{"id":3851,"date":"2016-04-27T00:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T04:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-04-27T00:15:01","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T04:15:01","slug":"discovery-invests-in-ott-sports-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvasia\/discovery-invests-in-ott-sports-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Invests in OTT Sports Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE: Discovery Communications has picked up a minority stake in RugbyPass, an online sports platform available in 20-plus Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p>Coliseum Sports Media (CSM) launched the platform in Asia in February, with a lineup that includes competitions such as Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership, European Champions Cup and next year&#8217;s British Lions Tour in New Zealand. Select content from Discovery-owned Setanta Sports Asia will now be available to all RugbyPass subscribers. 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