FIGC also becomes a media company. Gravina launches “Vivo Azzurro TV”

FIGC presents ‘Vivo Azzurro TV, the new channel Oct

‘Vivo Azzurro TV’, the FIGC digital platform, was presented at the Fuksas Lantern in Rome which offers original, unpublished and exclusive content from the Italian national football teams, together with a wide series of insights dedicated to youth football, social projects, Paralympic activity, institutional initiatives, the role of referees, technical training and to sports education. The presentation of the new channel was attended by the federal president Gabriele Gravina, the coaches of the men’s and women’s national teams, Luciano Spalletti and Andrea Soncin, and the Spanish ’82 world champion Marco Tardelli.

The platform, developed with cutting-edge technology, offers an innovative streaming experience and engaging to address all football fans, different targets and different age groups. With a dual objective: on the one hand, further strengthening the bond between Italians and the national football teams, describing in an increasingly direct manner the passion of the men and women in the Azzurra shirt, and on the other promoting the values ​​of football through the many initiatives , often little known, which contribute to social inclusion, which enhance diversity by promoting everyone’s potential, which promote the complete maturation of young people.

The interviews conducted with Fabio Cannavaro (World Championship 1008) Roberto Mancini European Championship 2020) and Marco Tardelli (World Championship 1982) are already present on the platform., while those with former coaches Marcello Lippi, Antonio Conte and Dino Zoff will be available in the coming weeks. To enrich the platform there are also a series of live events: starting with the men’s and women’s national youth, futsal and beach soccer competitions, as well as a series of specials on the dreams and ambitions of young national footballers, created by the Vivo Azzurro TV video maker team. Furthermore, the contents include various reports on the activities promoted by Figa, the Youth and School Sector, the Paralympic and Experimental Football Division, and a summary of institutional events, starting with the annual ceremony of the Italian Football Hall of Fame.

Thanks to the use of OTT 2.0 technology, the platform allows the simultaneous distribution of digital content on computers, mobile devices and Smart TVs, as well as on the main operating systems (Android, iOS, Android TV/Google TV. Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Tizen, LG WebOS, Roku. Vewd and Set Top Box). The solution also guarantees mirroring functionality – both on Chromecast and Air Play infrastructure for versatile and uninterrupted use. The possibility of accessing content in Italian and English (dubbed and subtitled) is foreseen, with the aim of progressively expanding support for other languages. Interactivity, multi-device use, multi-language function and presence. over time, thousands of contents contribute to creating a 360° relationship between the FIGC and its public through a totally free application.

FIGC also becomes a media company. Gravina launches “Vivo Azzurro TV”. “Historic day”

“A feeling of pride that I feel at this moment and of strong emotion, it is a historic day for the FIGC which presents our digital platform which will be enriched with lots of content. The phrase ‘football like you’ve never seen it’, gives an idea of ​​the value of this initiative, an extraordinary multidimensionality of football in knowing how to tell stories and above all excite”, the words of the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravinaduring the presentation of ‘Vivo Azzurro TV’the FIGC digital platform that he proposes original, unpublished and exclusive content from the Italian national football teams.

“In recent months and years we have been confronted with some words that in every period come out such as innovation, reforms, change, now autonomy is in fashion, which give the idea of ​​a continuous confrontation of some components that resist this idea of ​​change radical, but the FIGC never wanted to give up its drive for innovation. We did it with the strategic plan from a financial point of view, we do it today by transforming a media factory into a media company. Another piece to that concept imported from Italian literature. We like the idea that the Federation could launch a project of this kind to make new aspects of football known. We want to show that there is more than penalties or debts,” added Gravina.

“It is an important development plan that the FIGC presents. An extraordinary result, a container that will talk about the embrace of the base, up to the emotions of the Italian national teams, the prison project, the paralympic and experimental division, the only ones in the world to have it. We are talking about a digital ecosystem that can count on another platform called ‘sostenibilia’ which concerns sustainability. Today the Federation proves that it is not just a building but also a soul that is transformed into a large sporting community. We want to be a mirror in which Italy is happy to see itself, to see itself, why not, even more beautiful than what is sometimes painted”.