The Kent-based Seattle Mist women’s football team will get a lot more exposure this season.
The Legends Football League (LFL) announced on Tuesday that the network Fuse will broadcast the entire LFL USA 2015 season in prime time, including 18 regular season games, two conference playoff games and the Legends Cup championship game.
Seattle plays three games this season at the ShoWare Center, against the Los Angeles Temptation at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 29 and at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 3. The Mist play their final home game at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1 against the Las Vegas Sin.
Fuse will show its first LFL game on Saturday, April 18 with the Atlanta Steam against the Omaha Heart.
The six-team league features scantily clad women playing seven-on-seven tackle football. It used to be known as the Lingerie Football League.
“This is a key acquisition for Fuse as we continue to roll out programming that extends beyond music and resonates with our core audience of new young Americans as well as the established LFL fan base,” said Bill Hilary, president Fuse Media, Inc., in a media release. “LFL is primed to become the next major sports and entertainment franchise on television and we are excited to build on this momentum and bring these athletes, games and compelling stories to the network.”
This agreement that awards Fuse the exclusive rights to broadcast LFL games in the US, follows last week’s announcement of Oxygen Media acquiring the LFL’s reality series rights.
“Today is perhaps one of the most important days in league history, as we believe we have found the platform and partner in Fuse that understands the uniqueness and potential of our sport on television. We look forward to bringing our Fuse viewers into the game, locker rooms and behind the scenes unlike any other broadcast in sports”, said Mitchell Mortaza, managing partner, Legends Football League, LLC.
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