Laola1
Laola1.tv is an Austrian website offering live streams of various sports.
History of the company
The company LAOLA1 Multimedia GmbH was founded on 13 July 2001. It has its headquarters in Vienna and is a subsidiary of the sportsman media holding. Managing directors are Thomas Krohne, President of the German Volleyball Federation, Karl Wieseneder and Rainer Geier.
First project of the company was Sport1.at website that specializes mainly on highlight videos. This page was six years later replaced by Laola1.tv. So weak should live streaming services can be established. In addition, the company produced various websites, for example for the German national team or professional clubs such as VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC.
In 2009 the company acquired the rights to the Spanish Primera División. The transfers from Spain made the site more popular and bestowed her up to 1.3 million viewers. Thanks to partnerships with the online offerings of image and sports image these numbers could be even partially increased to over two million. Since 2012, every weekend is transmitted play of the German Ice Hockey League, which achieves a range of approximately 100 thousand live viewers.
Laola1.tv one of Austria the most visited websites and is the biggest sports portal in the country. According to the data ÖWA had various offers of brand Laola1 2013 an average of 6.4 million visits a month, with an average residence time of about nine minutes. Nearly 55 percent of the visitors came from Austria. By his own admission is Laola1.tv "Europe's largest video platform in the sports sector ".
Live streams are generally free of charge. The site also offers a paid premium membership that allows you to see streams and videos in HD quality and reduce advertising. There is also a Laola1.tv App. The page laola1.at is parallel to laola1.tv operated, which has primarily focused on providing sports news.
Program and content
In 2008, Laola1.tv secured as part of a collaboration with bwin the rights to the football league and showed every week the top games in chargeable transfers. Since 2009 free live streams of the matches of Spanish Primera División offered. They are among the most far-reaching formats the page. Also the cup and the second division are offered from Spain. Furthermore, Portugal's second division games and in summer and winter break friendlies, mainly with the participation of teams from German-speaking transmitted.
In addition, various hockey competitions are shown. Since 2010, this part of the Austrian Hockey League, also the Russian league is shown. In 2012 Laola1.tv was together with ServusTV new partner of the German Ice Hockey League and transfers since each one game on Friday night. In the field of volleyball, the company has, among other things, the rights to the various European cup competitions, as well as the Russian and Greek professional league. Since 2013 some tennis tournaments in the ATP and WTA tour are shown. In addition, the sports competitions table tennis, handball, motor sports and basketball are transferred.