StreamTime Sports Podcast

David vs Goliath: How one club took on the broadcasters and won

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Episode notes

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast, co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Panagiotis Aroniadis, the founder of Stars Inc 11 and former project manager for PAOK TV. 

In a wide-ranging coversation, the trio discuss how Greek soccer side PAOK FC successfully launched their own over-the-top (OTT) platform to leverage a better deal with broadcasters.

The main talking points include:

• What factors contributed to the launch of PAOK TV (5:20)
• Developing and launching PAOK TV in under one week (13:58)
• PAOK TV's monetisation model (25:27)
• Broadcasters doubling their offer (35:15)
• Advice for others looking to go D2C (44:03)