FIFA World Cup 2018 matches are live streamed on Sony Liv.
Many Indian football fans were left fuming as video streaming app and website Sony Liv went down during the FIFA World Cup 2018 match between Brazil and Costa Rica.
Sony is the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup 2018 and the matches are streamed live on its over-the-top platform Sony Liv app and sonyliv.com website.
User can watch the matches live after paying for Sony Liv premium services or watch the match free with a 5-minute delay.
However, fans were left disappointed when they were not able to access the live streaming of the Brazil v/s Costa Rica match on Friday.
Late strikes by Philippe Coutinho and Neymar gave Brazil their first win of the World Cup in thrilling fashion against Costa Rica on Friday and broke Central American hearts in St. Petersburg by sending them out of the tournament.
Sony Liv blamed the problem on a technical glitch.
Many fans were not happy and blamed Sony Liv for missing the Brazil v/s Costa Rica match:
There were similar issued with the live streaming on Thursday for a little while too.
SonyLIV, the over-the-top platform of Sony Pictures Network (SPN), is targeting to achieve 45 million viewership from the ongoing Fifa World Cup 2018. The official broadcast partner of Fifa in India, SPN has invested heavily on the digital medium this year.
SonyLIV is offering the telecast in six languages—English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. While live matches are behind a pay-wall for paid subscribers, the non-paying subscribers can watch ad-supported telecast with a delay of five minutes.
SonyLIV has also launched a ‘Super Sports’ pack for Rs199 for six months, ahead of the World Cup. The service will also offer features such as key moments, highlights, match playbacks and real-time updates.
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