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United States Polo Association^® will launch USPA Polo Network with ChukkerTV as Livestream Provider

The United States Polo Association^® (USPA) has entered a three-year partnership with ChukkerTV to be the livestream provider for the USPA Polo Network on uspolo.org.

The USPA will livestream approximately 140 games in 2017 including the 113th U.S. Open Polo Championship^® and all Florida high-goal tournaments, the East Coast Open, the Pacific Coast Open, the U.S. Open Women’s Polo Championship^®, the U.S. Open Arena Polo Championship^®, the National Youth Tournament Series, Men’s and Women’s National Intercollegiate Championships, the International Intercollegiate Challenge Cup, the Townsend Cup, the USPA International Cup and the National Twenty Goal^®.

ChukkerTV was the first to introduce state-of-the-art livestreaming for polo in January 2014 at Grand Champions Polo Club in Wellington, Florida. It was well received for its cutting edge technology and ability to promote the sport to a wider audience. ChukkerTV played a significant role in implementing instant replay for polo, and was the first to bring live and on-demand polo into living rooms around the world helping to expand the sport's exposure.

“ChukkerTV has been an innovator in livestreaming and built out a network that is robust and reliable. The US Polo Association is excited to partner with ChukkerTV to deliver our new digital platform USPA Polo Network so that our members can enjoy watching polo anywhere, on their mobile devices via our new app, or at home on their TV through AppleTV, Roku and AndroidTV” said Joe Meyer, chairman of the United States Polo Association. “More importantly we believe this partnership will allow the USPA to expand our magnificent sport and introduce polo to more potential players, partners and sponsors."

The USPA Polo Network will be available on uspolo.org in early 2017. Polo fans will be able to watch live games, past games on demand and weekly special interest shows. This content will include The 60, The Legacy Series, Top 10 Plays of the Week and ProProfiles. The shows will feature weekly highlights of USPA tournament results around the country, as well as key USPA content with a focus on Member Clubs, USPA members and professionals.

The USPA and ChukkerTV will also collaborate to create and promote a USPA Polo Network App. Polo fans will be able to download the app to watch the sport easily and uninterrupted.

“It has been a great privilege to partner and work with the USPA over the last three years in bringing live polo to polo fans and enthusiasts around the globe,” said Mike Ferreira, ChukkerTV executive producer. “We are excited to continue that partnership, grow the audience and help the USPA and its members enjoy the best digital polo content anytime anywhere.”

This partnership between the USPA and ChukkerTV will increase the exposure for polo globally with the goal to reach sports fans outside of the polo community. The combined social media efforts will showcase polo from a thrilling perspective through instant video clips during the livestream along with player interviews, vignettes and game updates.

About the United States Polo Association^®

The U.S. Polo Association was organized and exists for the purposes of promoting the game of polo, coordinating the activities of its Member Clubs and Registered Players, arranging and supervising polo tournaments, competitions and games, and providing rules, handicaps, and conditions for those tournaments, competitions, and games including the safety and welfare of participants and mounts.

Founded in 1890, the United States Polo Association (USPA) is the national governing body for the sport of polo. USPA is currently comprised of almost 300 member clubs with thousands of individual members, and oversees 40 national tournaments. For more information, please visit uspolo.org.

About U.S. Polo Assn.

U.S. Polo Assn. brand products are authentic and officially sanctioned by the United States Polo Association (USPA), the governing body for the sport of polo in the U.S. since 1890.

USPA Global Licensing Inc. manages its licensing program in over 135 countries through independent retail, department, online and U.S. Polo Assn. brand stores. Primarily featuring sportswear for men, women, and children, the product offering has expanded to include accessories, luggage, watches, shoes, home furnishings and more.

As the steward of the Association's marks, USPA Global Licensing's mission is to develop a long-term source of revenue to help underwrite numerous programs for education about and promotion of the sport of polo in the U.S., from memberships and handicaps, to clubs and tournaments; from interscholastic programs to Team USPA mentoring; with particular concern for equine welfare and player safety throughout. For more information, visit uspolo.org.

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CONTACT:
Matt Baran
Director of Communications
United States Polo Association^®
561-948-1263
mbaran@uspolo.org