SELECT Worcestershire football teams could see their matches livestreamed under a new deal.
Over 100 select Southern, Northern Premier and Isthmian games will be livestreamed on ClubberTV this season.
The deal could see sides such as Worcester City, Malvern Town, Evesham United, Bromsgrove Sporting, Redditch United and Alvechurch have some of their matches streamed live by ClubberTV - the same service that livestreams Worcester Warriors matches in The Champ.
The deal follows a successful pilot where last season's step three play-off semi-finals and finals were streamed on ClubberTV.
The first games to be streamed this season will take place tomorrow (Saturday October 11), and feature Walton & Hersham v Wimborne Town, and Poole Town v Weymouth in the Southern League, alongside Guiseley v Ilkeston Town in the Northern Premier League.
A joint statement from the leagues said: "We have chosen 11th October because it’s an international week, so UEFA Article 48 does not apply, and kick-offs do not have to be moved.
"Each league has consulted with its member clubs, who have nominated midweek, other international break dates for streaming along with some Saturday games which will see kick-off times moved – with the agreement of both clubs – to either Friday nights, Saturdays at 12.30pm or 5.30pm.
"We hope more clubs will opt into the programme once they see the immediate financial benefits and the other commercial opportunities from streaming overseas. The end -of-season play-off semis and promotion finals in each step three division will also be live-streamed.
"It’s the first time that streaming has come to this level of the game, other than via the small number of clubs currently streaming their games, so we are all excited about the potential benefits to our clubs and the leagues in terms of profile."
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Jimmy Doyle, founder and CEO of ClubberTV, added: "We are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to showcase as many games as possible over the next three seasons in the Trident league. We believe there are excellent clubs with exciting games to be elevated at this level in the UK pyramid.
"We are looking forward to working closely with everyone involved so we ensure we get the right tone and voice to amplify these great games to more people in both the UK and anywhere in the world where fans exist."
For matches that are streamed, a four-figure rights fee is shared, with the home club receiving 75 percent and the away club 25 percent.
