AIZAWL, Mizoram: SonyLIV, the video streaming service of Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), will telecast Season 8 of the Mizoram Premier League (MPL) on the national OTT platform.
Season 8 of MPL kicked off on Thursday.
Select matches of the MPL will be streamed live on SonyLIV. During the last seven seasons, MPL was televised on Zonet, a local cable channel, Northeast Now reports.
This time, all the matches of Aizawl FC, the I-League 2017-18 champions will be shown live on SonyLIV.
Highlights for the rest of the games will be streamed for the national audience.
Eight clubs are participating in Season 8 of MPPL.
The first match of the season was played Thursday between Electric Veng FC vs FC Venghnuai. Season 8 of MPL kicked off at Lammual, a century-old playground, with seating capacity of over 5,000 spectators.
“We are happy to know that SonyLIV is now showing so much interest in Indian football,” Ratanlal Das, a football writer based in Kolkata, told Northeast Now.
Das said young football players across India will draw inspiration once the state-level matches are streamed live on a national television platforms.
