India of Bundesliga.[1]
Programming
edit- I-League[14]
- Maharashtra Premier League[15]
- 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier[16]
- India Tour of West Indies, 2023[17]
- CONCACAF
- Copa América
- RFEF (until 2024-25)
- EFL
- T20 Blast[19]
- Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh, 2023[20]
- Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023 [citation needed]
- West Indian tour of UAE in 2023[citation needed]
- 2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League[21]
- Women's Super League[22]
- J1 League
- 2023 SAFF Championship[23]
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup[24]
- AFC (until 2028)
- AFC Asian Cup
- AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup
- AFC U-17 Asian Cup
- AFC Champions League Elite
- AFC Champions League Two
- AFC Challenge League
- AFC Women's Asian Cup
- AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final round only)
- AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
- AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
- AFC Women's Champions League
- 2024 AFCON[25]
- FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC (selected matches in second round, all matches from third until fifth round), CAF (all matches), and CONMEBOL)
- West Indies cricket
- New Zealand cricket (domestic)
- Malaysian Cricket[1]
- 2024 Bangladesh Premier League[26]
- 2024 Pakistan Super League
- FOM[27]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Digital sports platform FanCode raises $50 million from parent Dream Sports". 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Dream Sports | Make Sports Better | FanCode". Dream Sports. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b Laghate, Gaurav (25 April 2019). "Dream11 launches multi-sports aggregator platform FanCode". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Fancode looks to double user base". Mint. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Awale, Ambarish (25 September 2022). ""We want to make the experience a lot more immersive for fans" - Yannick Colaco, FanCode co-founder". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Laghate, Gaurav (25 April 2019). "Dream11 launches multi-sports aggregator platform FanCode". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ B, Venkata Krishna (14 February 2022). "There is a space for under-served sports events in India: FanCode". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "In 5 Years, FanCode Has Built A User Base Of 100 Million: Yannick Colaco". Forbes India. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "'Kobe Bryant inspired kids in India to play basketball'". Telangana Today. 27 January 2020.
- ^ McCullagh, Kevin (21 January 2020). "FanCode acquires NFL streaming rights in India". SportBusiness.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode to live broadcast National Football League in India". The Economic Times. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Laghate, Gaurav (13 January 2020). "FanCode to live stream I-League matches exclusively". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode to provide live stream of ongoing season of I-League". The Hindu. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode to livestream I-League 2023-24". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "All you need to about MPL..." Inside Sports. 15 June 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "How to watch the CWC23 Qualifier". www.icc-cricket.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Khosla, Varuni (14 June 2023). "JioCinema, FanCode to broadcast India-West Indies cricket series". www.livemint.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Copa Del Rey LIVE Streaming: After Carabao Cup, FanCode set to LIVE ..." Inside sports. March 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vitality Blast Live Streaming in India and UK: When and Where to Watch T20 Blast 2023 Matches?". thesportsrush.com. 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "BAN vs AFG 2023 – Test, ODI and T20I series: Broadcast, Live Streaming details – When and where to watch in India, US, UK & other countries". Cricket Times. 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode bags digital rights for TNPL". Financialexpress. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Jones, Rory (14 March 2023). "WSL and FanCode ink Indian broadcast rights deal". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode secures exclusive digital rights of SAFF Championship". Financialexpress. 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "FanCode acquires the digital rights of FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". Financialexpress. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ Sarkar, Gargi (13 September 2023). "Dream Sports' FanCode Secures Multi-Year AFC Competition Rights In India". Inc42 Media. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (21 January 2024). "BPL 2024: Live Streaming, Squads, Schedule And All You Need To Know". ABP Live. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Suri, Naman (14 March 2024). "FanCode eyes more users on exclusive F1 deal". Mint. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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